Hi,
I'm about to embark on a project to put a suspended ceiling in my hall so I can fit sunken downlighters. I live in a flat, so have no access from above and the existing ceiling is backed by concrete.
The hall is 14' x 4'. I was planning to attach joists to the wall all around the top, with several cross-beams.
Questions:
1) Are cross beams necessary in a room this narrow?
2) How do I attach the plaster board to the joists?
3) What thickness of plasterboard would you advise?
4) I don't want to get bogged down with plastering over the top of the plaster boards- would it be OK to just fill any gaps and paper over the rest?
Thanks for your help!
I'm about to embark on a project to put a suspended ceiling in my hall so I can fit sunken downlighters. I live in a flat, so have no access from above and the existing ceiling is backed by concrete.
The hall is 14' x 4'. I was planning to attach joists to the wall all around the top, with several cross-beams.
Questions:
1) Are cross beams necessary in a room this narrow?
2) How do I attach the plaster board to the joists?
3) What thickness of plasterboard would you advise?
4) I don't want to get bogged down with plastering over the top of the plaster boards- would it be OK to just fill any gaps and paper over the rest?
Thanks for your help!