Open Floor Joist Ceiling

Or where a long span is needed such as when framing a ceiling above an open concept room larger joists made with a stronger lumber species can be chosen.

Open floor joist ceiling.

Though construction lumber cannot span as far as floor trusses or i joists it is readily available and when used within its strength capabilities construction lumber will produce a solid feeling floor system. Which led to our newest project updating our ceilings. See more ideas about basement lighting basement ceiling finishing basement. B the guidelines are simple.

Desperately enough in fact to consider making the major step of pulling down ceiling drywall to expose joists above. Unless you re installing a suspended ceiling in your basement the joists of the floor above stick down into the ceiling of your basement making it feel closed in even if the joists are high. And while i love the open concept ceilings i decided i wanted something a little more custom. I ve been hinting at this ceiling project for a while and wanting to make our ceilings more custom to our home.

Nov 2 2018 explore karla forsbeck s board open joist ceilings on pinterest. May 11 2018 explore alex madsen s board basement exposed joist lighting on pinterest. The guidelines for these are shown in fig. You can t notch or drill them anywhere.

Ceiling joists by contrast typically have drywall only on their bottom sides while the top surface is open to the attic. Joist sizing and spacing joists are essentially small structural beams and are sized according to their span joist length and the weight or load they must carry above. Dimensional lumber floor joists 2 x 8 2 x 10 and 2 x 12 construction lumber was the popular choice for floor joists before floor trusses and i joists were developed. A few months ago we opened the ceilings in the entire main floor of our house which you can read about.

The exposed beam ceiling look is one that many owners of conventional flat ceilings desperately want. Stately attractive and open. For example where head room is an issue they can choose smaller joists and space them closer together with a shorter span. For those working with the less common open web or floor truss joists fig.