Boxing Ductwork For A Dropped Ceiling

Suspended ceilings are often installed in a basement where there are many overhead obstacles to work around or conceal.

Boxing ductwork for a dropped ceiling.

Sizes listed are the box opening first and second then the round size third. Choose from our selection of ceiling vents including drop ceiling return grilles ready to connect drop ceiling diffusers and more. Even though i had already framed a few rooms for my basement i need some help from. A ceiling drop is a great way to cover ductwork beams and piping in you basement.

Framing around the ductwork in my basement had me completely and totally stumped. Standard drop ceiling grid has a height of 1 so if you want to install ceiling grid underneath the duct you ll want to be a minimum of 2 below the lowest obstruction whether it s a duct beam or pipe. Sketch and measure the ceiling so you can. In stock and ready to ship.

Timothy chapel drop ceiling expert instructs you on adding a basic ceiling drop as an option in our video entitled building suspended ceiling drops basic. Hide ducts inside a house with what looks like a decorative dropped ceiling whether they are sheet metal or flexible ducts. 2 would allow minimum clearance for tile installation however the more clearance you allow the easier it is to install the. A reader s company is struggling to put up drop ceilings efficiently particularly in boxing ductwork during these jobs.

Modernizing your interior doesn t need to be complicated strictly ceilings understands this. All ceiling boxes are manufactured from the highest of quality galvanized steel. Bob walks through the manhattan brownstone floor through apartment with project manager chris vila looking at the ductwork that has been run in the ceiling. It s a skill that takes some time to develop but then is very easy to repeat.

In this q a contributing editor mike guertin offers his go to method as a solution. A 30 year pro shares his drop ceiling installation tips and demonstrates his techniques that will help you hang a suspended ceiling easier and faster. When this happens it will be necessary to install the ceiling tiles around the duct work. In certain situations all duct work will not be able to be concealed and must be incorporated into the ceiling design.

He shows how to lay it out fasten grid angles and tees keep the grid square and cut the ceiling panels. Learn more about boxing ductwork here. 1 measure the duct whether it is sheet metal or flexduct with a tape.