a wrote:
JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"a" wrote in message news:Qbulj.23624$yQ1.23297@edtnps89...
wrote:
On Jan 22, 12:03?pm, wrote:
On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:06:07 -0800 (PST),
wrote:
. ?But overall, I think the look of a drywalled
ceiling is so much more worth it than a dropped ceiling, which looks
very commercial and industrial to me. ?Some people like it, my wife
and I do not. ?
And, from my experience, you and your wife are among the vast
majority. ?
I do a couple of dozen basement developments a year. ? Haven't done
one with a suspened ceiling for almost ten years. ? ?Don't know anyone
who has. ?
Generally we move the plumbing and gas shut offs into the furnace room
... in most new houses, they're there already. ?
As to "junction boxes" ... there shouldn't be any. ?
Ken ?
you arent around for the troubles when the whatever buried in the
cieling has failed....
its nasty and can add lots of expense to a otherwise easily fixed
problem
WTF do you think is in my rec-room ceiling that will "fail"?
a
Some of us mentioned the possible problems because wet sheetrock is
NOT FUNNY. Although it might be as likely as being hit by lightning,
pipes to develop leaks. You may have heard of this. Or not.
...and the number of pipes above my rec room is the square root of f-all.
a
I am dead set against drywalling a basement ceiling. I put in my $.02
a while back and figured that was enough. Should have elaborated.
I spent 38 years employed in a business involved in installing and
changing equipment. I worked in just about any sort of residence or
business that you can imagine, from tar paper shacks to brand new
multi mega dollar arenas.
I don't even want to think of how many changes I've seen during those
years, not only in my line of work, but in all of the trades. When
I retired I was working on equipment that would have qualified as
science fiction back in the 60's
There is just NO WAY to predict what will available or required in the
future. It is simply wisest to leave your options open.
One thing that did not change and quite likely will never change
is Murphy's Law.
I don't want to think how many time Murphy and I crossed paths over
the years.
LdB