On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:29:29 -0400, Phisherman wrote:

On Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:49:53 -0700 (PDT), "Joseph O'Brien"
wrote:

Hi, folks. I could use some advice about finishing my laundry room.

First, I live in a really old house, which was renovated in the late
90s. The did a terrible job on the utility room. There are a number of
issues that I'm resolving this summer, but the one that I fear the most
is fixing the ceiling.

Here's what they did. First, it looks like they tore down the old
plaster ceiling, but left the lath and all the crap that comes with it.
Then, they hung air ducts all over the place. finally, they put up a
drywall ceiling *around* the ducts. The ceiling is still above the
ducts, but the area above them is exposed lath. The problem with this is
that 120 years worth of dust and crap constantly sifts through when the
people upstairs walk around. So, our laundry room is always dusty.

I was wondering if anyone had any clever ideas about how to remedy this
situation. I would prefer NOT to remove any duct work. I thought about
using partial sheets of drywall to slide above the ducts, but it would
be almost impossible to screw them into anything that might support the
weight. I also thought about installing a drop ceiling or enclosing the
ducts in drywall, but access to the joists is limited.

Short of hanging a tarp, any thoughts?

Thanks!
Joseph

I'd figure out a way to put drywall on the ceiling (lowest cost), then
second choice is the drop ceiling which can be supported using wires
fastened to the joists. The drop ceiling has an advantage that
everything above it is accessible.

I'll second this one. Laundry rooms / Utility rooms are workrooms.
There are many attractive acoustic tiles these days. Another benefit to
acoustic tiles is their sound deadening qualities.



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