How Do You Finish A Basement Ceiling?
Finishing your basement can increase the living space in your home, and can also hide ugly pipes and wiring along the ceiling. Homeowners can choose from suspended grid ceilings or those built from gypsum wall board, or drywall. Suspended grid ceilings are the easiest and most affordable option, but can take up several extra inches of ceiling space. Drywall ceilings take up less space and have a cleaner look, but are more expensive and time-consuming to install. Find the lowest point on your existing ceiling. If portions of pipes or ductwork are lower than the bottom of the joists, use these as your lowest point. Measure down 4 inches from this low point and mark a line on the wall as a benchmark. Nail a single length of wall molding to the wall at the benchmark you found in Step 1. Set a laser level along this molding and use it to project a line around the perimeter of the room. Add wall molding on all four walls, using tin snips to cut the molding as needed. Install the mains. These
