Basement ceiling strapping
BG57Builder
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Finishing basement and need to run strapping perpendicular to the floor joists above to hang the drywall for the ceiling.
The issue I have is I need a three inch clearance across the whole ceiling to cover water lines/other stuff.
My plan is to just do two 2×4’s stacked on top of eachother to get that depth.
Is that a good plan or is there something better/simpler?
Thanks!
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Someone else might have a better idea, but I would just mount small blocks then a continuous 2x4. I'd even probably rip 2x4's in 2 to cut the material cost in half.
I would rip a 2x4 to 3" and install it on edge with 4 1/2" screws.
Do you have enough headroom to fur your ceiling down that far? You can just box in the water lines and have the ceiling higher away from the water lines.
Since I'm in the land of low basements where the thickness of flooring matters, the idea of loosing 3" of height hurts. Can you do the 3" only over the areas with plumbing and leave the rest?
I believe the ceiling would still be 92ish inches after loosing 3 inches. The area I would for sure need the 3 inches is perpendicular to the entire large room so it would look super odd to have that part lower
Random bulkheads are really common and it would be far less work.
Making some soffits might let you create a sort of coffered ceiling, which would let your "design" hide the plumbing. It's always great when you can turn something annoying like protruding pipes into something interesting like an architectural feature.
Bill
That is a great idea Bill!
That is a great idea and could possibly work, but the plumbing is in a bit of an odd spot to make that look good/symmetrical
How would bulkheads be less work? I would think building bulkheads would be more work than just running strapping, plus a lot more finishing work with drywall/taping. Correct me if that is a wrong thought
You might be right as I don't know your exact layout. I was just envisioning there being only one based on your description. One bulkhead seems easier to me than strapping an entire ceiling. Not knowing your specific situation I could indeed be wrong.