I have a "sun-room" in the 20 yo manufactured house I just bought. it was enclosed (poorly) by previous owner, I'm waiting for the new windows and in the mean time, would like to drop the ceiling down, make it flat, insulate and sheetrock. 12x16 room has a metal roof and the interior panels are buckling and it's simply too much "X-tra" space to heat / cool...thus my plan. I figure 6" above the windows, as seen in the pix, and frame it out....thought it wise to see if those more experienced, had some input...thanx
the roof, is not an issue ( I wouldn't think, as it's the exterior) it is metal though, and I had it sealed before moving in, as inspection had shown some "minor" leaks... the 1st pic, door, shows a little of the exterior facing wall...which when getting measured for new windows, I was told there is framing there...I thought 4-6" above the windows is where I could set the 2x4 ? 2x6 ? framing. then a 12' run across...latest pic shows the interior wall, sheetrock also, w/ the sliding door
Sounds like you are planning on running the ceiling joist perpendicular to the roof rafters. Ceiling joists usually run parallel to roof rafters to prevent roof weight pushing side walls apart. Maybe this is cause of the interior panels being loose.What material is the roof framing?
Hello everyone,
im looking to make an open space in my kitchen, i did a new room , and i have to open the wall to connect it ,
there is any tool to deterninate how big have to be the beam and the post to hold the roof?
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Hi there,
My partner and I are in the process of plasterboarding all of our ceilings, we have a small room (2770mm by 2430mm) but we are unsure of the best plasterboard configuration. Our plasterboards are 2400mm by 1200mm. The distance between the left wall and the middle of the first joist is 75mm, from the middle of one joist to the next is 460mm, the middle of the last joist to the wall is 360mm.
If we lay our plasterboards side by side, perpendicular to the joists we will have a 30mm gap at the end, is this something we can work with and fill in with expanding foam? Or what is the best way to go about this? Any help is greatly appreciated!
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