What should I use for my ceiling?
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Lula Porter
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I have a wood stove (read smoke stains) in the addition and still need to give the room a ceiling. I need something scrubable. Now I have enough old tin to do the ceiling and I would love to use automotive paint on it after I Naval Jelly the rust spots and JB Weld the holes. This addition is to my living room which has a painted styrofoam ceiling that is dark grey thanks to the stove. Suggestions?
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Using a tin ceiling painted with automotive paint sounds like a creative solution to your gray ceiling in your addition problem. Have you thought about colors that might help hide the dirt too? Gray is the obvious choice but a blue might also be a good way to hide dirt.
I love the tin idea, and also the blue idea. A smokey gray / blue. Also like the tin for safety reasons. Plus it just looks cool.
And the tin should be really easy to wash! A really neat idea. We have a wood stove in our basement rec room and have a removable or hanging tile ceiling. We don't really seem to have a problem with discoloration of the ceiling though.
check your damper..make sure it is eide open...and when you open the door no smoke should come out..if it does your damper is not set right
If you have smoke stains on your ceiling from a wood stove, your stove is not tight. You need to check the door, maybe replace parts, and any exposed chimney pipe. If your stove is tight, maybe it's the way you start your fire. I heated with a wood stove for years, and never had that problem.
It really sounds like a great house you have! I have a stove I'm working on and I am think I'm going to put a pot hanger over it and lots of pots. Maybe the pots will catch the smoke before hitting the ceiling.