Ceiling suggestions for an uneven ceiling
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Cindy Lashuay on Jan 10, 2016Paint or drape with fabricHelpful Reply
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Rosie Walsh on Jan 10, 2016I can't answer your question, but want to add to the discussion. I have an uneven wall/ceiling junction in my attic playroom. Pulled a chalk line when I repainted the room and now have an irregular area about 5' long showing the previous paint. Help someone?Helpful Reply
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Pam Walker on Jan 10, 2016Turn your basement into a family room & look up Fathead murals & order one long enough to extend to all 4 walls including the highest height. As your putting it up, you trim off the excess as you go where it meets the ceiling. By the time it's up, you won't be able to tell it's uneven because it'll be so pretty that people won't notice. GOOD LUCK! :)Helpful Reply
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Johnchip on Jan 10, 2016I assume you have exposed subfloor and rafters exposed from above. A 'drop' ceiling can be done with only using up one inch of space. You conceivably could stagger the drop if it is dramatic enough and it would look fine. Otherwise you have to live with the exposed sub- structures. If so, paint it all the exact same white white white (flat or satin). it will blend and live with the bit of uneveness you likely will not then notice. I would not put decoration on it as it will keep drawing your attention up unless it is so 'busy' it disguises all flaws, but that can get very boring and will not enhance the value of the home as it will be too 'personal'. A light fixture might also help keep you from 'looking into the floor above'.Helpful Reply
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Hope Williams on Jan 10, 2016Hi Christel. You have several options. First is Luan. It's thin, paintable, and very easy to put up. It's about $13 for a 4X8 sheet. Second is bead board. The 4X8 sheets. Price depends on painting or staining. Now lastly: you can level up the ceiling by attaching shims to the rafters prior to putting up your material. We had this issue in our basement. I did not want drywall either. I wanted emergency access just in case. It's my workroom and a separate laundry room that needed to be done. It has worked wonders and looks sooooo much better. Let us know how you make out.Helpful Reply
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Kathy on Jan 10, 2016I feel your pain. I've learned to live with it. In some places, my walls have a 1/4" difference from the top to the bottom. I'm thinking about putting crown molding in some of my rooms to help with the unevenness.. Where there is a gap, it can be caulked. Good luck!Helpful Reply
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Leslie on Jan 10, 2016You do not say if this is a finished ceiling or if the floor beams are exposed. Wish you added some photos.Helpful Reply
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Rosie Walsh on Jan 10, 2016Jeanette S, what a fun idea. I love danglie things! See you're in ATLANTA. Me too, far north metro, Gwinnett County, City of Sugar Hill. Thanks much for the fool the eye suggestion. Wish I could do the same with my wrinkles!Helpful Reply
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Sherry Fram on Jan 10, 2016Maybe look at a tin ceiling. Google search it for manufacturers.Helpful Reply
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Elizabeth Roy on Jan 10, 2016Bead board panels are thin as well. Or just go for painting the floor joists and wood white and go for a rustic look.Helpful Reply
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Robin on Jan 10, 2016I once had a home where the previous owners stapled burlap to the ceiling in a basement they had refinished in knotty pine. Sounds weird, but really worked well. Looked rustic and was easy to take down when we had a problem (access to plumbing, etc) and put back up. It helped they did a nice job and it was good quality burlap. They used furring strips in certain places for extra stability. Good luck!Helpful Reply
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117135 on Jan 10, 2016Beadboard. I am working on doing this for a water damaged plaster ceiling. We did not want to tear out the plaster so we used 2-inch wood planks to level the ceiling and are attaching the 4 x 8 beadboards to the wood. My house is old and I had a 2 inch difference from one end to the other.Helpful Reply
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Pat on Jan 10, 2016My DSL stapled newspapers on the ceiling of her basement bedroom which was eventually turned into a play room. Looked really cute.....she used only the black and white sheets and it lasted quite awhile. I have seen ceilings with egg crate dividers stapled up also and they can be painted.....not sure they make them any more.Helpful Reply
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LD on Jan 10, 2016Here's a link to how to fix your ceiling by skim coating the ceiling. http://www.ehow.com/how_8594191_level-uneven-ceiling.htmlHelpful Reply
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David Ogden on Jan 10, 2016They make his pvc sheathing you can buy at H.D. Its like paper but much stronger comes in white 4x8 sheets real light weight. Check it out .Helpful Reply
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Cag on Jan 11, 2016Beadboard okay remedy, but really accentuates any height deviation flaws. See tin panels. see here:Helpful Reply
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Cheryl Norman on Jan 15, 2016clothHelpful Reply
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Liliana Wells on Jan 31, 2016Ceiling tiles.Helpful Reply
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