ᐅ Leave precast concrete ceiling panels in the basement unfinished?
Created on: 4 May 2022 14:40
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clausen77
Hi,
for our project, interior work is just starting, and we were considering leaving the precast concrete ceilings in the basement (which consists of two large living rooms, one guest room, one fitness room, as well as a wine cellar, hallway, and utility room) exposed as delivered, only filling the joints between the individual elements.
We expect this to give the basement a certain loft-style look (we had already planned black track lighting systems with black spotlights, as well as black switches and sockets for the basement).
On the downside, the ceiling height in the basement is the lowest (275 cm (108 inches) minus 20 cm (8 inches) for the floor build-up, so 255 cm (100 inches) room height), and it is said that white ceilings provide the greatest sense of space. According to the construction manager, the joints would still be visible but not as noticeable as they are now (they would be filled flush with the ceiling in a similar color tone).
We would definitely plaster and paint the walls (in white or possibly also in color).
Question to the group: Should we go ahead or not? Will we achieve the desired loft effect this way, or would it look rather awkward combined with smooth walls? And is a room height of 255 cm (100 inches) still suitable for this, or is it already too low?
Thank you very much for your opinions / feedback / ideas.
for our project, interior work is just starting, and we were considering leaving the precast concrete ceilings in the basement (which consists of two large living rooms, one guest room, one fitness room, as well as a wine cellar, hallway, and utility room) exposed as delivered, only filling the joints between the individual elements.
We expect this to give the basement a certain loft-style look (we had already planned black track lighting systems with black spotlights, as well as black switches and sockets for the basement).
On the downside, the ceiling height in the basement is the lowest (275 cm (108 inches) minus 20 cm (8 inches) for the floor build-up, so 255 cm (100 inches) room height), and it is said that white ceilings provide the greatest sense of space. According to the construction manager, the joints would still be visible but not as noticeable as they are now (they would be filled flush with the ceiling in a similar color tone).
We would definitely plaster and paint the walls (in white or possibly also in color).
Question to the group: Should we go ahead or not? Will we achieve the desired loft effect this way, or would it look rather awkward combined with smooth walls? And is a room height of 255 cm (100 inches) still suitable for this, or is it already too low?
Thank you very much for your opinions / feedback / ideas.
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clausen774 May 2022 16:52Tolentino schrieb:
This room is about 2.75 meters (9 feet) wide... @te We will leave it like that, it’s the utility room (HAR) Did you mean 2.75 meters (9 feet) high, or really wide? Of course, for the utility room that’s always fine… But my question was mainly about the living areas. There you can do it a bit neater and more carefully, although it probably wouldn’t look that good anyway…
clausen77 schrieb:
Did you mean 2.75 meters (9 feet) high, or really wide? Sure, for the utility room that always works… But my question was especially about the living areas. There you can do it a bit neater and more carefully, but it probably doesn’t look that good anyway… Really wide, although it’s also 268 centimeters (106 inches) high, but that doesn’t come across in the perspective. The photo was mainly to show you that a filled joint looks bad. I would leave the joints open, clean out the leftover concrete, and sand everything down thoroughly—no filling. That way you can achieve a nice industrial look.
And on the other hand, to show @11ant that even in very small rooms with a thin concrete ceiling, there can be visible joints.
Unfortunately, this is the only room where we simply left the concrete ceiling as it is. Otherwise, I only have photos from the completely rough construction phase, so no bare ceiling and white walls.
We are currently planning to leave the ceiling in our living area as exposed concrete. Is there a general guideline for the minimum ceiling height recommended for this? We have currently planned for a finished ceiling height of about 272cm (107 inches).
In our current apartment with 240cm (94 inches) ceiling height, we definitely cannot imagine it.
In our current apartment with 240cm (94 inches) ceiling height, we definitely cannot imagine it.
bowbow91 schrieb:
We are currently planning to leave the ceiling in our living area as exposed concrete. Is there a general guideline for the ceiling height that is recommended for this? We have planned approximately 272cm (107 inches) finished ceiling height.@la.schnute has exposed concrete in their living room, but I’m not sure what the ceiling height is there...
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