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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clausen7710 May 2022 11:42I have to say, @la.schute’s work looks really excellent! I’m also curious about the ceiling height.
Here are a few pictures of our main basement room. I think we’ll play it safe and paint the ceiling white after all. With a ceiling height of 265 cm (105 inches) [285 cm (112 inches) minus 20 cm (8 inches) floor construction], it feels too risky otherwise. The black spotlights and switches will still be installed though :-)
Here are a few pictures of our main basement room. I think we’ll play it safe and paint the ceiling white after all. With a ceiling height of 265 cm (105 inches) [285 cm (112 inches) minus 20 cm (8 inches) floor construction], it feels too risky otherwise. The black spotlights and switches will still be installed though :-)
bowbow91 schrieb:
We are currently planning to leave the ceiling in our living area as exposed concrete. Is there a general guideline on what ceiling height is recommended for this? Exposed concrete can be painted just like plaster—either bright white or even 11ant yellow—so you don’t have to be overwhelmed by cement gray.
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clausen7710 May 2022 16:06Tolentino schrieb:
It looks very clean and smooth for you. For me, it all looked much patchier and definitely like a rough construction stage.
Or have you already gone over it once with a sanding tool?No, nothing has been done to it yet.F
Fuchsbau3510 May 2022 16:37Why don’t you leave the ceiling as it is for now and see how it looks once the rest is done? If it doesn’t fit, you can always paint the ceiling later. However, I think the large windows would work well.
clausen77 schrieb:
The question should rather be how it looks in the combination of (smooth wall and untreated concrete ceiling)?Like a basement: (with filled joints) provisional and unfinished.11ant schrieb:
Where do you see visible joints there?About every 2 meters (6.5 feet), see @Tolentino Tolentino schrieb:
This room is about 2.75 meters (9 feet) wide...
@te We will leave it like this, it’s the utility room
It looked like this for us as well. We then painted the ceiling white. The result is okay. bowbow91 schrieb:
We are currently planning to leave the ceiling in our living area as exposed concrete.Exposed concrete is definitely different from normal precast concrete ceilings. It looks quite untidy, more like something attempted but not mastered.Unfortunately. I would have liked that too. But you really need the height of about one or two more course of blocks (brick layers) for that.
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