zannej
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Some of you have probably read some of my posts where I mention my friend who had his house burn in a fire. A lot of the drywall was destroyed and he's pretty much gutting the insides and taking out anything that isn't load-bearing.
The ceiling burned up pretty badly too so he is considering trying to raise it up. Currently it is low enough that a ceiling hugger ceiling fan almost hits people in the head. I think it's 7' or lower.
The house is single story wood frame. I will have to look at the ceiling to see how it is constructed-- I *think* it might have shiplap or something like that-- not sure. Next time I'm there I'll try to get pics.
So my questions are:
1. How difficult is it to raise a ceiling and how would one proceed with this?
2. Can my friend just drywall up on the A-frame of the roof from the underside?
(I sort of suspect "no" for the second one, but would like to be able to explain to him why).
I told him he would probably need to have a little bit of airflow space and then have a roof vent so that maybe if he does the ceiling at a slightly different pitch it might work.
Any idea of the costs involved and what would be the least expensive method?
The ceiling burned up pretty badly too so he is considering trying to raise it up. Currently it is low enough that a ceiling hugger ceiling fan almost hits people in the head. I think it's 7' or lower.
The house is single story wood frame. I will have to look at the ceiling to see how it is constructed-- I *think* it might have shiplap or something like that-- not sure. Next time I'm there I'll try to get pics.
So my questions are:
1. How difficult is it to raise a ceiling and how would one proceed with this?
2. Can my friend just drywall up on the A-frame of the roof from the underside?
(I sort of suspect "no" for the second one, but would like to be able to explain to him why).
I told him he would probably need to have a little bit of airflow space and then have a roof vent so that maybe if he does the ceiling at a slightly different pitch it might work.
Any idea of the costs involved and what would be the least expensive method?