Hello HTF'ers!
This is my first post, so please be gentle!
I have a fairly blank slate right now on my *very* basic HT. It's in part of a large room in the basement of my home. Floor is carpet over concrete. Walls are brick 1/2 way up, then beadboard (3/4" knotty pine) over furring strips. The ceiling *was* a very poorly-done dropped ceiling with 2x4 tiles that rattled nicely when the Tempest got going. I have since taken the dropped ceiling down...and am left with bare floor joists (10"). I'd like to add lighting, and hopefully some insulation. The room will never be partitioned off, so I won't go to extreme lengths to control the sound transmission. Just not worth it at this point.
Question is: Do I mount up a solid surface (drywall), or go with some sort of floating panel system? By that, I mean something that will still give me access to the wiring and HVAC that runs between joists. I'm thinking foam-backed Lauan panels cut to 4x4 feet, then attached to the floor joists by velcro. That way, if I need to get access, all I have to do is pull off a panel or two.
Has anyone done something like this? I also need to think about lighting...and this could make or break my "floating panel" design. Any ideas how to do this?
Thanks for your help! Oh, I should mention...VERY tight budget at this point. Cheap but effective measures are my friends!
BK
This is my first post, so please be gentle!
I have a fairly blank slate right now on my *very* basic HT. It's in part of a large room in the basement of my home. Floor is carpet over concrete. Walls are brick 1/2 way up, then beadboard (3/4" knotty pine) over furring strips. The ceiling *was* a very poorly-done dropped ceiling with 2x4 tiles that rattled nicely when the Tempest got going. I have since taken the dropped ceiling down...and am left with bare floor joists (10"). I'd like to add lighting, and hopefully some insulation. The room will never be partitioned off, so I won't go to extreme lengths to control the sound transmission. Just not worth it at this point.
Question is: Do I mount up a solid surface (drywall), or go with some sort of floating panel system? By that, I mean something that will still give me access to the wiring and HVAC that runs between joists. I'm thinking foam-backed Lauan panels cut to 4x4 feet, then attached to the floor joists by velcro. That way, if I need to get access, all I have to do is pull off a panel or two.
Has anyone done something like this? I also need to think about lighting...and this could make or break my "floating panel" design. Any ideas how to do this?
Thanks for your help! Oh, I should mention...VERY tight budget at this point. Cheap but effective measures are my friends!
BK