Ok what keeps a ceiling up..i mean shouldnt it fall??
2007-03-06 11:13:19 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
nails
2007-03-06 11:20:47 · answer #1 · answered by Daniela K 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The ceiling doesn't fall because the joists and rafters (wood beams) that comprise the ceiling structure are actually "sitting" on top of the walls which holds up the entire ceiling and roof. It's very much like a bridge, where beams span a distance by sitting on abutments at each end.
Finish (sheetrock, plaster, etc.) are the attached using nails or screws.
2007-03-06 20:58:38 · answer #2 · answered by I am, I said 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
23
2007-03-06 19:25:39 · answer #3 · answered by meekoe2 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Drywall ceilings are nailed to the support beams.
Drop ceilings lay in grid supported by wires.
2007-03-06 19:20:23 · answer #4 · answered by kate 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on what is used. drywall is secured to the ceiling joists.suspended uses brackets which in turn are attached to the joists.whatever is used is attached to the joists in one way or another.
2007-03-06 19:22:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
beam, thick wood polls that go into the ground and the cieling (Dry wall) in place onto in bigger and wider sheets than the openings or amount see
2007-03-06 19:17:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋