How to make a temporary ceiling quickly cheaply and easily?

Question

Hi

I have built an 8 foot tall room in a really high (30ft) warehouse and now it needs a ceiling. I would like to do something as quick and cheap as possible for now so that the room keeps in some warmth and is sheltered from dust and a bit soundproofed. I'll do it "properly" at a later date, just need to crack on with working in the room.

So best suggestions? room is 11x11 feet approx. 3 walls are 3 inch cavity walls made with 3x2 studs and chipboard, 4th wall is plasterboard / brick with large window.

And for the sake of argument, how would I (at a later date) make it more solid and permanent, and possibly load bearing so that you can walk on top?

Thank you! Happy new year!

Answer 1

It would be waisting your money to do a temp job on your ceiling. You should use 4" x 2" x 4mtrs long for joist at about 16" apart nailing or screwing them to your 3"x2" partition walls, then use 8'x4' plasterboard's to line the ceiling. This will save you money in the long run. when putting the plasterboard's up if you put the white-side down and screw the plasterboard's to the 4"x2" joist you will only need to fill the joints of the plasterboard's and screw heads. This will also make the room more Fire resistant, and a lot easier to install any lighting on the ceiling. Then at a later date it would be so easy to lay half inch ply or proper 6" flooring timber on the joist to make a floor to walk on.

Answer 2

for a start ..your walls are not man enough to be load bearing ..at the least screw 18mm ply to side of stud fix with screws every 150mm ..your ceiling joist should be 50 by 150 minimum set at 400mm centres with noggin at mid span ..fit green chipboard flooring on top of this ...screwed down ..on the underside either fit tri iso 10 or 150mm celotex then plasterboard it ..you should be able to hibernate in that

Answer 3

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Answer 4

You might want to check with a contractor friend of yours, but I don't think that 2x3 are intended for load bearing walls. These are designed for partition walls only.

Answer 5

Use 2" x 6" rafters - 12' long - 16" O.C. (for now 32" O.C. would be o.k.) Stretch and fasten a poly tarp across the top and lay insulation across the tarp & rafters. All these materials can be used later in a different manner if needed.

Answer 6

I apologise for crashing the thread, with the exception being that there may be, and probably is, one note that should be taken into consideration if putting up a ceiling. The thread that I wanted to reply to here at DIY is headed as follows, but I cannot find any reply button.

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Answer 7

sheet rock is you best bet....

Answer 8

buy a tarp thats 12 ft x 12ft, temp roof.
later on use 4x4 s 12 ft long for rafters, with 1/2 plywood on top,

Answer 9

Whatever you do is going to take as long as doing it properly, untill you mentioned walking on it I was going to suggest one of the many false ceiling systems that are quite popular, but it wouldn't take much longer to use joists, plasterboards and chipboard for walking.