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Posted by Eigenvector on November 13, 2006, 10:49 pm
>
> Eigenvector wrote:
>> We finished routing the wires for the outlets and lighting in the
>> basement
>> and now am stuck wondering if we should put the drywall up or not.
>>
>> This is for a basement re-wire job that I recently completed.
>>
>> I mentioned to my buddy that I intended on putting the ceiling drywall on
>> first, as is recommended, then finishing with the walls. That said, he
>> mentioned that it might be a better idea to leave the ceiling unfinished
>> so
>> as to make other rewiring jobs easier. The thought is that by leaving
>> the
>> ceiling open you could push wires down from the box, through the
>> floorplate
>> and into the basement. From the basement you could then route the wires
>> over to where you need to go. I'm on the fence as I think that routing
>> the
>> wires from the attic would be much easier and would allow me to finally
>> close up the basement into a nice cozy room.
>>
>> So a couple of questions. Is it vital to put the ceiling on first when
>> drywalling a room? Second, does his argument make sense given that the
>> wires are run from the attic currently?
>
> I vote for closing in the ceiling. It makes a huge difference in the
> looks down there. I my case I figured that I would need access to
> wiring/plumbing, etc. at times but I wanted to close it in. Low
> ceiling (7 ft) so I couldn't use a drop ceiling. Solution was to use
> chipboard and pressed board (depended on price when I got to each
> area). Installed with screws, painted and doesn't look bad at all.
> Yes, I have had to go back in several times and currently need to go
> back and reinstall a batch of panels I pulled to trace a circuit.
>
> Harry K
>
That's actually not a bad idea. I personally hate drop ceilings with a
passion verging on pathos, but with drywall you can't remove it once it's in
there. However with plywood or chipboard you can lickety split.
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