Ceiling Install
Installed Plywood
To reduce the chance of something coming through the floor above, during a tornado, plywood was used on the ceiling. It is 3/4 AC grade plywood to give it great strength. It is installed with 1 1/2" screws every 8 inches, and with the floor joist being 12" on center this will stop most debris from penetrating the ceiling. We also install a 6 inch exhaust fan in the corner of the room, that is controlled by a thermostat to run when the temperature is outside of the desired range. This fan vents into the closet above and there is a second vent on the other end of the basement that is the air intake vent. These vents help keep the space ventilated and drier.
Exhaust Fan and Vent
Intake Vent in Hatch
Installed Trim and Caulked
Leftover pieces of plywood were ripped down to fill the gaps along the exterior edges of the ceiling. A 1 1/2" strip was wide enough to fill all the gaps. Paintable latex caulk was used along both edges of the trim to give it an airtight seal. The seams of the plywood were also caulked to seal them.
Painted
A mold-resistant paint was used to paint the ceiling. We chose white to help brighten up the space more as the light reflects off the ceiling.
