tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443951393705830020.post6837147710038639624..comments2023-07-04T06:32:13.625-05:00Comments on Building a Better Bungalow: For joists, have you ever ... ?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443951393705830020.post-31860970291415072722008-04-14T12:17:00.000-05:002008-04-14T12:17:00.000-05:00I'm an idiot. I forgot to add the reason why I wa...I'm an idiot. I forgot to add the reason why I was commenting. The dowm side to having an exposed ceiling is the noise from the floor above. I didn't think this would bother me but get a couple people upstairs walking around while I am trying to watch TV and I go nuts. Just something to think about.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00809676214189088361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443951393705830020.post-647887551236323202008-04-14T08:52:00.000-05:002008-04-14T08:52:00.000-05:00I haven't done this with old joists but I have wor...I haven't done this with old joists but I have worked with very old wood before (very old oak pallets). I started sanding and due to the rough hewn nature and dark color, it barely made a dent. I ended up running everything through a planer to get it looking "new". Is it necessary that it look "new"? We left our joists in place and attached lath to it, spaced so you can still see the joists beneath. You can check out the results on my blog by hitting the "basement" tag.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00809676214189088361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443951393705830020.post-75813957382391536972008-04-09T07:42:00.000-05:002008-04-09T07:42:00.000-05:00Andy, I thought about the staining route. My bas...Andy, <BR/><BR/>I thought about the staining route. My basement has some craziness in it that I think would prevent a stain from looking really good, but I could see this working in other basements. My biggest problem is that the floor above is OSB and so staining wouldn't look good there, I don't think. I thought about putting in some type of plywood/luan between the joists below the osb, and things started to seem like they'd be a whole lotta work. <BR/><BR/>My parents have an exposed beam look in their family room - I'll post some pictures of it. But there's was designed to look that way-in particular, they have premium grade pine and a toungue-and-groove pine board sitting above the joists. There's looks great, so I could see this working out if you have the right plan. Every day I get more and more resigned to drywall - which half makes me sad, and half doesn't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com