drop ceiling?

[wantacoe]

I have a pole building with 14' ceilings. I will be installing a lift so I want the 14' ceiling in that stall but I don't need a ceiling that high in the rest of the shop. I also don't want to have post in my way and am not a fan of a dropped ceiling. Any other ways to do this? Thanks

 

[GMCGarage]

I have a pole building with 14' ceilings. I will be installing a lift so I want the 14' ceiling in that stall but I don't need a ceiling that high in the rest of the shop. I also don't want to have post in my way and am not a fan of a dropped ceiling. Any other ways to do this? Thanks

Frame it out and drywall and paint.

 

[Hot Rod Grampa]

Buy those 2 or 3 inch thick 4x8 slabs of insulation and hang them on frame suspended off existing rafters, in case you change your mind later. Or finish ceilings as they are and add a couple of ceiling fans to push the heat back down. Just thinking out loud.

 

[ForceFed70]

Why not leave it at 14'? Seems a shame to lower it to me.

If we knew what was motivating you to drop the ceiling, we may be able to provide better suggestions.

 

[icecold13]

Channel, hat track and a bunch of tie/hanger wire. Real shame to drop a ceiling in a shop. Are you trying for better heating/cooling?

 

[wantacoe]

It is a home shop that is 40x50. All/most work will be done in the bays where the lift is.
The reason for not wanting 14' ceilings throughout is for heat and lighting.

 

[rburke65]

No help here, but I have ..?.. 13' 4" ceilings and I love the height.

 

[kbs2244]

Put it in at 14 feet and get some fans o move the heated air around.
You will be happy to have the height at some point.

 

[edog1]

This is only my opinion, but instead of investing the time and money installing a lower ceiling use the money to insulate the building would be better option if your concerned about the heating and cooling the space. The cost difference with installing lights may not be much more with a 14 high ceiling compared to a lower one.
I know 50x40x14 building may sound like a lot of room but it gets eaten up pretty quick.
What height were you wanting a 8' or 10' ? The taller the better its always a pain when your working on something and cant rotate because it hits the ceiling. If you decide to install a lid 10' bare minimum.

 

[d300]

14' is not that high...plenty of shops much higher and still have reasonable lighting and heat/cool systems. The money spent on dropping the lid will go along way to buying some new LED strip lights and a couple of fans.

 

[kbs2244]

I was just in a plant the other day that had something I had never seen before.
Typical 20 foot high work areas.
In the winter to get the high warm air back down to people level they had small squirrel fans bolted at the top if the ""I" beam posts.
Fabric tubes, like long pants legs, were routed down the web space and stopped about 2 feet from the floor.
The guy giving me the tour said they were a big hi with the workers.
The only change they had made was to go to the fabric after the sheet metal ducts they started with kept getting dented.

I guess what I am saying is that there are things other than Big *** Fans