Any advice for me on covering a ceiling

[Capt.Chaos]

Hey All! I have a couple rooms that I have to put a ceiling on. I am trying to do it on the cheap..imagine that. One room is a boiler room the other is a torture cell room. Any ideas are appreciated.

Thanks
Chaos

[Gore Galore]

If you could use something that would let water through it could also help keep the fire marshal happy.
Cheese cloth or beef netting might be a good option. After you hang it you could spray areas and make it look very stained and nasty, and I would think the fire marshal would be happy with it.

For the boiler room expanded metal would look great but you would also have to provide a support structure. You can also use it to help provide lighting effects by pointing your lighting at it, then the lighting passes through creating patterns on the walls and floors.

[icandrawem2]

Go to Dazian.com, they have a multitude of fabrics and lots of them are made for ceilings that would keep the marshal happy. I am using some of their 1/4" honeycomb mesh (IFR) for a ceiling effect and also cheesecloth might work in a pinch, and its inexpensive.

[James Lurgio]

I wouldn't spend much..

Very rarely do people actually look up. But if it's bothering you, can you paint the ceiling?

James Lurgio
Nightmare Productions

[Capt.Chaos]

Any advice for me on covering a ceiling

Ok. Here is what I did. First I decided I would have to open my checkbook; Just a little. I went with heavy painters drop cloth. They cost about $30 for a 12x15 at Lowes. I treated it with fire retard. and hung up. I nastied the one in the boiler room up with differant rotten colors and then put up rusted mesh below it( a layer effect). It looks fairly industrial. Thanks for the insite. I did not want to cover the ceiling but it DID reallly change and "SELL" the room. Thanks again

Chaos

[Mad Wax Sculptor]

make sure what ever you use will not block firesprinklers I like to use camo netting