Ceiling finish

Saruman

I have insulated my concrete shed and put drywall on the ceiling.
The gaps on the walls are straight forward. Just tape and mud.

The ceiling is slightly different as you can see from the pic. The plasterboard is 50mm insulated plasterboard.

The top flat panel is above the angled panels. My plan was to simply cover with timber and use caulk to seal.
Is there another way I should be doing it?

whizbang

I would put an extra layer of insulation in the flat to build it up(down!) to the same level as the angled panels.
You then need to use some sort of vapour seal. If you have the panels level, then its a simple tape job.

sky6

You would have been better fixing the insulation to the underside of the Timbers and then straight down the Centre Chamfering the edges of one sheet into the other. Then just Tape the joints ans paint. That way you would have finished with a nice clean looking ceiling which you could paint very easily.

Saruman

sky6 wrote: »

You would have been better fixing the insulation to the underside of the Timbers and then straight down the Centre Chamfering the edges of one sheet into the other. Then just Tape the joints ans paint. That way you would have finished with a nice clean looking ceiling which you could paint very easily.

Indeed I would and it was one of my options.

The problem was that I was doing it on my own so lifting the panels wasn't an option. I would have had to have rented a panel lifter and I know from previous experience renting equipment that they really do require you to be doing the job during the week and not weekends and evenings. Even when renting over the weekend, dropping the equipment back needs to be done during office hours on a weekday, something very difficult for me to do.

So I went this route. It also exposes the rafters and I like the look.

I suppose another option, rather than getting more panels would be to shorten the top panels I have so they fall flush to the angled panels and hold them in place with timber.

sky6

Yes you could do that also. If you use a Bevel gauge you will be able to cut the sheets to the correct angles so as they fit tightly together. That way you keep the integrity of the insulation at 50mm.