For questions on the general topic of the upper containing surface of a room or other enclosure. Please use additional tags to refer to a specific area of concern, such as lighting, insulation, repair, painting, waterproofing, etc.
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How can I fix the noise level in my home?
When anyone walks above me in our two level home it sounds like a herd of elephants stomping through. Is there any way to fix this?
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Thin walls means lots of noise
My bedroom is directly under my neighbors living room, he has crazy hours and I find myself waking up constantly. I tried talking to him and he's trying his best but it's just not good enough. What ...
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Are these drywall screws driven too deep into the sheet?
First off, I apologize for the asking and deleting my previous question about this. I thought it was more of a dupe of this question that I asked a while back. I'll be more central to the actual ...
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What is the best way to remove popcorn from the ceiling?
What is the best solution for removing popcorn from the ceiling if I want to get it to look smooth afterwards?
Edit: thanks for your answers! Would you estimate that replacing the drywall on the ...
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How can I paint over a ceiling after there's been a leak?
We had a leak in our upstairs bathroom, about 2 weeks after we had a new ceiling put up and painted in the room below. It wasn't a major leak, but it caused quite a wide line to show up on the ...
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How do I repair cracks in a plaster ceiling?
I have a bungalow house built in the early 1930's. It is in remarkable condition and has been well maintained. In the last few weeks a few cracks have shown up in the ceiling. There is an upstairs ...
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Will plaster on basement walls and ceiling provide insulation?
My basement's insides are completely unfinished. It has bare brick walls and bare concrete beams-vaults as the ceiling. I though of coating the walls and the ceiling with 2 inch thick plaster with the ...
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How do I balance a ceiling fan?
About a year ago I installed a new ceiling fan in my living room and when it was installed it was balanced nicely, but it has a little wobble. How do I bring it back in to balance?
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Can you paint a popcorn ceiling?
My guess is that a paint sprayer might be easiest, but are the other ways that won't remove the popcorn?
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How do I repair this hole in my ceiling?
So I did something stupid and I screwed up my den ceiling:
For scale, the hole itself is about 3-4 inches long, but the overall damaged area is about 9 inches in diameter.
It's hard to see, but it ...
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Do I need to attach a wire fished through a ceiling?
I have a finished basement and am mounting a flat-screen TV on the wall and I want to put an electrical box behind the TV. The two existing outlets are both two joists over and each separated with a ...
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Tips To Inspect/ Popcorn ceilings
My wife and I are considering buying a house that was built in the 1960s and has acoustic "popcorn" ceilings. I want to know if there is a cheap, effective way to do a home asbestos test.
I'm still ...
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How do I refinish a bathroom ceiling after it got moldy and peeled?
I need to refinish the bathroom ceiling in my 35-year-old house. Before I bought the house a few years ago, the bathroom had just had some work done (new wallpaper, probably new lights, and I assume ...
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IKEA recessed lights: extreme clearance requirements?
I'm finishing the ceiling on my basement. I'm planning to insulate the ceiling with the Roxul Safe'n'Sound Fire & Soundproofing Insulation. It is 3 inches thick so it only occupies the upper 3 ...
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Plugging a hole in the ceiling
We had an electrician install a light in our ceiling. In the process he had to move the fitting about 10 centimeters which left a hole roughly three centimeters in diameter.
He tried to pug it using ...
