cocoabill Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 I am trying to lower the ceiling in two rooms. All walls in home are 120" and I want ceiling in entry and kitchen to be 109". I have read everything I could find and as close as I can get is using shelf ceiling and using soffit for ceiling. Almost works but gives me a gap between two ceiling heights. Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenGreene Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 14 minutes ago, cocoabill said: I am trying to lower the ceiling in two rooms. All walls in home are 120" and I want ceiling in entry and kitchen to be 109". I have read everything I could find and as close as I can get is using shelf ceiling and using soffit for ceiling. Almost works but gives me a gap between two ceiling heights. Any suggestions? double click the room, then change ceiling height under Structure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocoabill Posted October 15, 2021 Author Share Posted October 15, 2021 I tried that and it drops the roof down 1 ft. If I change roof back it raises the floor, if I change floor back to zero it raises ceiling, kind of going round and round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocoabill Posted October 15, 2021 Author Share Posted October 15, 2021 Solver, thanks new here to Chief just added profile hope it shows up on post. In case it doesent it's Home Designer Pro Build 22.3.0.55X64 So are you saying I should build up 12 inches on fir framing or add some other layer? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocoabill Posted October 15, 2021 Author Share Posted October 15, 2021 Just to be clear, don't want a soffit, need entire lowered ceiling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 1 hour ago, cocoabill said: So are you saying I should build up 12 inches on fir framing or add some other layer? Yes, I think so , this is how Drop Ceilings are normally done , though you can use an Air-Gap Material too. The hole you see maybe from using an invisible wall though. https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-01050/manually-framing-a-dropped-ceiling.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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