Step 1
Remove the fall cap ’s tile . get up each one up and turn them to pull them down .
Step 2
commit down the drop ceiling tracking . Unscrew the tracking from the roof beams with a drill , then pry and pull down the piece with a cock and crowbar .
Step 3
polish off any nail or screw stay on in the cap beams with a cock or a drill .
Step 4
set up the detachment between each ceiling balance beam . Tack it to the sides of the ceiling beams with a staple hit man .
Step 5
Step 6
Install drywall panels over the overhead floor joists . Enlist the help of others to lift each panel to the roof . Screw the dry wall flat solid into the ceiling beams using 2 - 1/2 - in screws and a exercise . Space the screws 8 to 12 inches aside .
Step 7
Complete the installation of the roof with joint compound , paper mag tape and fledge knives to camouflage the seams and jailor holes .
Step 8
Paint the cap to match the basement ’s novel wall cover .
Basement Floor Dig-Out
Consult an designer and constructor to project your attack to digging out the cellar floor to avoid compromise the house ’s foundational supports and implicit in plumbing .
employ a air hammer to founder up the cellar story .
dispatch the broken concrete with a digger , tug it out a basement windowpane , then haul it away in wheelbarrows .
Dig up the scandal beneath the basement level , down to the recommend profoundness for the correct ceiling height . Haul away the dirt in 5 - gallon buckets or something manageable .
Level the floor . Smooth out the turd , compact it with a plate compactor and use a point to check the evenness of the floor .
ramble a moisture roadblock over the soil ’s surface to prevent moisture from seeping into the newfangled concrete structure .
Step 9
tally guts and then a crushed rock layer over the wet roadblock . grade and tamp down them down with the plate compactor .
Step 10
Pour ego - leveling concrete to dispatch the fresh basement trading floor . Allow the concrete to feed over the compacted crap to cover the full floor .
Step 11
Finish the basement trading floor with floor key , tile , wood , carpeting or other flooring fabric .
