Cinema style ceiling?

[John D v2.0]

Starlight ceiling - you could spend a fortune and an eternity fitting thousands of mini leds or paint the ceiling black then brush flick white paint at it.

Or just don't bother, watch films in your garden and get the real stars instead

 

[Ian H]

Nah, it's too cold up north, even in the summer!!

 

[Ian H]

Well it’s been nearly 2 years so I thought i’d better crack on.

Got the garage door bricked up, window in, floor done and today a platform measured and made.

Looking to buy the panel for the centre now but not sure what to get. I want something thin if possible so i’m not loosing my 3” drop too much. Would a pvc panel do the job?

Missus got this off the internet for me to copy:

 

[23vc]

What flooring you having? Did you have to SLC over the concrete?

 

[Ian H]

What flooring you having? Did you have to SLC over the concrete?

It’s just concrete on insulation, no leveller on top.

 

[^woody^]

Are you all sitting facing the window? That must be one interesting street you live in.

 

[Nige F]

Making a budget version of this ceiling:


From this:

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That's not a very flattering photo ! and I thought you meant a ceiling with an art deco light in the middle and vents to let the smoke out - like the last time I was in a cinema

 

[Ian H]

Are you all sitting facing the window? That must be one interesting street you live in.

Coronation Street

 

[pilsbury]

So you’re going for a recessed central part.... I went the opposite way round and dropped the central part. Leds hidden round the edge.... all bling like! Might be cheaper!

 

[Ian H]

That's not a very flattering photo ! and I thought you meant a ceiling with an art deco light in the middle and vents to let the smoke out - like the last time I was in a cinema

What did you watch??

 

[Ian H]

So you’re going for a recessed central part.... I went the opposite way round and dropped the central part. Leds hidden round the edge.... all bling like! Might be cheaper!

Yes recessed, just need the panel and the boss has ordered 150 fibre optic stars and a London wall mural.

 

[Nige F]

What did you watch??

Cross of Iron 1977.

 

[pilsbury]

Yes recessed, just need the panel and the boss has ordered 150 fibre optic stars and a London wall mural.

Christ! Have you got to thread them all in? 150 sounds a lot, but I bet you’ll want more....

 

[Ian H]

Cross of Iron 1977.

Looks grim, that was the year before I was born!!

Christ! Have you got to thread them all in? 150 sounds a lot, but I bet you’ll want more....

I reckon that’s 19 between each joist so 19 in a 1500x400mm rectangle. I have no clue how i’m going to them up there

 

[Ian H]

Ok, today’s the day.

I’m thinking Matt black 6mm ply or 6mm mdf, spaced on 6mm thick square blocks that I can screw through into the joist to stop the fibre pieces crushing.

I watched a vid on YouTube and it looked like he used thin mdf:

Does that sound about right?

Put London Bridge up last night, the couch and step hides the best bit but for £20 it will do