bobgaggle
Well-Known Member
My theatre is a small black box space with an 11' ceiling. The ceiling is made of plaster and has some hollow space above it (we think its suspended from concrete beams that support the floor above). Recently I've been considering covering the entire ceiling above the playing space with 3/4" ply. I usually have to attach something to the ceiling for every show (christmas lights, tree branches, streamers etc), and my usual methods are proving ineffective. I've tried using standard screws but they usually tear out and I don't want to risk anything falling on someone. Lately I've been using wall anchors and bolts, which are highly effective but my ceiling is starting to look like the surface of the moon.
We do have some unistrut arranged in a kind of grid that can be used to hang things, but for specific points I always have to put an anchor in. I figured the ply would be a great way to simply screw in whatever set dec I need.
Does anyone have experience with anything like this? Did you get your ceiling rated by a pro to see if it could even bear the weight? Maybe ply isn't the way to go and there is a better solution. Thoughts?
We do have some unistrut arranged in a kind of grid that can be used to hang things, but for specific points I always have to put an anchor in. I figured the ply would be a great way to simply screw in whatever set dec I need.
Does anyone have experience with anything like this? Did you get your ceiling rated by a pro to see if it could even bear the weight? Maybe ply isn't the way to go and there is a better solution. Thoughts?