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We had a chimney breast knocked out before Christmas. Have finally finished replacing joists, insulating and fitting reclaimed floor. Before we start on plastering, sanding and all that, my partner wants to hide the landing step and tidy up the weird mini-roof above the window with a stud ceiling.
Our builder had a laser line out and the bottom of the step is level with the wood trim at the top of the window. Initially I was thinking of screwing 4x2s around the perimeter of the room, and running studs off them across the width with a couple of rows of noggins for the plasterboard, as shown below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_QmhB5aDGI)
Given the dimensions of the room (~4.4x3.2m), it seems like it would make sense to add some sort of "hanging beam" along the length of the room, possibly attached to ceiling joists above? I couldn't find timber span tables for a suspended ceiling, but guess I'd be at risk of sagging if there's no support.
The other option of course is to pull old plaster down and go from there, building 5 or 6x2 frame, or maybe there's another option?
tl;dr: should I try and build a stud ceiling myself or is it all going to end in tears?