{"id":39801,"date":"2010-01-04T13:25:27","date_gmt":"2010-01-04T13:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/?p=39801"},"modified":"2010-01-07T10:48:29","modified_gmt":"2010-01-07T10:48:29","slug":"ceilings-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/forum-archive\/2010\/01\/ceilings-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Raising My Ceilings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hi i want to raise my ceilings. there is a drop ceiling now and it is too claustrophobic for my tastes. I would like to do it myself. I did all the demo for my 1st renovation<\/p>\n<p>1-do i need a permit? (i have heard from a few architects that i do not need one)<br \/>\n2- any other words of advice?<br \/>\n3-can i leave it bare, loft-style, with just the beams showing after? are there any risks involved with that?<br \/>\n4-would it look strange to do just 1 room? kitchen and living room are open floor plan&#8230;but i only want to do the kitchen ceiling<\/p>\n<p>thanks everyone for your help<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi i want to raise my ceilings. there is a drop ceiling now and it is too claustrophobic for my tastes. I would like to do it myself. I did all the demo for my 1st renovation 1-do i need a permit? 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