Feature ceilings in Brisbane

Not every Brisbane ceiling is a good candidate, and we'll tell you honestly. A VJ timber ceiling in a Queenslander is usually worth keeping as it is. The homes that suit a feature ceiling best are the 1970s to 90s brick homes and newer builds of Carindale, Sunnybank, Rochedale and Logan, where flat plasterboard ceilings and open-plan living areas leave plenty of room to work with. Renovations and extensions are another good fit, because the ceiling is often being redone anyway.

Most designs drop down from the existing ceiling, so ceiling height matters. Many brick homes from that era have standard-height ceilings, which suit a bulkhead around the edge or over the kitchen better than a deep recess across the whole room. We check what's above too: ducted air-con, trusses, old insulation and, in older homes, whether the existing ceiling sheets need testing for asbestos before we cut into them. Then we mark out the design on the ceiling so you can see its size before we frame anything.

A feature ceiling takes several visits: framing and sheeting, the electrician's rough-in, then setting coats that need drying time between them. We're based in Hope Island, roughly 30 minutes to an hour from most of Brisbane's south and east, so we plan each stage on our Brisbane days and give you the schedule with the quote. A licensed electrician installs and connects the LED strips, drivers and dimmers. We can coordinate one, so the wiring goes in before the sheets close up.