# Anybody know About Cloth Ceilings?

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**Created:** [October 31, 2008, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-know-about-cloth-ceilings/470462 "2008-10-31T17:23:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2008, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-know-about-cloth-ceilings/470462/1 "2008-10-31T17:23:54Z")

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I need to put a ceiling in the basement, and i hate suspended ceilings. I have heard that you can stretech a piece of canvas cloth between the walls-this is called a cloth ceiling. i can’t find any info on the web-anybody know how hard this is to do?

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**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2008, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-know-about-cloth-ceilings/470462/2 "2008-10-31T18:00:43Z")

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If you can’t find anything on the web, you’re google-fu is very weak.  
Try “fabric ceiling” instead of “cloth ceiling”

There seems to be a common concern that the flashpoint of fabric on the ceiling is low, thereby creating a potentially hazardous situation

[http://www.hgtv.com/dc-fabrics-tips-hints/fabric-covered-ceiling/index.html](http://www.hgtv.com/dc-fabrics-tips-hints/fabric-covered-ceiling/index.html)  
[http://www.novawall.com/](http://www.novawall.com/) (not do it yourself)