Generally floor or ceiling joists run parallel to the rafters.
Decorative wood between floor joists ceiling.
Lower ceilings shrink the volume of the room to be heated.
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You would be able to check if this is the case in your home by going up into the attic.
Ceiling drywall hides the unpainted unfinished wood of joists beams or the floorboards supported by the beams plus a lot of other junk detailed below.
Floor covering is the aptest description since everything below the substrate can be considered the real floor in terms of structure and permanence.
For finished ceilings first disconnect the electricity and remove all light fixtures and other obstacles.
You may need to lift insulation or plywood to see the joists.
Floor live load of 40 psf between the kneewalls.
Adjustable galvanized steel joist hanger tab 6 piece per box.
In general floor planks should be installed perpendicular to the ceiling joists although the presence of a plywood sub ceiling or a layer of perpendicular furring strips will allow you to install parallel to the joists.
Called a floor covering or finish floor this might be ceramic tile solid wood laminate engineered wood luxury vinyl carpeting and many others.
Unless you have a finished attic the ceiling joists are typically exposed.
Straight gable roof framing is assumed for selection table.
Owt ornamental wood ties ironwood 6 in.
Attic and floor dead load of 10 psf.