How to Replace a Drop-In Ceiling With Drywall

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How to Change a Drop Ceiling to a Regular Ceiling More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by Jeff Yehle | permalink
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The drop ceiling, also called the suspended ceiling, is like avocado-colored refrigerators or confetti-colored linoleum: You either love them or hate them. Invented in the 1960s, the drop ceiling ...

For further reading: http://homeguides.sfgate.com/change-drop-ceiling-regular-ceiling-33893.html ^[1]

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How to Replace Ceiling Tiles with Drywall More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Carsie Bozeman | permalink
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DIYNetwork.com offers steps that demonstrate how to remove and replace ceiling tiles with drywall.

For further reading: http://www.diynetwork.com/how-to/rooms-and-spaces/walls-and-ceilings/how-to-replace-ceiling-tiles-with-drywall ^[2]

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How to Replace a Drop Ceiling With Drywall | eHow More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Santy 28jr | permalink
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Drop ceilings, made from a grid and removable panels, are common in basements where plumbing and wiring exist in the space above the panels. A drop ceiling is lower than a traditional drywall ceiling, however, and if the homeowner wants more head room, he may replace the grid with a drywall ceiling.

For further reading: http://www.ehow.com/how_5950450_replace-drop_in-ceiling-drywall.html ^[3]

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Drop Ceilings vs Drywall for Finishing Your Basement More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Dan Foley | permalink
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Drop ceiling or drywall? Which is best for your basement? When I was finishing my basement I had the same question. Drop ceiling is bad choice, here's why.

For further reading: http://www.ifinishedmybasement.com/finish-work/drop-ceiling/ ^[4]

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Updating a Dropped Ceiling More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by Gerd Fischer | permalink
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Updating a Dropped Ceiling - I'm renovating a 1979 fixer upper and have a dropped ceiling in the downstairs den. The tiles are probably original and I will eve…

For further reading: http://www.hometalk.com/441514/q-updating-a-dropped-ceiling ^[5]

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1. http://homeguides.sfgate.com/change-drop-ceiling-regular-ceiling-33893.html

2. http://www.diynetwork.com/how-to/rooms-and-spaces/walls-and-ceilings/how-to-replace-ceiling-tiles-with-drywall

3. http://www.ehow.com/how_5950450_replace-drop_in-ceiling-drywall.html

4. http://www.ifinishedmybasement.com/finish-work/drop-ceiling/

5. http://www.hometalk.com/441514/q-updating-a-dropped-ceiling