How to Replace a Drop-In Ceiling With Drywall

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Tip 1 - How to Change a Drop Ceiling to a Regular Ceiling

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Jeff Yehle | permalink

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]

Tip 2 - How to Replace Ceiling Tiles with Drywall

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Carsie Bozeman | permalink

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]

Tip 3 - How to Replace a Drop Ceiling With Drywall | eHow

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Santy 28jr | permalink

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]

Tip 4 - Drop Ceilings vs Drywall for Finishing Your Basement

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Dan Foley | permalink

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]

Tip 5 - Updating a Dropped Ceiling

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Gerd Fischer | permalink

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]