Budgeting for a new basement ceiling and want to cover up a maze of electrical wires, plumbing lines and heating ducts? The best solution we know is a suspended or drop ceiling that incorporates 24-inch square or 24- by 48-inch panels in a metal grid. A suspended ceiling is also used to lower or level an existing ceiling often a concern in large older homes. The metal grid is permanently fastened to an old ceiling or from exposed floor joists; the ceiling panels are then placed in the grid. Focul Pasiunii Serial Moldova 1 Online here. That means a damaged panel can be quickly and easily replaced, and it's no trouble to access the lines and wires for repair work.

Compared to a permanent drywall ceiling, this removability factor is a plus. A contractor will charge $1,241 to install a drop ceiling in a 15-by-20-foot room using 24-inch square panels, which includes the labor and material.

If you have some carpentry experience you can buy the grid and panels for $300, saving 75 percent. The job will cost more if you incorporate recessed or surface-mounted lighting. And it's not a trivial job, figure you'll spend the better part of a weekend completing the ceiling installation. Here are instructions from Armstrong When you’re planning a ceiling in a room, figure you need at least a 7-foot ceiling height. The channels usually require about six inches of space below the lowest obstacle or pipes in the ceiling, which gives you a finished ceiling height of about 6 ½-feet.

That’s the minimum ceiling height for most building codes. You'll need the following tools and equipment: tape measure or measuring rule, straight edge, hammer, carpenter's level, utility knife, tin snips, line wire cutting pliers, string and chalk, safety glasses and a ladder (two, if you have a helper).