A drop ceiling—also known as a suspended ceiling—conceals the plumbing or electrical work running overhead while allowing easy access to those elements in the future, should any adjustments or repairs ...

Replacing an existing light fixture with a ceiling fan is only slightly more cumbersome than installing a light fixture. While it is best to leave electrical projects to licensed electricians, ...

When you walk into a store or some other commercial building and look up at the ceiling and see something that looks akin to a tic-tac-toe board, chances are you are looking at a suspended ceiling. It ...

If your latest renovation project includes a new ceiling, don't panic at the thought of overhead drywall work. In the right situation, a suspended ceiling offers some real advantages over the ...

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Question: The bedrooms in our house don’t seem to get very much air circulation when the weather is hot, even with all the windows open, and we would like to know how much trouble it would be to ...

The suspended ceiling is one of the easiest and inexpensive ceilings to install — especially when the task calls for a flat surface that can be used to hide an existing ceiling or unsightly building ...

Q: My new home is prewired for a ceiling fan, which I am finally ready to install. Are there any precautions I should take? A: You’ll be using a ladder, so I hope ...