Have a 1970's home, had a hanging ceiling in basement when I moved in, it has probably been there 10 years or so. Many tiles now droop, are missing, are dirty, etc. So I decided to replace them all.
Current tiles are lightweight, flexible and have yellow fiberglass insulation on back. I thought I would go to a solid tile to sort of tighten up the whole ceiling, make up for the support crossbeams that have loosened up over the years.
So I get to Home Depot, and they have multiple choices. I had always thought the panels we did have (flexible) were cheap, however they were the highest priced panel. I wondered if my assumption that puting in rigid panels would improve the ceiling was accurate?? Especially because the non-rigid ones were listed as more sag resistant. That seemed counterintuitive, I was thinking the rigid ones would be less prone to sagging?
Anyway, my choices appear to be:
the cheapest kind, which were rigid, appeared to be made out of cardboard.
Next up was a more rigid, heavier kind which seemed much more durable.
Then Sheet rock kind, said they were for kitchens.
Then the kind I had, If I recall correctly, they were called Clima-plus. I am guessing it means they are better insulated.
Cost is close enough, and my basement is not that big that the cost is not much of a deciding factor, I just want to choose the one that would best rehab that already hanging grid, and be best kid-resistant (balls, heads, hockey sticks, etc) I guess insulation is also an issue, but the basement is not that cold...
What should I consider??? What would you pick??