I have a finished basement that was installed by the previous homeowner. I need to have access to the plumbing lines hidden by the ceiling tiles. First off the ceiling was installed so high that when I try to lift the tiles straight up many of them come in contact with furnace duct work, pipes and 2x4s. Second, a lot of the main frames aren't t frames but u frames which also prevent me from lifting them up. The secondary frame work are t frames. I figured there must be a key point somewhere in the ceiling where a tile will easily slide out and the rest would follow. I haven't found it. I can't figure how they installed it. Is there a way to get these tiles out or do I have to cut them out? What am I missing?
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10 years ago