Sheetrock ceiling vs. drop ceiling tiles

Does it cost more to have a sheetrock ceiling vs. drop ceiling tiles installed?

Reply to
bluerock1
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Wow, good question. I'd bet on tiles being more $$$. Price out the materials at lowes.com, sheetrock is way lower. Labor - if you use a good drywaller - would be comparable.

(Disclaimer: I may be wrong.)

Reply to
roger61611

On the other hand, you may be right. Drywall is cheaper, and there is less labour.

Ken

Reply to
bambam

As a DIY suspended may end up cheaper if you would have to hire the tape and bed for the drywall and you have to paint it as well. A well trained chimp with a level could hang suspended, the top side can look like crap with tie wire everywhere so long as the bottom side looks good.

Reply to
Eric in North TX

Suspended ceilings rarely look good in residential settings, with the possible exception of a small room like a bath. I would only use them were access to plumbing, etc. above is paramount.

-Tim

Reply to
Tim Fischer

My sister had a house in Fla. that had them throughout, and while it looked a little odd at first, it grew on you. That was the first time I'd ever seen it done with every panel the egg crate plastic grid normally reserved for lights.

Reply to
Eric in North TX

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