I am finishing my basement and want to install a drop/suspended ceiling instead of drywalling it. I want the ceiling to be as high as possible but have a bunch of large ducts in the middle of the room. Do I just build a bulk head around the duct work and then put tiles around it or are there a bar system that will do that for me? I just don't want my whole ceiling at the height of the duct work.
Ceilingmax Suspended Ceiling
First okorder /?XlinkID=13 Typical drop ceilings need about 4 whereas the CeilingMax mounts flush. As for the ducts, you could box them out with plywood and just paint them with a semi-gloss white paint (or the same as your trim color). I personally wouldn't tile them. If they are square and tight to the ceiling, you could install the CeilingMax right up to the side of the duct and just paint the duct itself.
