Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A drop ceiling—also known as a suspended ceiling—conceals the plumbing or electrical work running overhead while allowing easy ...

Suspended ceilings hang from joists, which decreases headroom by at least a few inches. But the loss in ceiling height has two payoffs. It provides room for extra insulation — to deaden sound ...

Most new installations of grilles and diffusers involve a suspended ceiling grid, but some installations require surface mounting. Our application engineering department at Titus often receives phone ...

For most applications, ceilings are finished with drywall, mud and tape... along with the walls. However, in some instances, closing up the ceiling with drywall is neither practical nor a possibility.

Among the revisions in the 2014 NEC are some new Articles, one of which is Art. 393. As with most Chapter 3 Articles, this one exists to address a particular type of product. Low-voltage suspended ...

From metal mesh panels to concealed-suspension ceilings, here's our roundup of the latest acoustical ceiling and wall products. To improve design flexibility, Armstrong now offers its largest metal ...

Hooks are normally attached to the structure supporting the drop ceiling (normally the steal beams, not the wire or threaded rod supporing the grid), then cabling run through them. If the drop ceiling ...