Many homeowners hang a dropped ceiling in their basement. have several benefits, one of which is that you maintain easy access to the water pipes and electricity running along your basement's ceiling. When you need to attend to something above the drop ceiling, you simply remove a few ceiling tiles from the ceiling grid, set them in a safe location, attend to the matter above the ceiling, and put the tiles back in the ceiling grid.
Instructions
1. Lay a tarp on the floor underneath the dropped ceiling tiles to be removed and set up a ladder. If any of the tiles have a recessed light installed in them, turn off the light and unscrew the light bulb.
2. Reach into the recessed light fixture and unhook the cover's two side hooks from the tabs on the fixture's sides. Set the cover aside. If the dropped ceiling tile does not have a recessed light fixture installed in it, skip this step.
3. Place one hand near the tile's left edge and the other hand near the tile's right edge. Push up on the tile with both hands. If a recessed light is installed above it, you will not be able to lift the tile very high.
4. Angle the tile toward the back so it fits down through the ceiling grid. Gently lower the tile, taking care not to knock it into the grid.
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