Drop Ceiling Ideas For Basement??

ko_jun

i'm looking to have finished basement and need to put in a drop ceiling b/c of wires and plumbing. might turn it into a rental in the near future, but was wondering how it would do for blocking sound from the upstairs? Is there any nice looking tile for a single family home?? don't really want to use the commercial type with a million pinholes on the tiles. thanks for the suggestions..

Celtic

What is the fire rating on a acoustic tile?

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Kaiser

there must be 3,000 types of tile and quite a few are fire rated.

Check out http://www.armstrong.com/armstrong_ceilings.jsp

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mullaman

There are also different sound blocking ratings for tiles. And yes, you can get nicer patterns than the commercial ones. Where are you located? There's a good company I use for ceilings in New Jersey that has a great selection.

You can also insulate above your drop ceiling to deaden sound as well.

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