Drop Ceiling Removal

Before you proceed go the main electrical panel and turn off the circuit.

Drop ceiling removal. After the lights were removed the next step was to remove the frame that created the drop ceiling. Fill a bucket with warm soapy water and use a rag or sponge to clean the inner rims and outside of the frame. Set the tile in a safe location.

My parents also live in an older home and they told me they had a drop ceiling in their kitchen when they bought their house. Step 1 use a hammer to wedge the pry bar under a few drop ceiling tiles to remove them. Turn off the power to the room at the circuit breaker.

On the stepladder remove the tile in the area of the drop ceiling where you ve heard the highest amount of activity where you believe the nest is and at the point of entry. Climb up the ladder until you can see over. Step 2 determine which edge of the drop ceiling tiles isn t stapled into the ceiling.

The inner rim of our drop ceiling frame was full of dirt and dust something we didn t want all over our new white tiles. Though it can take a lot of time and energy removing drop ceiling tiles is simple. Remove the drop ceiling lift up a tile and tilt it slightly to lower it from the drop ceiling grid.

Allow time to dry before beginning the next step. Leave the ceiling lights in place until all the tiles are removed. I know that many basements or add on rooms like sun porches from this era often have drop ceilings too.

Turn off the circuit breaker providing power. The nice thing about this is that this drop was added after the rest of the ceiling so there would be minimal drywall repair at the end. Remove the other ceiling tiles.