Tip 5: Suspend your ceiling preconceptions. If you need to have access to electrical and plumbing systems in your ceiling, a suspended ceiling may be a good choice; otherwise, with a drywall ceiling, you'd have to provide access panels. Suspended ceilings have several: if the ceiling has irregular joists or plumbing that's sticking out, a suspended ceiling makes the ceiling more level, concealing all of the plumbing and irregularities.
