My parents and I are finishing their basement, (none of us are significantly experienced), and we will soon be drywalling. We intend on installing a dropped ceiling when we get to that point in the project. The distance between the existing sub-floor to the unfinished ceiling joists is roughly 8.5 feet, but because of exposed ducts etc. that will need to be hidden inside the ceiling, we anticipate a finished room height of around 7.5'.
I've gathered that it's recommended to work from the ceiling down when hanging sheets of drywall horizontally along the wall frames, so that the resulting gap will be at the bottom and eventually covered by the molding.
My question is, (sorry for the long-winded intro), can I start from the floor up since the 'gap' will be effectively covered by the dropped ceiling?
TIA!
I've gathered that it's recommended to work from the ceiling down when hanging sheets of drywall horizontally along the wall frames, so that the resulting gap will be at the bottom and eventually covered by the molding.
My question is, (sorry for the long-winded intro), can I start from the floor up since the 'gap' will be effectively covered by the dropped ceiling?
TIA!