Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A drop ceiling—also known as a suspended ceiling—conceals the plumbing or electrical work running overhead while allowing easy ...

Installing in-wall, or flush-mount, speakers in the wall or ceiling of a prewired home is a task easily performed by a homeowner. However, determining the location of the home's prewiring requires ...

Dear James: We live in an older house and one of the rooms has cracks in the plaster ceiling that keep coming back. We are going to use the room for a home theater. Would a drop tile ceiling be a good ...

When you walk into a store or some other commercial building and look up at the ceiling and see something that looks akin to a tic-tac-toe board, chances are you are looking at a suspended ceiling. It ...

Dear Andy: This is an excellent idea for adding lighting and a fan to a room without access to existing wiring. Even if you did not need access to electrical wiring, adding box beams can be an ...