Cost savings to delete an acoustical drop ceiling in a room. Note that if the room has a large amount of utilities in the ceiling, especially HVAC, this may be cost prohibitive. Must take into account ductwork that is cooling which may need to become spiral rather than insulated based on owner''s preference. Also tak…
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM: There was areas on the first floor where new utilities needed to be ran. The drawings showed new lines being ran but did not show that the existing hard lid ceiling needed to be removed in order for the mechanical contractor to do their work. It may have been assumed that the mechanical crew cou…