"rat" wrote in message
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Is there any reason why you want a false ceiling?Why not just board over
the
old one.Mark where all the joist's are around the wall so you can see them
when the new board goes up,and just use longer screws or nails.

The reason for the false ceiling is that I am going to replace the existing
light with some spots, and this would make the wiring job a lot cleaner &
easier; I hope.