RogerT wrote:
I am finishing a basement level apartment in a 3-unit building and I
need to decide how to finish the ceiling. All of the plumbing, gas
lines, etc. for all 3 units are either between the ceiling joists or
run across and are attached to the ceiling joists.. . . .

I just learned about another option called a "Chicago Grid"(?) on another
forum. It's a metal frame system like a drop ceiling metal frame (only
stronger), and the sheetrock gets screwed onto the framing from underneath,
and then the seams are taped.

Here is a link to the company that makes the metal grid system:

http://products.construction.com/man...rid-nst32093-p .