Replacing paneling and Ceiling grid.

[rjc116]

I want to replace the paneling in my gamerooma nd the the suspended ceiling grid is dingy looking so I thought about replacing it as well. The ceiling wall channel is nailed to the old paneling anyway. Then I had this thought. Can I just attach the new panleing to the old, running it up to the caeiling channel. I would just remove the ceiling tiles, spray paint the gridwoork to make it look new, and buy new tile. I would then trim out at the top of the paneling with a thin moulding that would cover the rought edge at the top of the paneling. Is there some inherent fault in this idea?

[chfite]

It seems to be a good way to avoid removing and installing the wall grid components.

[Chris S27]

If you're gonna do all that work, why not consider REMOVING the dropped ceiling, and putting drywall and recessed lights? That would seem to be the most desireable aesthetically.

I plan to do the same to my basement/gameroom in the near future. The dropped ceiling doesn't cover anything really, other than a central AC vent which can just as easily be framed out in drywall. Then I'll gain about a foot and a half in height, in an already high ceiling room. It really opens things up!

Just a thought.