Last winter we had a horrilbe ice storm. The ice melted on my roof and seeped thru to my attic...well, to make a long story short, my ceiling is sagging in the living room more and more everyday. My house was built in 1963, there's no leak (assuming there would be a stain if there were) and I've made sure it's dry. I just wonder if I would be better off using wood strips to tack and hold it all back up or what? Someone suggested lattice. Another idea I had was just to take the living room ceiling out and have a small loft. My attic is unused space. (very small crawl space to get there and low pitch ceiling, yet it would be big enough for a low bed and some storage space) My house is only 24 x 24. Thanks for any suggestions at all.

I want to hang drywall in my basement. It presently has wood paneling with a drop ceiling . My question is do I have to remove the wood paneling first before I install or can I hang on top of wood paneling and if so what is the advantage and disadvantage of both. I no longer want the drop ceiling so I know to remove first in either case. wharg