That means that we tend to find things above dropped ceilings, stuck under desks and hidden behind books.

Most of the rooms had dropped ceilings, the walls were covered in cheap paneling, the porch sagged, and the siding was gloomy.

"We took away 100 years of bad renovations, windows boarded up, dropped ceilings."

Mr. Verre said it had remained hidden from view for more than 60 years, sandwiched between two dropped ceilings.

A rough surface is typically forgiven inside of buildings as dropped ceilings often hide them.

The fire spread very rapidly inside the museum's dropped ceilings which, though conforming to safety regulations, did not contain a sprinkler system.

Common infestation sites in a house can also be wall voids and drop ceilings.

This renovation was like an excavation, as the contractor peeled away three dropped ceilings and a false wall or two.

Interior design can also pose problems: Fires can find open highways and fresh fuel in the hidden spaces, or plenums, above dropped ceilings.

Modern buildings have dropped ceilings and fluorescent lighting in their emergency systems, but this landmark is different.