RECENTLY I AM HAVING MY BASEMENT FINISHED, BUT DUE TO A POSSIBLE WATER PROBLEM THAT MAY ARISE WE HAD TO PUT DOWN A FALSE FLOOR & TWO SUMP PUMPS, WHERE THE WATER MIGHT ACCUMMULATE. THIS IS OK, BUT IT HAS CUT OFF CEILING HEIGHT MORE THAN WE THOUGHT.

NOW INSTEAD OF PUTTING IN A DROP CEILING, I AM WANDERING WHAT OTHER OPTIONS THERE MIGHT BE, TO SAVE SPACE LIKE STILL PUTTING INSULATION WITH MAYBE A SOUNDPROOFING MATERIAL, AND JUST PAINTING EXISTING PIPES TO BLEND IN, LIKE SEEN IN SOME RESTUARANTS, MY CHILDREN ARE THE ONLY ONE THAT WILL BE OCCUPPING THE SPACE.

ANY SUGGESTIONS, I JUST THINK DROPPING THE CEILING WOULD TAKE TOO MANY INCHES.

HELP!!!