Ceiling access panel over drywall
#1
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: usa
Posts: 28
Upvotes: 0
Received 0 Upvotes
on
0 Posts
Ceiling access panel over drywall
I recently had some plumbing work done - added water shutoff valves in the basement ceiling. The basement is finished - all the ceiling have a drywall finish. I would like to add a ceiling access door to get to the shutoff valves. The shutoff valves are close to each other, but they span a floor joist - so one valve on each side of the above level floor joist. So do I need to install 2 access panels or do they sell access panels that can cross over the floor joist? The ceiling drywall is 5/8", so the maximum recess of the access panel could only be 5/8" deep before it hits the floor joist.
Thanks - Adam.
Thanks - Adam.
#2
There are many different types and sizes of access panels. Some with trim rings and some without. Yes.... they can span over a floor joist. The following is a generic link to panels at the depot.
access panels - Depot
access panels - Depot
#3
OF the page Pete mentioned, I like this one best to span across the joist. You may have to do a little Dremel work where it crosses the joist, but it has a lock and is made for ceiling work.
Acudor Products 12 in. x 12 in. Metal Wall or Ceiling Access Panel-Z91212SCWH - The Home Depot
Acudor Products 12 in. x 12 in. Metal Wall or Ceiling Access Panel-Z91212SCWH - The Home Depot