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My basement bathroom has drop ceiling currently and it's rather a large area with all plumbing there (from top 2 bathroom):

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It is almost 3x5 feet area.

If I cover most with drywall and have access panel, how large of an access panel is needed?

OR should I have multiple access panel? What is the right way to do this to hide the obvious access panel to make it somehow "flushed" to the ceiling?

I rather NOT put the drop ceiling there again.

Thanks.

HP.
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No real need to access anything there, frame it in and cover it all with drywall and no access panels. The flexible pipe looks "iffy" and there appears to be no valves that would need access, so if there was a leak, an access panel would not help facilitate a repair, since the ceiling would be damaged by the leak, it would need replacement anyway.

Jack
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