False Ceiling Can Be 3" Or Less?

[Haviv2 0]

Need some advice here, my ID told him that it is hard to have a false ceiling of 3" height or less (like maybe 2.5"). Anyone done a false ceiling of 3" or smaller? Thanks.

[Dannie 0]

It needs enough allowance for your lights. Typically its downlights concealed in the false ceiling together with allowance for its ballast. False ceilings typically conceals lights - so make it a priority to understand your lighting needs.

[samuel333 0]

so long u measure your requirement for downlight's thickness and cater for the space needed within the false ceiling can liao.

3" looks slimmer which is what i am having

[LLChing 0]

Yes, for those areas which I do not have downlights, my false ceiling is 2". Since I'll be using LED downlights which is thinner, those are 3" - 4" depending on the thickness of LED lights. My reno starts tomorrow.