Originally Posted by
Matt Day
I had a drop ceiling in my last shop and it nice for keeping the place brighter with the white tiles. I had plenty of light with LED panels. But the panels did catch dust and grime, especially from things like an angle grinder (machinery restoration stuff).
More importantly, I like having exposed joists for storage - lots of things can be stored in between. And for running new circuits and hanging dust collection pipe an open ceiling is much better.
Your led panels can surely be hung by wire without the need of a grid.