Basement framing under soffit?

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jjohnston

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I am looking to finish my basement. VERY early stages. The builders of my house by code needed to sheetrock the whole ceiling, which means they also built soffits around all duct work. When I go to fram my wall to cover the cement block walls. can I just run them up to the underside of the soffit and nail it right to the soffit framing? or is that a code breaking no-no?
 
You are good to go, most time there is 2x? on flat in the bottom of those drops but sometimes when space is tight, a heat duct could be right above the drywall. but there will be something to nail to on the front and back edges.
 

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