I have a question about ceiling strapping for those New Englanders who do it a lot. I have been doing a lot of kitchen remodels lately with cabinets have crown at the top that touches the ceiling. My typical approach is to shoot a laser, attach ledgers below the line and sister metal studs to the existing floor joists. This achieves very flat ceilings that make cabinet and crown come out nicely, but I’m not a huge fan of hanging drywall on metal studs and the top edge of the crown can’t be nailed into metal studs so it requires trim screws, or wood blocking. There can also be lots of things like cross braces to notch around and you are tied to the existing floor joist layout .  I’m wondering what those of you who routinely strap ceilings do to flatten them out. It’s not uncommon for me to run into a 1.5” to 2.5” drop in ceiling elevation. I’m wondering if there’s a quick way to strap everything besides shooting a laser the using shims which seems tedious, to keep the ceiling framing all wood. Thanks