The load is going to be distrubuted onto a double 2x6 header with double 2x4’s against the one wall and double or triple 2x4s right where the short wall at the back of the shower/tub is… then normal framing behind the shower/tub wall.
We think the drop down ceiling was to hide the previous damage for the sale to my mother-in-law. I did not like the wiring myself either… hence why it is being changed… lol. The wire that is in the ceiling will be pulled from the breaker box and all the way back through so that I can properly route it above/through the ceiling joists then re-route it back down to the breaker. The GFCI outlet is on a circuit by itself so there should be no issue putting 2 lights onto it. Everything I will be doing will be to code… I dont play around when it comes to code/safety… lol.
Damn skippy… I’m not that nice of a person to remodel an entire bathroom out of my own pocket… lol