Drop ceiling cutting tool

Owner Tim Chapel and his drop ceiling experts at Strictly Ceilings know what to do and how to do it when it comes to suspended ceiling tools and installation. When you install over four million square feet of ceiling in less than two decades, you learn a lot. Like what equipment is most helpful. Which products last longer and perform better. What tools work best. What improvements would make those tools better. How ergonomics could make drop ceiling installation and repair easier to do and easier on you.

In the coming months, Strictly Ceilings will be introducing newly-designed and specially manufactured suspended ceiling tools and products for you to purchase online. These items are revolutionary in the drop ceiling industry, allowing you to work faster, simpler and better, especially when paired with our instructional ceiling videos.

It comes with a handle holding a storage unit for its magnetized blade and a sloped head with a thumb guard. It is known for cutting thick carpets that other cutting knives or tools are unable to handle easily. All types of ceiling tiles can be cut with basic hand tools. Acoustic tiles —the lightweight fiber panels —are cut with a carpet knife.

Drywall-like drop ceiling suspended ceiling tiles are cut with a utility knife or a drywall saw. Tin ceiling tiles are cut with tin snips. Ceiling tiles can reflect light to increase the efficiency of lighting systems and reduce energy costs. They can also effectively block or reduce noise. Ceiling tiles are typically made with mineral wool, fiberglass, gypsum, perlite, clay, cellulose or starch. Vintage, Chippy, and Perfect Tins. Add a Tin to a Gallery Wall.

Hang Tiles With String. Include One in a Vignette. Create a Headboard. Place Tins on a Mantle. Bring Antique Flair to a Tray. Collect Various Colors.

Measure and cut the first panel. Measure and scribe the panel where it is to be cut. Use a straight edge and a Stanley knife. Score times then rock against the straight edge and the metal will snap.

Take over to the splashback area and check that it fits. Use tin snips to work carefully. Place the tin snips around the bit of tin you want to cut , and then squeeze down firmly.

Move forward, and repeat. Paint tin celing tile to give it an antique look. Clean the tiles using a sponge dampened with dish soap and water. Dry with paper towels or a microfiber cloth. Apply a bonding primer to the tin tile. Paint the tin ceiling tile in the base color. Pour metallic paint into a roller pan. Divide the square footage of the room by the square footage of the ceiling tile to determine the correct number of ceiling tiles required for the area.

Per the example, multiply 12 by 15 to get Each tile is 12 inches square, or 1 square foot. Divide by 1 for a total of tiles. Cut the tegular board the same size as a regular board and lay it in position. With a pencil, mark the face of the tegular board along the molding edge , or scribe the wall molding with a knife.

Remove the board, and with a sharp knife, cut along the pencil line halfway through the panel. Cut edges of hard plastic panels can be sharp. Place the hard plastic panel on a flat work surface. Set the metal straight edge along the cutting line and run the acrylic scoring tool four to five times down the cutting line, using the metal straight edge as a guide.

Spray painting ceiling tiles may affect their acoustical qualities. Use only a thin coat of paint to cover soiled tiles. It's possible to paint ceiling tiles with a roller, but often the paint goes on too thick and closes all the air pockets in the acoustical tiles. Push the interlocking lipped edges of the replacement tile into the grooves of one of the tiles that is already installed.

Then staple the exposed lip on the other two sides of that tile. Repeat this process until all damaged tiles have been replaced. Continue stapling tiles to the framework.