Find the room's center to help ensure uniform ceiling panel installation.
Ceiling panels are made in a wide variety of styles, including bead board, stippled and tile, as well as a range of materials, including wood, fiber board and polyvinyl chloride. They provide ample opportunity to transform a ceiling to fit the function and aesthetics of a room. Installing large panels allows for the speedy coverage of a large ceiling. If installed haphazardly, however, panel edges may not lay flush, creating exposed or uneven panel joints. If installed correctly, on the other hand, multiple panels will cover a ceiling seamlessly.
Instructions
1. Inspect the ceiling. Verify that all nails that held the previous ceiling covering were removed; if some remain, take them out. Scrape or sand major bumps of old adhesive. Ensure that the ceiling backing is flat and in sound condition and that the corners where the walls meet the ceiling look square.
2. Measure and mark the corresponding centers of facing walls. Run chalk lines on the ceiling between the marks. Snap the chalk lines to divide the ceiling into quadrants.
3. Install the first panel in one of the inside corners of one of the ceiling quadrants. The inside corners are the center point of the ceiling. Beginning in the center and working toward the walls ensures flush panel seams because starting and abutting the first panels to a wall can cause offset panels due to irregularities in the wall. Affix the panels to the ceiling as directed by the ceiling panels' manufacturer. Panels may require adhesive, tacks or nails.
4. Install additional panels, continuing to work from the ceiling's center toward the walls. Measure each remaining space between panels and the walls, and use a saw to cut pieces of panel to fit the spaces. Secure the edge ceiling panel pieces in place.
5. Conceal seams between ceiling panels if necessary. Some panels may not have hidden joints and require treatment to hide the joints. Options include attaching trim along the seams or filling the seams with wood filler or caulk.
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