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To complete your calculations, repeat this procedure for the other room dimensions. This final figure will be the width of border pieces against that wall and the opposite wall.

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To determine the nonstandard width of panels needed for perimeter rows, measure the extra space from the last full row of pieces to one wall and divide by two. Multiply these figures for the square footage and add 10 percent for waste.įor a professional-looking job, plan to create equal-size borders on opposite sides of the room. To estimate the quantity you need, measure the length and width of the room, eliminating areas that will not be covered with panels (a skylight or a ceiling fan, for example). Panels are usually sold in packages containing a certain number of square feet of material. Some also produce metal tile-like panels and wood-like panels. Each make the panels in patterned, textured, and smooth designs. Leading manufacturers of suspended ceiling systems are Armstrong, Certainteed, and USG. In addition to the panels on display at most home improvement centers (and available by special order), look at some of the commercial offerings in manufacturers’ catalogs and on their websites. So that panels can be pushed up through the grid and then set into place, a minimum clearance beneath the lowest objects (such as floor joists) is required-typically from 3 to 8 inches. This type of ceiling literally “drops” the ceiling.

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