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Installing a suspended ceiling
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When
you walk into a store or some other commercial building and look up
at the ceiling and see something that looks akin to a tic-tac-toe
board, chances are you are looking at a suspended ceiling.
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It gets its name from the way
it is held in place. Some refer to it as an acoustic ceiling,
because it contain panels that "deaden sound." Another term is a
"T-bar ceiling." The channels that make up the grid that hold the
panels in place are T-shaped.
The suspended ceiling is one
of the easiest and inexpensive ceilings to install -- especially
when the task calls for a flat surface that can be used to hide an
existing ceiling or unsightly building components at roof or ceiling
level.
Although suspended ceilings are typically used in
commercial applications, you can take advantage of one in your home
if, for example, you are building a music studio, a hobby center, a
computer room or office or for some other use where a quick and easy
to install a ceiling is needed to lower a higher ceiling or is
needed to conceal mechanical devises, cables, piping, ducts or other
overhead equipment or machinery. The neatest thing about a suspended
ceiling is that it can be removed without major damage to the
existing structure.
Installing the ceiling is easy. But
first you will need the following tools:
A long level (a 3-footer will do, but the longer the better).
Hammer and nails or a screw gun and screws.
A measuring tape.
A razor knife.
A hacksaw.
Wire cutters and a pair of pliers.
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