How To Cut Drop Ceiling Tiles Around Pipes

A 30 year pro shares his drop ceiling installation tips and demonstrates his techniques that will help you hang a suspended ceiling easier and faster.

How to cut drop ceiling tiles around pipes.

How to cut recessed drop ceiling tiles. Next rough cut the tile and then measure both ways from the center of the tee bars to the center of the pipe. The family handyman expert wade sides will show you how to cut custom ceiling tiles and shadow lines along the wall. With the tile in its position take your knife and make a light incision along the border of the grid.

He shows how to lay it out fasten grid angles and tees keep the grid square and cut the ceiling panels. Tip 3 how to install an acoustical drop ceiling tile around a pipe first assess the task and rough measure the tile exactly how you would if the pipe wasn t there. Sketch and measure the ceiling so you can. Place the tile in its spot in the ceiling and cut the edge.

For more home improvement tips and tri. Recessed drop ceiling tiles are shallower around the edges allowing most of the panels to hang even with or below the metal grid. First ducts pipes and cables hidden above a dropped ceiling remain accessible for repair or modification.