Installation Guide

Traditional Han
g
er Wir
e
•
S
nap
C
halk Line for Main Beams 4' Apart (A)
.
•
S
crew in Wire Fasteners 4' Apart
(
B)
.
• Wrap han
g
er wire securely around itself 3 times
(
C
).
N
O
TE
:
Additional hanger wires may be needed to support light fi xtures
.
• Measure up 7/8" from the bottom of the moldin
g
. Drive nail into wall
j
ust
above molding. Do the same on other side of room.
S
tretch a string from nail
to nail along a row of wires (D)
.
•
S
wing hanger wires over to string and bend each one at 90° where they
touch the string (E).
• Stretch additional strings to pre-bend other hanger wires, to help level
entire ceilin
g.
• Remove Leveling
S
tring(s) after pre-bending wires
.
QuickHang
™
H
ar
d
war
e
FOR RESIDENTIAL USE ONLY
:
N
O
TE
:
The QuickHan
g
™
h
ar
d
ware
i
s
d
es
ig
ne
d
to wor
k
w
i
t
h
so
lid
woo
d
an
d
en
gi
neere
d
woo
d
j
o
i
sts
i
n res
id
ent
i
a
l
ce
ili
n
g
applications.
Q
uickHang hardware allows for ceiling drops from 2.5" to 6" with 6" grid hook kits or 2.5" to 12"
with 12" grid hook kits, below the bottom of the joists. QuickHang hardware is not for use on fi nished drywall ceilings
.
SAFETY TIP
S
• Do not cut QuickHan
g
hooks. If the hook needs to be shortened due to an obstruction, the top portion can be bent
by
h
an
d
or w
i
t
h
pli
ers
.
TIPS
:
M
easure an
d
mar
k
your
j
o
i
sts pr
i
or to
i
nsta
ll
at
i
on.
U
se a str
i
ng
li
ne or c
h
a
lk
li
ne to a
li
gn mar
k
s perpen
di
cu
l
ar
to
j
o
i
sts across t
h
e room.
How to Install the QuickHang
™
Hooks and Bracket
s
•
H
an
g
your str
i
n
g
li
ne or snap your c
h
a
lk
li
ne to pos
i
t
i
on your ma
i
n
b
eams 4
'
apart.
• Make a 1" lon
g
vertical mark up the side of each
j
oist where a bracket will be located
(
A
).
•
U
se t
h
e center
h
o
l
e
i
n t
h
e
b
rac
k
ets to
li
ne t
h
e
b
rac
k
ets u
p
w
i
t
h
y
our mar
k
s
(B).
• Hammer in the 2 tabs
f
or a temporary hold
(C
)
.
• Nail the bracket to the joist through the two openings above the hammer tabs with the nails included in the kit (D)
.
– OPTIONAL: You can also secure the bracket to the
j
oist with a sin
g
le #5 Wood Screw throu
g
h the center hole
(
screws not
i
nc
l
u
d
e
d
i
n
ki
t
h
ar
d
ware.
)
• With the bracket securely attached to the joist, insert the grid hook using the diamond-shaped holes in the brackets.
T
hread the small end o
f
the hook,
f
rom the back, through the lower hole
(E).
P
us
h
t
h
e
h
oo
k
up an
d
rotate to t
h
rea
d
t
hrough the upper hole, squeezing the spring tabs to allow the wire to go through
(
F)
.
IMP
O
RTANT: Do not cut QuickHan
g
hooks. If the hook needs to be shortened due to an obstruction, the top portion can be
b
ent
b
y
h
an
d
or w
i
t
h
p
li
ers
.
• Turn all hooks in the same direction, parallel to the joists
.
• Set the hooks at about the same hei
g
ht; the bottom of the hooks should ali
g
n with the top of the wall moldin
g.
• To adjust the height o
f
the hook, squeeze the upper and lower spring tabs while li
f
ting or lowering the hook.
N
O
TE
:
You will do
fi
nal leveling once all o
f
the grid is installed
.
How to Install Your Armstrong
®
Suspended Ceiling
L
A2
9
4
998
-41
8
A
B
C
Hammer
tabs
C
C
C
C
C
1" long
vertical
mark
Joist
A
Align
center
of bracket
with vertical
mark
Bracket
B
B
B
B
Insert
grid hook
E
D
F
D
E
Leveling
s
tr
i
n
g