Installation Instructions
INSTALL BORDER CROSS TEES
• Find the location of the rst border cross tee.
• Place the end of the white face of the cross
tee against the edge of the wall molding
at the side, and cut the cross tee where it
crosses the guide string.
• Insert the uncut end of the cross tee into the
main beam, and rest the cut end of the cross
tee on the molding. (The far edge of the main
beam should be directly above the string.)
• Repeat the process for the next cross tee.
• Temporarily fasten the cross tees to the wall
molding so they do not move.
SQUARE THE GRID
• Join additional sections of main beam as
required to reach the other end wall. Attach
hangers and check level as the installation
proceeds.
• Use leftover piece of main beam from the
rst row to start the next row.
• Install two four-foot cross tees between the
two main beams, in line with the rst two
border cross tees.
• Measure across the diagonals of the 2"x4"
opening. The measurements will be the
same if the grid is square. If the grid is not
square, shorten one of the main beams until
the diagonals are equal.
Join sections of main beam
Square the grid by measuring
across the diagonal of
the grid opening
Install border cross tees