Technical Specifications

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STEP ONE: Choose your ceiling style
Armstrong offers many decorative options in tile, plank
and panel ceilings, so it’s up to you to decide which of
our attractive ceiling styles is right for you.
• Coffered
• Patterned
• Smooth
• Textured
• Tin/Metal
• Wood
STEP TWO: Choose installation system
• 15/16" Exposed Grid (suspended/drop)
• Track and Clip System
(direct apply/concealed system)
STEP THREE: Select your ceiling type
• TILES (direct apply/concealed system)—Attractive
12" x 12" tiles attach directly to your existing ceiling
surface, minimizing the loss of ceiling height.
• PLANKS (direct apply/concealed system)—Versatile
Armstrong
®
ceiling planks also fasten directly to your
current ceiling. The planks are available in 6" x 48"
and 5" x 84" sizes.
• PANELS (suspended/drop)—24" x 24", 24" x 48"
panels lay in a suspended grid system below
your existing ceiling surface (minimum 3" drop).
Suspended panels are an ideal way to lower or level
your existing ceiling or make it easy to gain access to
fi xtures above the ceiling and make repairs.
Suspended panels are also the way to go if you are
installing recessed lighting, but you’ll need a little more
room—an additional 6" drop below your current ceiling
for recessed lighting.
STEP FOUR: Select your special features
Armstrong decorative ceilings and HomeStyle
®
ceilings are carefully designed to meet the
do-it-yourself decorative and performance needs of
the residential shopper, while our Contractor Series
®
ceilings are institutional-style ceilings intended for light
commercial use.
While all Armstrong ceilings have some strong
characteristics in common, including washability,
standard acoustics and fi re-resistance, many also
have extra features that may be particularly important
in your home.
• MOLD, MILDEW and BACTERIA RESISTANCE—
Ceilings are specially treated to resist the growth of
mold, mildew, odor and stain causing bacteria on the
painted surface.
• EXTRA SOUND REDUCTION—Ceilings further
reduce noise within a room (NRC), or traveling from
room to room (CAC), by absorbing up to 70 percent
of the sounds that strike their surface.
• SAG RESISTANCE—Ceilings are ideal for areas
with high humidity, but not where subjected to
standing water.
• LIGHT REFLECTANCE—Percent of light that strikes
the surface which is refl ected, thereby diminishing the
number of light fi xtures required.
• FIRE PERFORMANCE—Most all Armstrong
ceilings provide a Class A fl ame spread rating. For
applications requiring UL Fire Rated Assemblies,
please use our Fire Guard
TM
ceiling and grid items
that are specially formulated to provide enhanced
resistance against structural failure.
STEP FIVE: Select a color of fi nish if applicable