EASY ELEGANCE™ CEILING PANEL INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Instrucciones de instalación de paneles de techo Easy Elegance ™ Instructions de pose de panneaux pour plafond Easy Elegance™ RESIDENTIAL USE ONLY SÓLO PARA USO RESIDENCIAL USAGE RÉSIDENTIEL UNIQUEMENT
IMPORTANT INFORMATION INFORMACIÓN IMPORTANTE Easy Elegance Coffers work in a 2' x 2' grid system. • You will need a 6" clearance for Coffers (Item 1280/1280BL). • You will need a 3" clearance for Border Panel (Item 1282/1282BL). We recommend using the Armstrong Easy Elegance Border Panel when installing the can lights to save head room. Simply install your lights per the manufacturer’s instructions, making sure that the fixtures are supported by your t-bar, ceiling grid or the framing structure above it.
INFORMATION IMPORTANTE Les caissons Easy Elegance se posent dans un système de grille 61 cm x 61 cm (2 pi x 2 pi). • Vous aurez besoin d’un espace libre de 15,2 cm (6 po) pour les caissons (article 1280/1280BL). • Vous aurez besoin d'un espace libre de 7,6 cm (3 po) pour les panneaux de bordure (article 1282/1282BL). Nous recommandons l'utilisation de panneaux de bordure Easy Elegance Armstrong lors de la pose de luminaires encastrés pour gagner plus d’espace en hauteur.
Installation A OPTION 2' x 2' INSTRUCTIONS WHEN USING A DRYWALL BORDER WITH EASY ELEGANCE™ COFFERS (RESIDENTIAL USE ONLY) Installing BorderStyle Suspended Ceilings with Perimeter Drywall Borders For use with Armstrong Prelude® and Prelude Fire Guard suspended ceilings systems featuring Armstrong 2' x 2' ceiling panels. PLEASE READ To ensure a beautiful, excitingly different and versatile BorderStyle suspended ceiling, please read these installation instructions carefully.
STEP 1 Planning the Project PASO 1 Planificación del proyecto ÉTAPE 1 Planification du projet Preparation Preparación Préparation See illustration 1 below. Consulte la ilustración 1 a continuación. Voir illustration 1 ci-dessous. Locate hidden joists. Joists are usually 16" apart and run across the room’s width. Tap ceiling. Solid thuds indicate joists. Drive nails through ceiling to find and mark exact center line of joist. a. Determine joist direction.
STEP 2 Installing the Grid System Install Wall Molding Make a mark at the height desired for the new ceiling. Add the height of the Wall Molding and, using a carpenter’s level, mark a level line around three walls. Snap a connecting chalk line on the fourth wall. See illustration 3 below. Place the top edge of Wall Molding to the line and nail to the wall studs (every 16"). If nails are smaller than 6d, pre-punch holes in Wall Molding to avoid bending the nails.
Hang and Level Main Beams See illustration 8 below. Trim first Main Beam with snips. Cut so that a Cross Tee slot lines up with the Cross Tee guide string when the trimmed end is set on the end Wall Molding. a. Drive a nail into the wall just above the top of the wall molding on each side of the room. Make sure the nails are in line with a row of hanger wires. b. Stretch a tight string line across the room from nail to nail. c. Align Hanger Wires with string and bend each one 90° where they touch.
STEP 3 Applying and Finishing the Drywall PASO 3 Aplicación y acabado del panel de yeso ÉTAPE 3 Application et finition de la cloison sèche See illustration 11 below. Consulte la ilustración 11 a continuación. Voir illustration 11 ci-dessous. Install Perimeter Drywall Border Install Perimeter Drywall Border Measure the distance from the wall side edge of the Main Beam to the wall at each of the Cross Tees. Cut the drywall to size. Mark the location of the center of each Cross Tee on the drywall.
Reinforce Unsupported Drywall Joints Refuerce uniones de panel de yeso sin apoyo Renforcez les joints de cloison sèche non soutenus See illustration 13 below. Consulte la ilustración 13 a continuación. Voir illustration 13 ci-dessous. To provide additional support whenever one drywall piece meets another and is unsupported by the grid system, we recommend using a wood Furring Strip. Overlap the joint and screw or use construction adhesive to stabilize the joint and insure a smooth fit.
INSTALLATION OPTION B Using Armstrong Easy Elegance Border Panels Instalación OPCIÓN B Uso de paneles Armstrong fácil Frontera Elegancia OPTION DE POSE B Utilisation des panneaux de bordure z Easy Eleganceegancia
Installation Instalación B OPTION 2' x 2' GRID INSTRUCTIONS WHEN USING EASY ELEGANCE BORDER PANELS (RESIDENTIAL USE ONLY) SAMPLE ROOM PANEL LAYOUT See illustrations 1 and 5 below. Measure the room in the direction opposite to the joists. Divide this measurement by 2'. Take the remainder, add 2', and divide in half. This is the size of the border at the end of the main beams (mains always run opposite of the joists). Example: If the room measures 15' 7", divide this dimension by 2´.
STEP 1 PASO 1 ÉTAPE 1 INSTALL WALL MOLDING INSTALE UNA MOLDURA DE PARED POSE DE LA MOULURE MURALE 1. Mark height desired for new ceiling (A). 2. Add height of Wall Molding and mark a level line around 3 walls (B). 3. Snap a connecting chalk line on the 4th wall. 4. Nail Wall Molding to the wall studs (C). 5. If nailing molding directly to wall is not possible (for example, a solid concrete or stone wall), hang a section of main runner next to the wall as a substitute for regular wall molding (D).
Trim the main beam Corte la viga principal. Taillez les poutres principales See illustration 4 below. Consulte la ilustración 4 a continuación. Voir illustration 4 ci-dessous. Trim end of first Main Beam (A) so that a Cross Tee slot on the Main Beam is the border panel distance from the wall (B). Corte el extremo de la primera viga principal (A) de modo que una ranura de T secundaria sea la distancia de panel de borde desde la pared (B).
Cut Border Cross Tees Corte las tes secundarias de borde 1. Find the location of the first border cross tee. (Border panel distance from end of main). 2. 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 (B). 3. Insert the uncut end of the cross tee into the main and rest the cut end of the tee on the molding (A-1). 4. The far edge of the main should be directly above the string. 5.
Install Grid Instale la rejilla Posez la grille 1. Complete the rows of mains joining the ends with the built-in splices (A). 2. Finish cutting border cross tees between the wall the first row of mains. 3. Use the left-over ends of the mains to start other rows of mains if your room requires them. 4. If you have additional rows of mains to install, stretch a second string from one side of the room to the other aligning it with the first 4 foot cross tee as shown (D). See illustration 6 below. 5.
Suspended Ceiling Estimating Guide For buying ceiling panels and grids RC-3223-515 2' UNIÓN EN FORMA DE T TÉS CROISÉS DE 61 cm (2 pi) 12' LUCES PRINCIPALES POUTRES PRINCIPALES DE 366 cm (12 pi) 4' UNIÓN EN FORMA DE T TÉS CROISÉS DE 122 cm (4 pi) 2'UNIÓN EN FORMA DE T TÉS CROISÉS DE 61 cm (2 pi) 12' MAIN BEAMS 4' CROSS TEES 2' CROSS TEES 2'UNIÓN EN FORMA DE T TÉS CROISÉS DE 61 cm (2 pi) 2' CROSS TEES 2' CROSS TEES 4' UNIÓN EN FORMA DE T TÉS CROISÉS DE 122 cm (4 pi) 4' CROSS TEES 4' UNIÓN EN FORMA
