Installation Guide

S
AMPLE PANEL LAY
OUT
Determine panel layou
t
For best appearance, border panels should be the same size on the opposite
sides of the room and as large as possible. Use your room dimensions and
follow the formula in the worksheets below
.
S
ample worksheets using 2' x 4' panels in a 9' x 10' 6" roo
m
INSTALL WALL MOLDING
N
O
TE
:
Kit hardware allows
f
or ceiling drops
f
rom 2.5" to 12" below the bottom o
f
the joists.
• Mark the desired height of your new ceiling on the wall
(A).
• Add 3/4"
(
the hei
g
ht of the Wall Moldin
g)
above the desired ceilin
g
hei
g
ht and mark a level line around 3 walls
(
B
).
•
U
se a str
i
n
g
li
ne to mar
k
t
h
e 4t
h
wa
ll.
•
N
a
il
W
a
ll
M
o
ldi
ng to t
h
e wa
ll
stu
d
s
(C
)
.
• If nailin
g
moldin
g
directly to wall is not possible
(
for example, a solid concrete or stone wall
)
, han
g
a section of main
beam next to the wall as a substitute for regular wall molding (D)
.
INSTALL QUICKHANG HARDWARE
TIPS:
Measure and mark your joists prior to installation. Use a
s
trin
g
line or chalk line to ali
g
n marks perpendicular to
j
o
i
sts across t
h
e room.
IMP
O
RTANT
:
The fi rst row of main beams in a 2' x 4'
p
anel
installation should be the border panel size
f
rom the wall. In a
2' x 2' panel installation, the fi rst main beam can be the border
p
anel size or the border
p
anel + 24" from the wall. Exam
p
l
e
:
See Sample Room Hanger Layout – 2'6" from the wall for a
2' x 4'
p
anel. Brackets should not be s
p
aced more than 4' a
p
art
i
n any
di
rect
i
on
.
How to Install the QuickHang
™
Installation Kit
STEP
1
C
I
n
side
corner
3/4"
Mark desired
ceiling height
from floor
Joist
Level line
B
A
C
Ou
t
s
i
de
co
rn
e
r
Main
beam
Place grid hooks
in round holes
D
Determine length of border panels
9
'
4
'
R
o
om len
g
t
h
Panel
length
(
2) 4' panels + 1
f
oot remainde
r
Til
es across roo
m
1
'
4
'
R
e
m
ainde
r
Pa
n
e
l length
5
'
Tile borders (both sides)
5
'
2
Number of panels
2
'
6
"
B
or
d
er pane
l
l
en
g
t
h
÷
+
÷
Determine width of border panels
10' 6"
2'
R
oom widt
h
P
anel widt
h
(
5
)
2' panels + 6 inches remainde
r
T
iles across roo
m
6
"
2'
R
emainde
r
P
an
e
l
w
id
t
h
2' 6
"
T
ile borders
(
both sides
)
2
'
6
"
2
Number of panels
1
'3"
B
or
d
er
p
ane
l
w
id
t
h
÷
+
÷
STEP
2
2'6"
•••
•••
4'4'
4' 4'
2'6"
4'
Joists
10'6"
9'
S
ample Hanger Layout
f
or 2'x 4'
C
eiling
s
Hanger
ange
location
ocatio
RC
-
3
77
5
-
4
1
8
2'6"
2'6"
1' 3" 1' 3"
10' 6"
9'
Wi
d
th
o
f
border pane
l
Mai
n
bea
m
s
4
'
apar
t
Len
g
th o
f
bo
r
de
r
pane
l
Cross tees 2' apar
t