Installation Instructions

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Determine Panel Direction
• Ceiling panels can run in the direction
that yields the most pleasing finished
appearance.
• In spaces with bar or wood joists, main
beams must be oriented perpendicular to
the joists. (You must locate and mark all
joists if they have been covered with a
drywall ceiling.)
Determine Border Panel Sizes
(2′ X 2′ panels)
• To determine the border panel sizes, divide
one dimension of the space by 2′.
• Our example shows a space that is 10′ 8″
by 14′ 2″ and the deck joists run in the
10′ 8″ direction. 10′ 8″ ÷ 2′ = five full
panels + remaining 8″.
• You can’t start with a full panel against one
wall and leave one 8″ border on the other
semi side; it will look unbalanced (and two
border panels of 4″ would be too small).
So, add 24″ to the 8″ dimension, which
equals 32″. Divide that number by 2 to
equal 16″.
• The room would be divided into four full
panels, plus two 16″ border panels.
• In the other direction: 14′ 2″ ÷ 2′ = seven
panels + remaining 2″.
• Add 24″ to the 2″ dimension, which equals
26″. Divide that number by 2 to equal 13″.
• This side of the room would have six full
panels and two 13″ border panels.
26" ÷ 2' =
Six panels plus two
13" border panels
Main beams must be
oriented perpendicular to
bar or wood joists
Determine width of border
panels (2
′ x 2 ′ panels)
32" ÷ 2' =
Four full panels plus
two 16" border panels
Determine width of border
panels (2 ′ x 2 ′ panels)