Instructions / Assembly
SAMPLE PANEL LAYOUT
Determine panel layout
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.
Sample worksheets using 2' x 4' panels in a 9' x 10' 6" room
INSTALL WALL MOLDING
• Mark the desired height of your new ceiling on the wall (A).
• Add the height of the Wall Molding above the desired ceiling height and mark a level line around 3 walls (B).
• Use a string line to mark the 4th wall.
• Fasten wall molding to the wall studs with appropriate fastener. (C).
• If nailing molding directly to wall is not possible (for example, a solid concrete or stone wall), hang a section of main
beam next to the wall as a substitute for regular wall molding using hanger wire (D) or the QuickHang hardware (E).
INSTALL HANGER WIRE OR QUICKHANG GRID HOOKS
IMPORTANT: The first row of main beams in a 2' x 4' panel
installation should be the border panel size from the wall.
In a 2' x 2' panel installation, the first main beam can be the
border panel size or the border panel + 24" from the wall.
EXAMPLE: See Sample Room Hanger Layout – 2' 6" from the
wall for a 2' x 4' panel. QuickHang brackets should not be
spaced more than 4' apart in any direction.
How to Install Your Armstrong
®
Suspended Ceiling
LA294998-1219
2'6"
2'6"
1' 3" 1' 3"
10' 6"
9'
Width of
border panel
Main beams
4' apart
Length of
border
panel
Cross tees 2' apart
Determine length of border panels
9'
4'*
Room length
Panel length
(2) 4' panels + 1 foot remainder Tiles across room
1'
4'*
Remainder
Panel length
5' Tile borders (both sides)
5'
2
Number of panels
2' 6" Border panel length
÷
+
÷
Determine width of border panels
10' 6"
2'
Room width
Panel width
(5) 2' panels + 6 inches remainder Tiles across room
6"
2'
Remainder
Panel width
2' 6" Tile borders (both sides)
2' 6"
2
Number of panels
1' 3" Border panel width
÷
+
÷
STEP
1
2'6"
•••
••
•
4'4'
4' 4'
2'6"
4'
Joists
10'6"
9'
Hanger location
Sample Hanger Layout for 2'x 4' Ceilings
STEP
2
Mark desired
ceiling height
from floor
Joist
Level line
B
A
C
Outside
corner
C
Inside
corner
Use Main Beam
instead of Wall
Molding
D
Main beam
Place
grid hooks in
round holes
E
Using Hanger Wire Using QuickHang Grid Hooks
* Use 4-ft for 2-ft x 4-ft panel, 2-ft for 2-ft x 2-ft panel