Installation Guide
Ceilume Installation Instructions
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• Keep the protective peel surface (fancy term for “paper”) over the adhesive on the back of the
tape/strips until you are ready to install. If the adhesive comes in contact with dust, oil, or other
contaminants it will not adhere to your grid.
Start with an Empty Ceiling
Remove your old ceiling tiles to give yourself access to your ceiling grid in its entirety. This is
absolutely necessary to both properly clean your grid and to rmly press your tape/strips into place
when installing. The next installation steps will fail if you do not start with an empty grid.
Clean Your Ceiling Grid
Thoroughly clean your grid and remove any contaminants (dust, oil, spackle, etc.), then wipe it
down with a damp rag to dissipate static electricity, which attracts dust to the T-bar. To ensure good
adhesion, your ceiling grid must be clean and dry!
Dust and oil can accumulate during construction/remodeling, so even new grid should be cleaned!
Install Your Grid Tape
Start with the grid around the perimeter of your room. Peel o the backing on your tape to expose
1-2 ft. of adhesive. Beginning in a corner, grasp the backside of the grid with one hand and press the
tape against the front of your grid with the other.
Adhere about 2 in. of tape to your grid at a time, aligning the next section carefully before strongly
pressing it into place. Press rmly and evenly over the full surface of the tape (a small roller can be
helpful) to ensure that the adhesive forms a rm and consistent bond with your grid.
When you reach a corner, trim the tape to t. Do not overlap any portions of tape.
When you’ve nished the perimeter of your room, move on to your ceiling mains (long seamless
portion of grid) and then nish with your ceiling T’s (shorter cross pieces of grid). Cut precisely, and
do not overlap any portions of tape, particularly where the cross T’s intersect the mains.
Install Your Grid Strips
Begin by applying your strips to your ceiling mains (long seamless portion of grid) and then nish with
your ceiling T’s (shorter cross pieces of grid).
“Dry-t” your rst strip by placing one end of the strip over the intersection of four ceiling tiles, and its
length over the grid between two adjacent tiles. If installing decorative strips, center the “dot end” of
the strip over the intersection. Trim to length if necessary.