Installation Guide

Ceilume Installation Instructions
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adhesive is still wet. Dried material can be scraped or chipped o if needed.
Cover Your Joints
Just a few notes before you begin...
• Thoroughly clean your tiles and remove any contaminants (dust, oil, dried adhesive, etc.). Dust
and oil can accumulate during construction and remodeling, so even brand new ceiling tiles should
be thoroughly cleaned before you apply your strips!
• Your ceiling tiles must be installed correctly. Strips will not adhere properly to uneven, bumpy, or
poorly installed tiles.
• The temperature of your room should be between 60-80°F, otherwise the strip adhesive may not
adhere properly.
• Keep the protective peel surface over the adhesive on the back of the strips until you install. If the
adhesive comes in contact with dust, oil, or other contaminants it will not adhere to your tiles.
Install Your Strips
“Dry-t” your rst strip by placing the beginning of the strip over the intersection of four ceiling tiles,
and its length over the joint between two adjacent tiles. If installing decorative strips, center the “dot
end” of the strip over the intersection. Trim to length if necessary.
Peel o the backing of your strip to expose the adhesive. Line the strip up as before and press rmly
into place. Press hard and evenly over the full surface of the strip to ensure that the adhesive forms a
rm and consistent bond with the tiles.
Butt the beginning of the next strip directly against the end of the rst (do not overlap!). If you are
installing decorative strips, pay close attention to the repeating dot-dash pattern; the dot on your
second strip should land over the next intersection of four ceiling tiles.
Install all of the strips running in one direction, and then nish by installing the set of strips that run
perpendicular to the rst, trimming as necessary.
If you are installing decorative strips, you’ll need to trim the dot o the end of each strip in the second
set in order to keep the dot-dash pattern consistent.