Drop Ceiling Grid Layout Tool

Enter your tile item armstrong or other and the tool will find a match if it s available.

Drop ceiling grid layout tool.

The length of each support wire should be the distance from the drop ceiling support to the hidden ceiling anchor point plus 9 inches extra on each end to tie. There are really four main parts to a suspended ceiling. If you are installing a 2 2 ceiling grid system it is a little easier to figure the layout. Other methods of installation may use more or less material.

Use the drop ceiling calculator to help lay out a 24 x 24 and 24 x 48 ceiling. Then get an estimate of materials needed for your project. A little time spent planning out your suspended ceiling grid layout will really help you as a installation blu print and in ordering material. These are estimates only though from history very close.

Required data entry room width feet room length feet. This estimate doesn t include an allowance for waste. Drop ceiling grid and materials calculator. He shows how to lay it out fasten grid angles and tees keep the grid square and cut the ceiling panels.

Sketch and measure the ceiling so you can. Start with the length of the room and take the total dimension and deduct as many 2 ceiling tiles as you can without going over the total amount of the room. And we ll tell you how to lay out your 24 x 24 or 24 x 48 drop ceiling grid and provide an accurate materials estimate for your space. Wall angle this is the piece that screws to the outside walls and helps to hold up most of the other parts where they meet the walls.