Cut the top of the grid first with tin snips.
Suspended ceiling installation guide pdf.
While the practices described apply equally to ceilings which are intended to provide structural fire resistance additional requirements may have been imposed to obtain the fire endurance classification of a particular floor ceiling construction.
The integrity of the entire suspended ceiling depends on the hangers.
How to install your armstrong suspended ceiling install grid prepare and hang main beams to prepare the first main beam trim the end of the main beam so that a cross tee slot on the main beam is the border panel distance from the wall b.
Suspended ceiling for 2 x 4 ceiling panels.
This creates the proper border tile opening tip.
Full length main tees bold lines are spaced 4 on center o c as measured from the center of one tee to the center of the next with 4 cross tees installed perpendicular 2 o c.
This best practice guide covers the installation of all forms of suspended ceiling.