Armstrong Ceilings 9769 Installation guide

How to Install Your Armstrong

®

Suspended Ceiling

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-41

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S

AFETY TIP

S:

• Safety glasses and gloves are recommended to be worn during installation. Metal grid components can be sharp

.

• When workin

g

overhead, make sure your work area is clear of obstructions and that your ladder is stable.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

:

•

S

tore and install panels in areas with temperature and humidity ranges that meet speciﬁ c product warranty requirements

.

• Remove panels from the cartons 24 hours before installation and allow them to adjust to normal interior conditions of the area

where installation will take place

.

•

N

ever

i

nsta

ll

ce

ili

ng pane

l

s

b

e

l

ow an ex

i

st

i

ng ce

ili

ng t

h

at conta

i

ns em

b

e

dd

e

d

ra

di

ant-

h

eat co

il

s

.

• Do not apply loose ﬁ ll or batt insulation so that it rests directly on the panels.

• Keep hands clean to avoid smudges on the ﬁ nished ceiling

.

• Always cut mineral ﬁ ber or ﬁ ber

g

lass ceilin

g

panels face up with a sharp utility knife

.

•

M

a

i

n

b

eams s

h

ou

ld

b

e

i

nsta

ll

e

d

perpen

di

cu

l

ar to t

h

e

j

o

i

sts

.

• Main beams are typically installed on 4' centers. I

f

your room con

ﬁ

guration is unusual, you may require additional components

.

• To allow for ceilin

g

tile installation and accessibility, the minimum drop is 3" with traditional han

g

er wire or 2.5" with

QuickHan

g

™

g

r

id

h

oo

k

s.

(

QuickHan

g

instructions are notated by a

g

ray back

g

round

)

N

O

TE

:

QuickHang hooks and brackets are available through select retailers. Visit ceilings.com/stores for where to buy

.

• Installations with light ﬁ xtures will likely require additional clearance and support.

C

onsult the light manufacturer’s instructions

f

o

r

de

t

a

il

s

.

• When installin

g

below an existin

g

drywall ceilin

g

, a minimum 4" drop is required to install panels. Joists will need to be located

a

n

d

m

a

r

ked.

N

O

TE

:

Q

uickHang hardware cannot be used below drywall ceilings

.

T

OO

L

S

NEEDED T

O

IN

S

TALL Y

OU

R

C

EILIN

G

PLANNIN

G

Y

OU

R ARM

S

TR

O

N

G

C

EILIN

G

M

ain beams typically run perpendicular to the joists. If you have an existing

drywall ceilin

g

you will need to locate and identify the

j

oist direction.

L

OC

ATE HIDDEN

JO

I

S

T

S

T

O

IN

S

TALL WIRE FA

S

TENER

S

Use either a stud

ﬁ

nder or locate hidden joists by tapping on the ceiling until

you hear a solid thud. Drive a nail in here. Repeat this to locate other joists

and determine their direction. Mark the

j

oist locations with chalk lines

.

•

Fi

n

d

j

o

i

sts

(A).

• Driv

e

n

a

il

s

t

o

ﬁ n

d

e

x

ac

t

center line

of joists.

e

• Snap chalk line for each

j

ois

t

(

B

).

10' 6"

9'

Joist direction

Joist usually

16" on center

Snapped chalk lines

in center of joists

A

B

Sample Room

S

AMPLE PANEL LAY

OUT

Determine panel layou

t

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" roo

m

IN

S

TALL WALL M

O

LDIN

G

• 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).

•

U

se a str

i

ng

li

ne to mar

k

t

h

e 4t

h

wa

ll.

• Fasten wall molding to the wall studs with appropriate

f

astener. (

C

)

.

• If nailin

g

moldin

g

directly to wall is not possible

(

for example, a solid concrete or stone wall

)

,

han

g

a section of main

b

eam next to the wall as a substitute for re

g

ular wall moldin

g

usin

g

han

g

er wire

(D)

or the QuickHan

g

hardware

(E).

INSTALL HANGER WIRE OR QUICKHANG GRID HOOKS

IMPORTANT:

The

ﬁ

rst row o

f

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

ﬁ

rst main beam can be the

border panel size or the border panel + 24" from the wall.

EXAMPLE

:

See Sample Room Han

g

er 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

.

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2'6"

1' 3" 1' 3"

10' 6"

9'

Wi

d

th

o

f

border

p

ane

l

M

a

i

n

b

eams

4

'

apar

t

Length o

f

bo

r

de

r

pane

l

C

ross tees 2' apar

t

Determine length of border panels

9

'

4

'

R

oom lengt

h

Panel

length

(

2) 4' panels + 1

f

oot remainde

r

Til

es across roo

m

1

'

4

'

Re

ma

in

der

P

an

e

l length

5

'

Tile borders (both sides)

5

'

2

Number of panels

2

'

6

"

B

or

d

er pane

l

engt

h

÷

+

÷

Determine width of border panels

10' 6"

2'

Room widt

h

Panel widt

h

(5) 2' panels + 6 inches remainde

r

T

iles across roo

m

6

"

2

'

R

ema

i

n

d

e

r

Pan

e

l

widt

h

2' 6

"

T

ile borders (both sides

)

2

'

6

"

2

Number of panels

1

'3"

B

or

d

er

p

ane

l

w

id

t

h

÷

+

÷

STEP

1

2'6"

•••

••

•

4'4'

4' 4'

2'6"

4'

Joists

10'6"

9'

Hanger location

S

ample Han

g

er Layout

f

or 2'x 4'

C

eilin

gs

STEP

2

Mark desired

ceiling height

from floor

Joist

Level line

B

A

C

Ou

t

s

i

de

corner

C

In

s

i

de

corner

Use Main Beam

instead of Wall

Molding

D

Main beam

Place

grid hooks in

round holes

E

U

s

i

ng

H

anger

Wi

re Using

Q

uickHang

G

rid Hook

s

Traditional Han

g

er Wir

e

•

S

nap

C

halk Line for Main Beams 4' Apart (A)

.

•

S

crew in Wire Fasteners 4' Apart

(

B)

.

• Wrap han

g

er wire securely around itself 3 times

(

C

).

N

O

TE

:

Additional hanger wires may be needed to support light ﬁ xtures

.

• Measure up 7/8" from the bottom of the moldin

g

. Drive nail into wall

j

ust

above molding. Do the same on other side of room.

S

tretch a string from nail

to nail along a row of wires (D)

.

•

S

wing hanger wires over to string and bend each one at 90° where they

touch the string (E).

• Stretch additional strings to pre-bend other hanger wires, to help level

entire ceilin

g.

• Remove Leveling

S

tring(s) after pre-bending wires

.

QuickHang

™

H

ar

d

war

e

FOR RESIDENTIAL USE ONLY

:

N

O

TE

:

The QuickHan

g

™

h

ar

d

ware

i

s

d

es

ig

ne

d

to wor

k

w

i

t

h

so

lid

woo

d

an

d

en

gi

neere

d

woo

d

j

o

i

sts

i

n res

id

ent

i

a

l

ce

ili

n

g

applications.

Q

uickHang hardware allows for ceiling drops from 2.5" to 6" with 6" grid hook kits or 2.5" to 12"

with 12" grid hook kits, below the bottom of the joists. QuickHang hardware is not for use on ﬁ nished drywall ceilings

.

SAFETY TIP

S

• Do not cut QuickHan

g

hooks. If the hook needs to be shortened due to an obstruction, the top portion can be bent

by

h

an

d

or w

i

t

h

pli

ers

.

TIPS

:

M

easure an

d

mar

k

your

j

o

i

sts pr

i

or to

i

nsta

ll

at

i

on.

U

se a str

i

ng

li

ne or c

h

a

lk

li

ne to a

li

gn mar

k

s perpen

di

cu

l

ar

to

j

o

i

sts across t

h

e room.

How to Install the QuickHang

™

Hooks and Bracket

s

•

H

an

g

your str

i

n

g

li

ne or snap your c

h

a

lk

li

ne to pos

i

t

i

on your ma

i

n

b

eams 4

'

apart.

• Make a 1" lon

g

vertical mark up the side of each

j

oist where a bracket will be located

(

A

).

•

U

se t

h

e center

h

o

l

e

i

n t

h

e

b

rac

k

ets to

li

ne t

h

e

b

rac

k

ets u

p

w

i

t

h

y

our mar

k

s

(B).

• Hammer in the 2 tabs

f

or a temporary hold

(C

)

.

• Nail the bracket to the joist through the two openings above the hammer tabs with the nails included in the kit (D)

.

– OPTIONAL: You can also secure the bracket to the

j

oist with a sin

g

le #5 Wood Screw throu

g

h the center hole

(

screws not

i

nc

l

u

d

e

d

i

n

ki

t

h

ar

d

ware.

)

• With the bracket securely attached to the joist, insert the grid hook using the diamond-shaped holes in the brackets.

T

hread the small end o

f

the hook,

f

rom the back, through the lower hole

(E).

P

us

h

t

h

e

h

oo

k

up an

d

rotate to t

h

rea

d

t

hrough the upper hole, squeezing the spring tabs to allow the wire to go through

(

F)

.

IMP

O

RTANT: Do not cut QuickHan

g

hooks. If the hook needs to be shortened due to an obstruction, the top portion can be

b

ent

b

y

h

an

d

or w

i

t

h

p

li

ers

.

• Turn all hooks in the same direction, parallel to the joists

.

• Set the hooks at about the same hei

g

ht; the bottom of the hooks should ali

g

n with the top of the wall moldin

g.

• To adjust the height o

f

the hook, squeeze the upper and lower spring tabs while li

f

ting or lowering the hook.

N

O

TE

:

You will do

ﬁ

nal leveling once all o

f

the grid is installed

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B

C

Hammer

tabs

C

1" long

vertical

mark

Joist

A

Align

center

of bracket

with vertical

mark

Bracket

B

Insert

grid hook

E

D

F

D

E

Leveling

s

tr

i

n

g

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INSTALL GRID

Prepare and Hang Main Beams

• To prepare the ﬁ rst 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)

.

(Thi

s creates t

h

e proper

b

or

d

er t

il

e open

i

ng.

)

TIP

:

C

ut the top of the grid ﬁ rst with tin snips and then

bend the grid open and cut the

f

ace o

f

the grid

(A).

• Pl

ace

th

e

cu

t

e

n

d

o

f th

e

ﬁ r

s

t m

a

in

bea

m

o

n th

e

w

a

ll

molding and using the round holes in the grid, hang

main beams on the hanger wire or hook perpendicular

to joists. For installations using traditional hanger wire,

a

fter inserting the wire through the round hole, bend it

u

p and wrap the wire around wrap the han

g

er wire

a

round itself three times. Do this same ste

p

with the

n

ext ma

i

n

b

eam runn

i

ng para

ll

e

l

4

'

away a

l

ong t

h

e wa

ll

.

Prepare and

C

ut Border

C

ross Tee

s

• Stretch a strin

g

line from one end of the room to the

o

ther below the wall moldin

g

and alon

g

the ed

g

e

f

u

rth

es

t fr

o

m th

e

w

a

ll

o

f th

e

m

a

in

bea

m

s

(

A

)

.

(

illus. A

)

• Install your

ﬁ

rst cross tee in the main beam cross tee

s

lot that is your border panel distance

f

rom the wall

.

• Hold the end of your border cross tee a

g

ainst the wall

(

B

)

.

(

illus. A

)

Ma

r

k

a

n

d

cu

t t

he

c

r

oss

t

ee

w

he

r

e

i

t

c

r

osses

t

h

e str

i

ng

li

ne

.

• Insert the uncut end o

f

the cross tee into the main beam through the

r

ectan

g

ular hole and rest the cut end of the tee on the wall moldin

g.

• Cut the second border cross tee to length and insert it.

• Temporarily fasten the cross tees to the wall molding with a clamp or

tape so they do not move.

Squarin

g

the Gri

d

T

o ac

hi

eve t

h

e

b

est en

d

resu

l

ts,

i

t

i

s

i

mportant to ma

k

e sure your gr

id

i

s

square at this point in the installation. This will allow you to adjust if changes

are requ

i

re

d

.

N

O

TE

:

When connecting two cross tees in the same rectangular hole of a

main beam, insert the second tee into the slot by passin

g

on the

r

i

ght s

i

d

e

o

f

the already installed cross tee

.

TIP: Installing cross tees is easier if the tee is inserted into the rectangular

slot at a downward an

g

le from above the

g

rid plane. Listen for an audible

click to ensure a good connection

.

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A

–

S

te

p

1

A

–

S

te

p

2

Set trimmed end of main

b

eam on wall moldin

g

Pl

ace

grid hooks or

hanger wire

g

i

n roun

d

g

holes

e

Border panel distanc

e

B

C

r

oss

t

ee

s

l

ot

W

a

ll

mo

ldi

ng

A

B

i

llus.

A

B

or

d

er tees

cut an

d

cli

pp

ed to

molding so

pp

main aligns

g

w

ith

s

t

r

i

n

g

gg

First main

b

ea

m

Seco

n

d

m

ain bea

m

Guide strin

g

Insert cross

tee

h

er

e

Main beam

Existing

cross tee

Insert to

the RIGHT side

of existing tee

Insert at a

downward an

g

l

e

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• In

s

t

a

ll tw

o

4'

c

r

oss

t

ees

be

tw

ee

n th

e

tw

o

m

a

in

bea

m

s

in lin

e

with th

e

ﬁ r

s

t tw

o

bo

r

de

r t

ees

(C). (illus. B

)

• To check that your

g

rid is square, measure across

the diagonals of the 2' x 4' opening. The measurements

w

ill be the same if the grid is square. If the

measurements are not the same, trim one of the

mains further until the diagonals are equal.

(

illus. B

)

Installing Remaining

G

rid & Leveling the

S

ystem

• Complete the ﬁ rst two rows of main beams by

h

anging main beams

f

rom the hooks and joining their

ends together. Listen

f

or an audible click to ensure a good

co

nn

ec

ti

o

n.

(

illus. C and illus. D

).

At th

e

f

a

r

e

n

d

o

f

eac

h

o

f these ﬁ rst two rows,

y

ou’ll need to cut both main beams

to rest on t

h

e wa

ll

mo

ldi

ng.

TIP:

Use

th

e

l

ef

t-

o

v

e

r

e

n

ds

of

th

e

cu

t m

a

in

bea

m

s

t

o

s

t

a

rt

additional rows o

f

main beams

.

•

Cu

t

add

iti

o

n

a

l

bo

r

de

r

c

r

oss

t

ees

be

tw

ee

n th

e

w

a

ll

a

n

d

ﬁ r

s

t

ro

w

o

f m

a

in

bea

m

s.

• I

f

y

ou have additional rows o

f

main beams to install, stretch a

s

econd string

f

rom one side o

f

the room to the other aligning it

w

ith the ﬁ rst 4' cross tee as shown (D). (illus. B

)

• This second strin

g

will be your

g

uide for cuttin

g

the remainin

g

rows of main beams. Just measure from the end wall to the

s

tring to determine the distance

f

or the

ﬁ

rst rectangular cross

tee s

l

ot

y

ou w

ill

use.

N

O

TE

:

You must line up cross tee slots for the grid to be square

!

•

I

nsta

ll

a

ll

rema

i

n

i

ng ma

i

n

b

eams an

d

4

'

cross tees

.

•

M

easure an

d

cut

b

or

d

er cross tees a

l

ong t

h

e

l

ast wa

ll

.

• Now that your

g

rid is installed, it's time to check or do ﬁ nal levelin

g.

F

i

nal Level

i

ng

• Start by attaching a magnetic level to the bottom of a main beam

located in a corner o

f

the room. Note: Main beam should rest on

w

all molding

.

• Systems installed with traditional han

g

er wire should be level already.

I

f

additional leveling is needed, untwist the hanger wires, raise or lower

the grid slightly, re-bend and twist the wires.

•

S

ystems using

Q

uickHang hardware, hold the main beam, squeeze

the spring tabs on the QuickHang bracket to allow the hook to slide up

o

r

do

wn

(

F

).

Releasin

g

the tab will lock the hook in place

.

• Working from the corner of your room, check and level cross tees and

main beams until the s

y

stem is level

.

TIP:

For additional guidance, see our video online at ceilings.com

/

installation

.

D

C

Full 4'

c

ross tee

s

Second strin

g

Check diagonal

measuremen

ts

g

i

llus.

B

Joist

i

llus. C

Trad

i

t

i

onal W

i

re Han

g

e

r

i

ll

us

. D

QuickHan

g

Grid Hook

s

F

Joist

oist

st

t

J

Jo

oist

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Pencil line

nc

e

li

e

c

W

a

ll

m

o

ldi

n

g

New tegular

edge reveal

g

INSTALL CEILING PANELS

STEP

Installing Panels

STEP

4

• Lift panel at angle up through the grid; drop into place

4

(

A

).

T

IP

:

If there’s an obstruction in the area where you are inserting a ceiling tile,

y

ou may need to lift the ceilin

g

tile throu

g

h an ad

j

acent openin

g

and

g

ently

move it across the back of the

g

rid into place

.

• Trim border panels using a straight edge; panels should be cut face side

up

(B).

F

or tegu

l

ar t

il

es, you w

ill

nee

d

to cut t

h

e e

d

ge t

h

at

’

s rest

i

ng on t

h

e

w

all molding to allow it to lay ﬂ at

.

Cuttin

g

“Te

g

ular”/“Recessed Grid” ceilin

g

border panel

s

• Trim tegular edge border panels to the same dimensions as

f

or

ﬂ

at panels.

T

he tegular edge detail must now be cut into the panel

.

• Set the panel into the

g

rid. Draw a li

g

ht pencil line on the panel usin

g

the

w

a

ll

mo

ldi

n

g

as a

g

u

id

e

(

C

).

• Remove the panel. Use a sharp utility kni

f

e and straight edge to cut hal

f

way

through the panel

f

rom the

f

ace side along the pencil line

(D).

• La

y

the utilit

y

knife on its side next to the

p

anel and, with the

p

anel face u

p

,

cut in at blade hei

g

ht for a reveal cut

(E).

• Remove the cut edge. If the cut edge of the panel is visible, paint with a ﬂ at

whi

te

l

atex pa

i

nt

.

• Fit the panel into the

g

rid

.

For additional information on installin

g

suspended ceilin

g

s, please visit our website at

ceilin

g

s.com or call Techline at 1-877-ARMSTRONG

(

276-7876

)

.6).

L

i

m

i

ted Warrant

y

For warranty information, please visit ceilings.com

/

warranty

.

Precaut

i

onar

y

Measures

:

P

recautionary Measures: Durin

g

the installation be certain that the work site is well ventilated and

a

void breathin

g

dust. Avoid contact with skin or eyes. Wear lon

g

-sleeve, loose ﬁ ttin

g

clothes,

g

loves and eye protection. Cut and

trim with kni

f

e, razor or hand saw. Do not cut with

p

ower e

q

ui

p

ment unless either a dust collector is used on the e

q

ui

p

ment or

local exhaust is used and a NIOSH a

pp

roved res

p

irator is worn to

p

revent overex

p

osure to airborne silica. Ex

p

osures to res

p

irable

c

rystalline silica are not detected in industrial hy

g

iene testin

g

on workers installin

g

acoustical ceilin

g

panels

f

or an 8 hour wor

k

day and are not expected durin

g

the normal use o

f

this product; however, actual levels must be determined by workplace hy

g

iene

testin

g

. Prolon

g

ed and repeated exposure to airborne free respirable crystalline silica can result in lun

g

disease

(

i.e., silicosis

)

and

/

o

r lun

g

cancer. Panels do not release respirable dust in their installed state and there

f

ore do not present any known health hazards

when installed and

p

ro

p

erl

y

maintained.

First Aid Measures

:

If e

y

e or skin contact occurs, ﬂ ush with

p

lent

y

of water for at least 15 minutes and remove contaminated

c

lothin

g

. After installin

g

material, wash with warm water and mild soap.

R

efer to Armstrong World Industries

S

afety Data

S

heet for more information

.

If

y

ou have an

y

technical or installation

q

uestions, or to re

q

uest a Safet

y

Data Sheet,

p

lease call: 1 877 ARMSTRONG.

Do not store or install under conditions where relative humidity exceeds 70%.

(

Except Humi

G

uard

®

Plus and Humi

G

uar

d

®

M

ax

)

C

ut line

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encil

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ace

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