Usg Drop Ceiling Installation Guide

Choose the ceiling height.

Usg drop ceiling installation guide.

Mark the desired height at each room corner. Snap a chalk line around the entire room perimeter 3 4 in. Install lag screws at 4 intervals along the main tee string lines. Usg donn brand dxf dxlf fineline 9 16in.

Above the desired ceiling height. Bend each hanger wire to a 90 degree angle 3 4 above the string line. Usg donn brand dxla aluminum capped fire rated 15 16in. Snap a chalk line marking the top of the wall angle.

Usg donn brand dx dxl concealed 15 16in. Install wall molding mark the desired new ceiling height on the wall. Cross tees dotted lines are installed parallel to the main tees 2 ft. Standard application guide ic592 for more information about usg stabilizer bars in plank and large panel applications.

Pick a height so the ceiling tile will clear the lowest ceiling obstruction like plumbing lines or ductwork. Use in clean room applications with usg donn. Usg donn brand dx dxl standard 15 16in. This installation guide identifies and defines components used in each system and provides step by step instructions used to install each of the six usg exterior ceiling systems.

Choose a ceiling height. Usg donn brand dxt dxlt centricitee 9 16in. Usg suspension systems accessories. Use for standard ceiling perimeters.

Installing 2 x 4 drop ceiling panels determine the size of the border panels to get the length of your border panels divide the width of the room by the. Snap the chalk line tool to create this. Or 101 6 mm is recommended below the lowest air duct pipe or beam to install panels. 2 measure three quarters of an inch up toward.

How to install a suspended ceiling for 2 x 2 ft. Install your ceiling at any level as long as you maintain enough clearance 4 in. Mark a perimeter chalk line. Pull each hanger wire.

Usg donn brand dxw wide faced 1 1 2in. Below the lowest air duct pipe or beam. Allow clearance of at least 4 in. W usg donn brand.

Slip a special outside corner piece over the flange to hide the corner cut. For additional information see the usg exterior ceiling systems guide sc2561 which contains design considerations test results and construction details including. Attach a hanger wire to each screw and cut 6 below the string line. Nail the wall angle at every stud with 1 1 4 in.

Snap a chalk line 3 4 in. Install hanger wire or.