Replacing Old Ceiling Tiles

In doing so i remove and replace old water damaged ceiling tiles and paint the.

Replacing old ceiling tiles.

How to update your drop ceiling. The replacement tiles have two sides with an extended lip for stapling to the framework as well as a recessed groove for the lip of the tile next to it see first photo below. The grid for this system is much easier that the drop ceiling grid and the tiles attach directly to the grid. Fortunately our damaged ceiling tiles were in a corner of the basement used as a laundry room.

I will show you how to repair a ceiling that has been severely water damaged. Use a pair of pliers to pull the old staples from the furring strips. For a quick update pop old tiles out of the ceiling grid and replace with fresh ones. Upgrading a drop ceiling.

Sagging ceiling tiles is a very common problem observed in old houses. Surface mount ceiling tiles are easy to install. This is another project that can be done by one person and in most cases the tiles that go into place can be easily cut to size using scissors. First remove the old crown molding then use a pry bar or claw hammer to pull the old tiles loose image 2.

If your grid holds 24 x 48 tiles try a scored product that s designed to look like 24 x 24 panels. This goes faster with two people or more working on ladders from various points of the room. First we removed all the old tiles that were exactly 2 2 in size meaning no cuts required. Here is a post explaining a do it yourself method to fix this problem.

It is a tiring job and requires expertise. This basically meant we removed all the middle tiles and left all four corners and three of the side walls. Dropping ties with an old drop ceiling is easy. Learn how to fix sagging ceiling tiles with this 5 step guide.

Begin removing the tiles. We simply removed all tiles in that corner to install replacement tiles. Unlike drop ceiling acoustic tiles that fit into a suspended frame most interlocking tiles are mounted on the ceiling with nails staples adhesive or a combination of the three. Some ceiling tiles manufactured prior to mid 1970 contain asbestos.