Usg Drop Ceiling Installation Guide

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Usg drop ceiling installation guide.

Install your ceiling at any level as long as you maintain enough clearance 4 in. Below the lowest air duct pipe or beam. Choose the ceiling height. Use in clean room applications with usg donn.

Standard application guide ic592 for more information about usg stabilizer bars in plank and large panel applications. Nail the wall angle at every stud with 1 1 4 in. Usg donn brand dx dxl standard 15 16in. Snap the chalk line tool to create this.

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. Slip a special outside corner piece over the flange to hide the corner cut. Snap a chalk line 3 4 in. Cross tees dotted lines are installed parallel to the main tees 2 ft.

Install hanger wire or. 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. Pull each hanger wire. Bend each hanger wire to a 90 degree angle 3 4 above the string line.

Snap a chalk line marking the top of the wall angle. Usg suspension systems accessories. Install lag screws at 4 intervals along the main tee string lines. Examine the ceiling to find the lowest pipe duct or conduit.

Snap a chalk line around the entire room perimeter 3 4 in. Install wall molding mark the desired new ceiling height on the wall. Mark a perimeter chalk line. Pick a height so the ceiling tile will clear the lowest ceiling obstruction like plumbing lines or ductwork.

W usg donn brand. Measure down 4 inches from the bottom of this object and make a small mark on the wall. Usg donn brand dxla aluminum capped fire rated 15 16in. Usg donn brand dxf dxlf fineline 9 16in.

Trim main tees so that a cross tee slot lines up with the cross tee string. Or 101 6 mm is recommended below the lowest air duct pipe or beam to install panels. Choose a ceiling height. Attach a hanger wire to each screw and cut 6 below the string line.

For additional information see the usg exterior ceiling systems guide sc2561 which contains design considerations test results and construction details including. Use for standard ceiling perimeters. Usg donn brand dxt dxlt centricitee 9 16in. Allow clearance of at least 4 in.

How to install a suspended ceiling for 2 x 2 ft. 2 measure three quarters of an inch up toward.