Installation Guide

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Dust and oil can accumulate during construction and remodeling, so even brand new grid should be
thoroughly cleaned!
Install Your Grid Tape
If you are using strips instead of tape, skip ahead to the “Install Your Strips” section.
You’ll begin by applying tape to the grid around the perimeter of your room. Peel off the backing on
your tape to expose 1-2 ft. of adhesive. Beginning in a corner, grasp the backside of the grid with one
hand and press the tape against the front of your grid with the other. Adhere about 2 in. of tape to
your grid at a time, aligning the next section carefully before pressing it rmly into place. Press rmly
and evenly over the full surface of the tape (a small roller can be helpful) to ensure that the adhesive
forms a rm and consistent bond with your grid.
When you reach another corner, trim the tape to t. Cut precisely, and when beginning your next run
do not overlap any portions of tape.
After you’ve nished applying the tape to the perimeter of your room, move on to your ceiling mains
(long seamless portion of grid), and then nish with your ceiling T’s (shorter cross pieces of grid). Cut
precisely, and do not overlap any portions of tape, particularly where the cross T’s intersect the mains.
Install Your Strips
You’ll begin by applying your strips to your ceiling mains (long seamless portion of grid), and then
nish with your ceiling T’s (shorter cross pieces of grid). “Dry-t” your rst strip by placing one end of
the strip over the intersection of four ceiling tiles, and its length over the grid between two adjacent
tiles. If installing decorative strips, center the “dot end” of the strip over the intersection. Trim to length
if necessary.
Peel off the backing of your strip to expose the adhesive. Line the strip up as before and press rmly
into place. Grasp the backside of the grid with one hand and press hard and evenly over the full
surface of the strip with the other to ensure that the adhesive forms a rm and consistent bond with
the grid.
Butt the beginning of the next strip directly against the end of the rst (do not overlap!). If you are
installing decorative strips, pay close attention to the repeating dot-dash pattern; the dot on your
second strip should land over the next intersection of four ceiling tiles.
Install all of the strips running in one direction (ceiling mains), and then nish by installing the set of
Ceilume Installation Instructions | Revised May 2017