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- Suspended ceiling tile installation relies on the support network provided by the metal ceiling suspension system. The dropped ceiling grid layout may be exposed or concealed. In addition to serving as the framework for dropped ceiling tiles, suspension systems also can be specified for drywall installations.
- Grab the 'best suspended ceiling tool', and set it up to the grid. Once the tool locks onto the main, slide the tee left or right until it locks in, too. That's it, the tee is now perfectly aligned, and ready to clamp, punch and rivet (for the 'popped side'), or snap on the Berc or ACM7 clip (for the 'un-popped side').
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Over time, a suspended ceiling can become damaged or you may want to change the look and feel of a room that has an installed suspended ceiling. Either way, you will need to patiently disassemble the metal gridwork holding the ceiling together. Removing the pieces correctly ensures that the ceiling pieces will not be damaged during the disassembling process and that you won't be injured during the removal.
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Set up a stepladder near one perimeter wall of the room. Make sure you can reach the border ceiling tiles -- ending at the wall -- without extending your body past the sides of the ladder.
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Select a border tile that does not have any accessories mounted to it. Some common accessories include air conditioning vents, lights or speakers. Push one side of the tile up, angle it slightly away from the ceiling grid, and twist it in the opening until it slides through the grid. Set the tile in a safe location. Move around the room while removing all border and then field ceiling tiles. Stack them neatly if they are to be reused.
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Pull up the insulation covering the connection between air conditioning vents and the flex duct attaching them to the air conditioning system. Grab the head of a strap holding the inner flex liner to the vent collar with a pair of lineman's pliers. Twist the strap head clockwise until it snaps. Pull the flex off the vent collar. Remove the vent or the tile holding the vent using the method described for the ceiling tiles.
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Turn off the breaker powering the lights installed in the ceiling grid. Remove the cover from each fluorescent light fixture using the light manufacturer's instructions. Thread a piece of tie wire through one of the holes in one of the tabs attached to the top of the light fixture. Tie the other end of the tie wire to one of the hooks securing the ceiling wire to the supports of the house. Attach one piece of tie wire to the remaining three corners of the light. Repeat the procedure on all lights installed in the suspended ceiling. Loosen each piece of tie wire to lower the lights to the floor.
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Hold one 2-foot ceiling tee-grid with your nondominant hand. Push up on the point the 2-foot ceiling tee enters the slot of a main support tee. Pull the tee away from the support tee. Remove all 2-foot tees and set them aside.
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Suspended Ceiling Grid Slot Punch Tool
Cut the ceiling wires with the lineman's pliers. Ensure that the end of each support wire sits flush with the bottom of the securing tabs. Lower each main tee to the ground carefully to avoid damage. Set all main tees aside.
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Remove the screws holding the border angle from the walls by turning each mounting screw counterclockwise with a Phillips screwdriver. Score the underside of the angle with the blade of the utility knife, if the angle is caulked to the wall. Pull the angle away from the wall slowly.
Things You Will Need
- Stepladder
- Lineman's pliers
- Flathead screwdriver
- Tie wire
- Phillips screwdriver
- Utility knife
Warnings
- Wear safety glasses, gloves and a long-sleeved shirt when removing ceiling tiles from a suspended ceiling.
- Make sure the stepladder is stable before climbing.
- Never step on either of the top two rungs of a ladder.
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