#No space drop ceiling install
Although I did install the whole ceiling by myself, crown moulding is a two person job (for me) so Julie helped me with that. In addition to being a lovely, architectural detail, crown moulding hides the expansion gap and supports the planks around the perimeter of the room. One thing to note is you have to leave expansion gap around the perimeter of the room to allow for contraction and expansion. In a couple locations, the cross braces were in the way so the clips couldn’t slide into place. Each row of planks should be secured with a clips on every perpendicular grid line. When installing the planks, the clips have to be installed on the grid that is perpendicular to the planks. There’s enough space in between the lights that I don’t have to worry about a couple inches difference. This technique made it easy for me to cut out the holes, even if it made the spacing between lights not EXACTLY symmetrical. After marking the center for each light, I used a paper template to draw the correct size circle. I installed the lights, centered between two adjoining rows of planks - to make it easier to cut the holes. You can’t cut the holes too big or you might have to use some caulk to zshoosh the hole… I’m not saying I did, but I’m not saying I didn’t. There’s not a lot of leeway with the trim. measured and marked the location for the three lights in that rowĪ few times I had to remove multiple rows of planks to resize holes because I hadn’t made them quite big enough.I put tape on the grid to remind me of the general location of where I wanted a row of lights. I had to cut all the holes before installing the planks. Well, I shouldn’t say voila like it was that easy…It wasn’t THAT easy. Then, I snapped the trim kit in place, and voila! I didn’t really want to deal with all that hassle, so I ordered some lights that would lessen the load… These recessed lights are very light so I didn’t need to suspend them from anything! All I had to do was set them in through the hole and rest them on the planks. Typically, lights would need to be independently supported by something other than the ceiling planks. I had my electrician come in and give me ONE dimmer switch to control all nine of the new, integrated LED, canless lights I installed. Three on the left and four on the right that were each operated with their own switch. The previous light situation included two, 2’x4′, fluorescent lights on two separate switches, as well as seven can lights. (It’s not pretty but it did the trick.) Lights I wanted some extra material to drive those long screws into. The screws that come with those covers are about 3″ long and the planks are less than 1/2″ thick. I also held a scrap of wood above the planks while driving in the screws that secured the vent cover.
In hind sight, I probably didn’t need to because once I screwed the grill in place, it would have held the boot in place….but anyway). I attached a block of wood to the vent to keep it positioned, flush with the planks. Obviously, I wasn’t going to use the existing, big, 2’x2′ drop ceiling vents! When I did have to move the ladder (a couple times), I just pushed the clips in on the right side, got down and moved my ladder, then pushed in the rest of the clips.
#No space drop ceiling full
The planks are 84″ long and I could install one full plank all by myself without moving the ladder, if I place it correctly. All by myself! One person ceiling installation is a game changer. Once that first row was in, the rest of the planks tapped into place really easily. Then, I secured these planks to the grid with screws so they wouldn’t move around as I tapped subsequent rows in place. Awesome! Installing WoodHaven Planks to Drop Ceiling Gridįor the first row, I used a laser level to ensure the whole row ran in one solid line. When the ceiling is finished, there aren’t any visible fasteners or nail holes to fill.Ī great thing about the clips is that you can install and remove the WoodHaven planks easily if you make a mistake (or realize you need to resize your light hole for the third time), you can just back the clips up, take the piece down, and go trim the piece again. The Easy Up clips snap onto the grid and have a hook that slides into the groove on the planks to secure them. The magic of this system is in the Easy Up clips which fit onto a 15/16″ grid. Maryville TN House Tour – Completed Rooms.
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