Best Way To Cut Plastic Ceiling Tiles

The family handyman expert wade sides will show you how to cut custom ceiling tiles and shadow lines along the wall.

Best way to cut plastic ceiling tiles.

In the middle is the fasade lay in decorative thermoplastic ceiling tile suitable for glue up or lay in installations. Cut edges of hard plastic panels can be sharp. Transfer those measurements to a ceiling tile and draw an outline of the cut on the front of the tile. Tilt up the tile on its edge then cut through the back paper of the tile along.

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Complete the cut move the tile so the scored line is aligned with the edge of the work surface and the waste is overhanging the edge. Place your knife s edge at the start of the tile. Place the hard plastic panel on a. Make your first pass along the line with a sharp utility knife.

Cut the tile again with the utility knife. How to cut hard plastic ceiling panels. Measure the dimensions of the ceiling where the hard plastic panel is going to be installed such as over a fluorescent light ballast. In this video i will show you how to measure cut and place drop ceiling tiles.

These panels can be cut with tin snips scissors or a utility knife and straight edge. The family handyman expert wade sides will show you how to cut custom ceiling tiles and shadow lines along the wall. Put on heavy work gloves. On the right is the ceilume lay in or glue up ceiling tile can also be painted and can be easily trimmed to fit using common household scissors.

Once you ve got your measurement roll out your tape. Score the width of the tile with the hook of a tape measure.