Replacing Damaged Ceiling Tiles

Use a camera or a cell phone to take a picture of your ceiling tile and upload it to the tool.

Replacing damaged ceiling tiles. In doing so i remove and replace old water damaged ceiling tiles and paint the. With this style you won t need to purchase additional cross tees just pop out the old ceilings and place in the new. Cut out the center of the damaged tile to about 1 inch 2 5 cm from the perimeter with a utility knife. Fortunately our damaged ceiling tiles were in a corner of the basement used as a laundry room.

See professionally prepared estimates for ceiling drywall replacement work. Use the armstrong ceilings ceiling replacement finder to find matches for existing discontinued. Get fair costs for your specific project requirements. For many people the only recourse is to replace the entire tile but another solution for a small damaged area is to simply repair the problem.

The ceiling tiles attach directly to the existing ceiling using an adhesive. The trick to replacing a tile is cutting off the top lip of the grooved edge of the new tile. If your grid holds 24 x 48 tiles try a scored product that s designed to look like 24 x 24 panels. We simply removed all tiles in that corner to install replacement tiles.

Make additional cuts perpendicular to each side up to the joints with adjoining tiles to remove the remaining pieces. The cost to replace ceiling drywall starts at 3 86 4 77 per square foot but can vary significantly with site conditions and options. Tiles that were installed prior to 1980 might contain hazardous asbestos which requires professional abatement and repair. Have a damaged ceiling tile.

Take photos switch sites. Ceiling tiles are relatively fragile. The replacement tiles have two sides with an extended lip for stapling to the framework as well as a recessed groove for the lip of the tile next to it see first photo below. The beauty is that there are a number of different patterns available and they are not expensive.

Once you ve trimmed off the top lip of the groove you can place the tongue edge in the grooves of the adjacent tile and pivot the patch tile into place. Installing styrofoam ceiling tiles is one of the easiest ways to change an ugly ceiling into a beautiful one. Walls backsplashes. After removing all damaged tiles unpack your replacement ceiling tiles.

Cut away the damaged area first so you can get a grip on the tile. See typical tasks and time to replace ceiling drywall along with per unit costs and material requirements. For a quick update pop old tiles out of the ceiling grid and replace with fresh ones.