T-Bar ceilings, commonly referred to as drop ceilings, are constructed of beams with a cross section resembling a T. To build a T-Bar ceiling, you must determine how much material you need in terms of the maintee, crosstee and wall mold pieces. Online calculators make it easy to estimate the amount of material needed to build your T-Bar ceilings.
Instructions
1. Measure the length and width of the room in which you wish to install a T-Bar ceiling, using a tape measure. This works for a standard room. If your room is odd-shaped and includes alcoves or other nooks, you will need to measure your room in sections. Use graph paper to draw the shape of your room. If your room includes a bay, for instance, divide the bay from the rest of the room. Measure the length and width of the bay and then measure the length and width of the rest of the room.
2. Open any Web browser and navigate to an online T-Bar calculator. Free online T-Bar calculators include Arrlin.com and Newceilingtiles.com.
3. Enter the length and width of your room into the appropriate fields and press "Enter."
4. Write down the results you see in the "Maintee," "Crosstee" and "Wall Mold" fields. The number in the "Maintee" field indicates how many pieces of foot mains you need. The number in the "Crosstee" how many pieces of crosstees you need. The number in the "Wall Mold" field indicates how many pieces of wall mold you need.
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