The family handyman expert wade sides will show you how to cut custom ceiling tiles and shadow lines along the wall.
Cutting suspended ceiling tiles.
Press down firmly on the waste to snap the tile along the scored line.
Repeat this process with any remaining tiles.
Pros suspended ceiling and drywall use their tape measure utility knife and hands as a cut guide.
The family handyman expert wade sides will show you how to cut custom ceiling tiles and shadow lines along the wall.
In other words this is how we really cut suspended ceiling tiles.
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Run your utility knife along the marked line to cut the tile place your cut edges to one side.
They extend the blade to whatever the measurement is then with the other hand hold the tape on the edge of the tile.
Use a step ladder to climb up and place the cut section of tile in its spot on the ceiling grid.
With the tile in its position take your knife and make a light incision along the border of the grid.
Push out the center of the hole.
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.
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Measure the location of holes required in the tiles such as those for lighting or air vents.
Place the tile in its spot in the ceiling and cut the edge.