Installation Guide
Ceilume Installation Instructions
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The installation instructions below assume you are installing your new tiles to your ceiling, but
are also applicable for wall or other surface installations. Please follow the steps below either
way, adapting for your specic situation.
Measure Twice, Glue Once
Map out your ceiling. Measure and mark all of your walls, hallways, closets, and doorways. Locate
and draw any lights, heating vents, and ceiling-mount xtures. Decide and illustrate how to best
create an even border around the perimeter of your room.
Using your map and taking into account the variables above, snap two chalk lines along your ceiling’s
midpoints, forming a cross in the center of your ceiling. Keep in mind that ceilings are rarely square
and chalk lines may need to be adjusted.
Break Out the Adhesive
Apply a 1/8 in. bead of adhesive along the perimeter of the backside of your ceiling tile just outside
the dot-dash pattern. Add another bead along the dot-dash pattern at the center of the tile going in
both directions. Make sure to place this bead to the left or the right of the pattern where the tile will
make contact with your installation surface once installed.
Finally, add an “X” of adhesive in the center of each major design feature that will make contact with
your installation surface once installed. As you are applying your adhesive, remember it isn’t how
much adhesive you use, but that you use the right amount of adhesive in the right places.
Position your ceiling tile about 1/4 in. oset from your chalk lines and lightly press it to the ceiling.
Slide it into place against the chalk lines, allowing the adhesive to spread just a bit. Press and rub
rmly over the glued areas, smoothing out any bumps in the glue and seating the tile rmly into place.
Apply adhesive to the back of your second tile then tilt it into place overlapping the dot-dash pattern
along the edge of the second tile with that of the rst. As you press the tile rmly into place, wiggle it
a bit to allow the adhesive to spread and to encourage the tiles to nest together. Press and rub rmly
over the glued areas, smoothing out any bumps in the glue and seating the tile rmly into place.
Repeat with your remaining tiles, proceeding from one adjacent tile to the next.
Spend an extra 15 seconds or so holding down the dots in the corners of the tile where they overlap
to encourage them to lie at.
Use a soft, damp rag to wipe up any excess adhesive.