There ARE some really poor quality ceiling tiles on the market; mostly made offshore and certain not to last. That's not us. We manufacture right here in the USA, offer a 5 year guarantee, and have 20 year old installations in the field that still look great. To help folks tell the difference between quality products and the cheap ones, we've made the short video; Decorative Ceiling Tiles: What To Know Before You Buy. Please check it out, and thanks for your comments!
Our tiles are made from rigid vinyl, and are Class A fire rated for flame spread and smoke, and Greenguard Environmental Institute approved for Indoor Air Quality and Children and Schools. The Feather-light Series tiles are made of .013 thick material and our Signature Series are made of .030 material. Free evaluation samples are available, so just contact us at Ceilume and we'll be glad to fix you up!
I love those brown tiles, Went to a restuarant one time and they had the dark brown color as their ceiling and it became famose to go there because of its "Chocolate ceiling.....(The Paris- In michigan).....
@dusty1999 You could give that a shot. Be sure to wear a dust mask and cover EVERYTHING, because the dust will go everywhere. And the smoother you can make the surface before applying the new tiles, the better.
@dusty1999 Spray it with water using a pump up style garden sprayer. Let it sit a few minutes and scrape it off using a 6",8", or 10" sheetrock knife. Plenty of videos here on yuotube showing how easy it is.
@dusty1999 Also, keep in mind that in older homes some of that "Popcorn" may actually include asbestos. It is really easy to test for that; just check your phone book for a nearby lab and give them a call (you can mail them a sample). The cost is minimal, but the piece of mind is priceless!
It is extremely easy to remove popcorn from a ceiling. Get a large spray bottle full of warm water and soak popcorn and let stand 5 minutes. By the time you return, it will come right off with a wide putty knife.
I've already sheetrocked over some old popcorn ceilings and it isn't the funnest thing. I've seen other tiles elsewhere that can just be glued straight over the popcorn. Can that be done with these or is the flat surface of sheetrock/plywood required? Have you tested the product for straight over popcorn installation?
Because a popcorn ceiling is not smooth at all, to glue a tile over the top of it and have that tile look smooth would require one of two things: gallons of glue to "float" a flat surface over the popcorn before applying the tile, or a very thick tile to bridge the high spots in the popcorn. The tiles I've seen advertised to "glue over popcorn" are quite thin, so I fear they would telegraph the popcorn texture right through the surface.
You can cover the popcorn with a new layer of thin sheet rock or plywood, which gives you a flat surface to work with and happens fast. You can screw a grid of inexpensive furring strips over the popcorn, then mount your tiles to that. You can mount a low-profile grid system like Ceiling-Link over the popcorn, then mount your tiles in that grid. Or you can remove the popcorn. It is a pretty tedious project, and messy, but not technically difficult. Good luck with your project!
Hey . . . not a problem! Though this video shows them being put onto a plywood ceiling (in an exterior porch), they work great mounted over sheet rock or plaster, so you're good to go!
cheap crap that disintegrates in a year or two.
Indygoguy 1 month ago
There ARE some really poor quality ceiling tiles on the market; mostly made offshore and certain not to last. That's not us. We manufacture right here in the USA, offer a 5 year guarantee, and have 20 year old installations in the field that still look great. To help folks tell the difference between quality products and the cheap ones, we've made the short video; Decorative Ceiling Tiles: What To Know Before You Buy. Please check it out, and thanks for your comments!
Ceilume 1 month ago
@Ceilume what are they made of?
Indygoguy 1 month ago
Our tiles are made from rigid vinyl, and are Class A fire rated for flame spread and smoke, and Greenguard Environmental Institute approved for Indoor Air Quality and Children and Schools. The Feather-light Series tiles are made of .013 thick material and our Signature Series are made of .030 material. Free evaluation samples are available, so just contact us at Ceilume and we'll be glad to fix you up!
Ceilume 1 month ago
I love those brown tiles, Went to a restuarant one time and they had the dark brown color as their ceiling and it became famose to go there because of its "Chocolate ceiling.....(The Paris- In michigan).....
fancyangel21 9 months ago
Can you just use a sander to sand down the popcorn not perfect, but enough to hide it with these awesome cieling tiles?
dusty1999 10 months ago
@dusty1999 You could give that a shot. Be sure to wear a dust mask and cover EVERYTHING, because the dust will go everywhere. And the smoother you can make the surface before applying the new tiles, the better.
Good luck with your project!
Ceilume 10 months ago
@dusty1999
I scraped that popcorn off with a putty knife. It went OK...a lot better (less messy, faster, better result) than sanding.
mswehde 9 months ago
@dusty1999 Spray it with water using a pump up style garden sprayer. Let it sit a few minutes and scrape it off using a 6",8", or 10" sheetrock knife. Plenty of videos here on yuotube showing how easy it is.
BrokenRRT 4 months ago
@dusty1999 Also, keep in mind that in older homes some of that "Popcorn" may actually include asbestos. It is really easy to test for that; just check your phone book for a nearby lab and give them a call (you can mail them a sample). The cost is minimal, but the piece of mind is priceless!
Ceilume 1 week ago
It is extremely easy to remove popcorn from a ceiling. Get a large spray bottle full of warm water and soak popcorn and let stand 5 minutes. By the time you return, it will come right off with a wide putty knife.
aojigman 1 year ago
I've already sheetrocked over some old popcorn ceilings and it isn't the funnest thing. I've seen other tiles elsewhere that can just be glued straight over the popcorn. Can that be done with these or is the flat surface of sheetrock/plywood required? Have you tested the product for straight over popcorn installation?
melladior 1 year ago
@melladior
Because a popcorn ceiling is not smooth at all, to glue a tile over the top of it and have that tile look smooth would require one of two things: gallons of glue to "float" a flat surface over the popcorn before applying the tile, or a very thick tile to bridge the high spots in the popcorn. The tiles I've seen advertised to "glue over popcorn" are quite thin, so I fear they would telegraph the popcorn texture right through the surface.
Ceilume 1 year ago
You can cover the popcorn with a new layer of thin sheet rock or plywood, which gives you a flat surface to work with and happens fast. You can screw a grid of inexpensive furring strips over the popcorn, then mount your tiles to that. You can mount a low-profile grid system like Ceiling-Link over the popcorn, then mount your tiles in that grid. Or you can remove the popcorn. It is a pretty tedious project, and messy, but not technically difficult. Good luck with your project!
Ceilume 1 year ago
This great, but how are the tiles applied over the old "popcorn" type ceilings?
statsmaint 1 year ago
Pretty cool.
amesguy515 1 year ago
that celling looks really nice!!
lawnside82 1 year ago
this is good stuff. 5stars
georgewig 2 years ago
good idea
pointbky 2 years ago
How would you get good adhesion to drywall?
transdrole 2 years ago
construction adhesive
internalharm 2 years ago
what an awesome idea!!!
wtfusername666 2 years ago
looks good man good idea
GIANTy0y0 2 years ago
Coooool
ChynnaMoonGirl 2 years ago
looks nice to bad i dont have plywood ceilings.
datzfast 2 years ago 4
Hey . . . not a problem! Though this video shows them being put onto a plywood ceiling (in an exterior porch), they work great mounted over sheet rock or plaster, so you're good to go!
Ceilume 2 years ago
hey because they are plastic they would be good for hot tub rooms or showers and bathrooms. but probably hard to blend in around a light fixture,
datzfast 2 years ago
i love it!
firealarm888 2 years ago
It sure does!
dtone314 2 years ago 4
Looks a whole lot easier than tin!
1970Ironhands 2 years ago 7