I have a question. Where do you set the jetline, in the middle of the main or on the edge?

I’m a journeyman carpenter who specializes in acoustical ceilings and I will recommend this video to all of my apprentices that want to learn the basics of ceilings. Great video to learn the basic techniques.

I owned an acoustical company in California and installed ceilings for 40 years. Your video pretty much covers it all. A few minor tips: Put the jet line on the edge of the main. You don't have to eyeball the center of the main that way. Set the laser at ceiling level and lose the laser target. When you are cranking the wire down to level, put your free hand over the main as you have to anyway to pull it down as you level it. The laser will sweep across your hand so you can easily tell when to tie off the wire. The laser will also give you a sort of chalk line to set the wall angle to. The target is a major pain to use on wall angle. The target just adds steps and is always falling on the floor. Last tip is lay out your wires so they can be tied to the grid at the intersection of the main and cross tee and the wires will be plumb. It makes installing the tile much quicker. Time is money. Be glad that you don't have to install grid in California. Earthquake codes! Good video! Jerry

That was the most self explanatory video I've seen thank you sir

A week into my first year apprenticeship in commercial construction and they have me helping with installing dropped ceilings, 8 videos in and this is the first one that explains the process the 4th year journeyman uses to layout the grid. ( Is a joke, he has enough experience and hours to be journeymen, but he's still a 4th year)

Great professional job, straight to the heart of this installation, you are a solid teacher.

been a carpenter for 7 years, havent had a whole lot of experience in grid, this is lighting up how to install it a bit better, , thanks kevin!!!

Thumbs up in first 30 seconds! Thanks for showing the components. Helpful for us who have never done this.

Nice video it's been awhile since I did this, I needed a refresher. Reading other comments I don't understand why they are confused about this video, your instructions are plain and simple. Thank you

The robot legs are my biggest takeaway. So cool! Also a good video

from seeing 2 different and big manufacturer videos to what an installer will do, you simplified it and made it easier to understand and the rules to follow to have a good square ceiling. thanks

Great video! I have to rehang a drop ceiling today for the first time. Your video and explanation make me feel like I can do it right the first time! Thanks for making this!

I’m glad I watched this whole video. I realize I can not do this myself 😢😂

Excellent video. No fluff. Good teacher.

God bless you so much my dear friend. This is so great your English is so clear and you explained step by steps

Well today, I will start my install. I am more confident that I watched this video 3 times. I can't wait to get off from work and start.

I love the way that he explains detail for detail very good video he definitely knows what he's talking about thank you

we are planning to replace an original old tile ceiling with a suspended ceiling in basement of a 60 yr old home . this video was very helpful in learning how the project will unfold. We're having a contractor do the work however its useful to know what the installation process is all about. We have yet to decide on the lighting, as pot lights were too expensive.

As an architect in training, love to see it!

Thank you so much for posting this! I have a building in which i want to redo the foyer. The only issues are the grid cieling has to come out and i wasnt sure if i could create a mechanism with a steel cable to hang things. After seeing this? Given my dimensions and plans, what i need is already there! 😊 This is so perfectly "inline" with what im hoping to do, its uncannily perfect. Other than 1 or 2 adjustnents in my engineering ive got to make that actually make life easier, youve just given me an ideal proof of concept! Between that and seeing where your located, ill take that as a good omen. 😊 thx!

This is very well explained and demonstrated. I commend your hard work!

Thanks man, very informative and easy to follow.

Thanks man for taking the time to make the video.

Little trick a ceiling guy taught me for layout is to count the number of fulls and multiply by two pull the number from the wall mark and measure the remainder from the other wall and divide by two pull that number from the wall and every four foot are your mains

Thanks for creating this learning video.Liked your passion behind this creation. I had learnt from your video to ensure the Level of the Ceiling using Laser card and bending the wire using the pliers. I also read in one of the comments whether the sting line to be positioned on the center of the Main Tee or side of the Main Tee. For me both will work, as far as the installer does the basics right. Another observation, the suspension wire used was directly cut from the coil. Probably Pre-straightened would be better for achieving quality installation.

Wow, that is amazing how you put that ceiling up..Damm you are talented!

Thank very much for your informative video. And most importantly, you have time to answer every question.. Go on thumb up

Excellent video my friend!

Excellent instructional video by a mechanic not a do it your selfer! My preferred way of fastening wall angle into dry wall is fence staples or tension pins.

this is a very simple and good video of learning the basics of installation of ACT grid......thanks a lot for sharing.

U make it look so simple bro and u gave me some good tips more drop ceiling ideas plz!

Hey friend. Awesome video. Very informative. One common mispronounced word...taunt or tont for tight or stretched is actually spelled TAUT and pronounced taught. I used to mis pronounce it too. Lol.

Awesome thanks good to know u remind me of the Boss I had that taught me ceilings

mike I like your video have anice day I do acoustical ceilings long time ago you are a good person

Congratulations good job and teaching.

I wish I had been smart enough to watch this video 3 years ago when I first entered the wall and ceiling trade. My first few weeks would have gone sooooo much better haha

Your video was very well done! Thank you.

Thanks for explaining all of this.

Nice video man keep up the good work !

Very informative video. You are a great teacher. Thanks for sharing your expertise.

it would be highly appreciated if you can post your tools. such as puncher & rivets tools. for beginners like me, this is the first time in my life seeing someone use a puncher & rivets tools.

Love this video , has helped me tons

Great video and straight to the point.

nice video and straighforward. greetings from the Gods. 😊

You make it look so easy 😅

Excellent... Thank YOU!

Thanks, so I will know what they are doing to my ceiling.

Great explanation 👌🏽

Very informative thanks for the video

If you put a lag in your drill and hook it to a bent wire give it a spin it will straighten the wire.

Great job teaching yho just save me

Man brother thanks

Well done. Good explanation.

Starting off i was told to run mains the longest run or as you said; the least amount of material. Been getting lucky doing that for a long time until one day I ran around popping wire this way and ended up doing four huge rooms before my boss caught me. The mains actually goes across the short side of those four foot lights.

Good job.

Thanyou ticher very Good and cily acustic

Thanks

Hey, could you do a video on how to “jack up” or “jack down” your mains on the wire? It would help me ALOT...p.s. thanks for all of your videos they have helped me so much

My friend: the best video I watched Very informative, I'm a handyman and I'm about to take a job like this, never done it, I was a little nervous about it but you make it really easy, my question is pricing, can you give me a rough idea of how much to charge?

Much appreciated.

Love it bro

Ceilings used to be this easy , now with the crazy lightning designs and diffusers , it's cuts up the whole ceiling .

This is a very good video and I enjoyed watching it, but I am confused about how much to trim off of the main tees and centering everything. Years ago, my father and I installed two suspended ceilings in my home and they turned-out great, but I don't remember how we laid-out the grid work. The room I will be working on will be in a bathroom and the walls are concrete.

Great job thanks…….🤝🤝🤝🤝

Nice job.

Good video

Great video

thanks for your excellent video? a question how much is the range per square foot installation, labor only

i whatchet many times i hope you can make another video of the same very good like those good movies 1 2 3 verciones

I’m looking for a good grid punch. Any suggestions? Thank you. Excellent video by the way

Man good job..bro

Thanks!

Thorough video, but I could give you many tips to make you more efficient and accurate. Start with square lines prior to beginning. It saves time on trimming to square, gives accurate picture of end product, and you don’t need rivets.

Thanks for information

Earlier you mentioned running mains along the short axis but did opposite in the installation. Any reason?

He really got ladder shoes on😂😂

I'll give ya a comment. THANK YOU for not adding some mundane, tedious, annoying background music. Makes listening / watching "difficult" ... especially when repeated. Now that I got that off my chest ... I don't think it matters much if at all, but I noticed in the Armstrong video (as well as the guy I work with) that you differ in how you use the jet line. They run the line down the edge of the first main tee and center of the first cross tee. Any thoughts? I may prefer your method.

Thanks. This was an excellent explanation. I will be putting up about 1,000 sq ft of 2’x2’ panels in our basement. I’ve already chosen a USG panel I want to go with. Any recommendations for a grid manufacturer (USG vs Armstrong) or a generic and are there any differences in the quality, etc? Thanks.

Damn I wish they still made those Skywalker stilts..

Eres grande caballero

Thanks! Why I didn't see this video before my project?!

Would raising an existing drop ceiling be similar? is there an "easy" way to bump it up? Is it possible to raise just part of a ceiling in a room, or do they always have to come straight across level?

Wow i learned alot, Thank you.

Is there any benefit to floating the ceiling vs. designing a room in 2'/4' increments so that the tiles end exactly aligned to the walls? Is there an efficiency or cost/material savings between one verses the other?

So why is it so hard to push the tiles up? And then get them back down when I'm running cable above a T-bar ceiling?

Awesome video, I was wondering why the ceiling we had installed is all jacked up, the guy did none of what you did and just did a bad job.

Apologies for my stupid q - I am not sure about the hanging wire, how to correctly drill - what type of screws to attach to the concrete roof and then suspend the hanging wires from. Any help anyone please

Great video. Can you demostrate a diagonal Act grid?

Hello friend, excellent all the explanation, consult, as it is called the tool with which it makes the drill

What do you do if you accidentaly pop a rivet in the wrong place? And what's your method of fastening the line thread? Ive always used laser but resorted to line thread when its a long corridor/too much light.. I just feel like there must be some smart easy way to fasten it compared to my struggle to get it up behind the wall molding

Great tutorial video,I only have one question I'm doing a repair and several of the hanging wires were cut in half, is it ok to splice wires allowed by code?

Question? I've removed a wall and now there is a width of wall missing from existing ceiling tile . I'd say about 9". How do join the two halves together? Thanks Jay.

you were sayingg main should on shortest distance, least materials, but why did you choose north to south? which should longer distance in the room.

Nice instructions what’s up with the rivets? Use wire and tie back above ceiling height eliminates unsightly rivets. Used rivets only in tight corners were grid won’t lock. Local 1016 Muncie Indiana

How do you do angle run ceiling. Where it’s not straight side to side but in an angle?

How do you attach the string to the wall angle to make a main runner Straight

Thanks for the informative video. Can you please tell how to remove a tee from already installed grid. I have tried but they seemed locked or something

Do these rules apply for smaller rooms, like a 7.5 x 6? I have a small bathroom I want to do but always find videos for larger rooms. I would assume the same technique applies?

Great video! I'd love to know what brand and model of laser you're using. The one I have is absolutely no where near as easy to use.

How di I block off the end opening near staircase?