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Loose ceiling tiles?
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| DIYguy 2006-11-17, 3:26 am |
| I have a room with a ceiling that's covered with the traditional 12-inch
square interlocking fiber tiles. Some of them are coming loose from the
nailing strips and they're starting to sag. I thought of making small
holes at the intersections of the tiles and injecting liquid
construction adhesive with a caulking gun. Then I realized this probably
won't work because there is a poly-plastic vapor barrier sheet between
the tiles and the wood nailing strips. I think this plastic would
prevent good adhesion. I'd appreciate some suggestions for this problem.
I really don't want to tear the ceiling down and start over. Do they
make special staples or other fasteners for this?
Thanks
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| barry@sme-online.com 2006-11-17, 1:25 pm |
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DIYguy wrote:
> I have a room with a ceiling that's covered with the traditional 12-inch
> square interlocking fiber tiles. Some of them are coming loose from the
> nailing strips and they're starting to sag. I thought of making small
> holes at the intersections of the tiles and injecting liquid
> construction adhesive with a caulking gun. Then I realized this probably
> won't work because there is a poly-plastic vapor barrier sheet between
> the tiles and the wood nailing strips. I think this plastic would
> prevent good adhesion. I'd appreciate some suggestions for this problem.
> I really don't want to tear the ceiling down and start over. Do they
> make special staples or other fasteners for this?
>
> Thanks
Many rooms in my house had the same stuff. I've removed much of it,
with
a few more to go. Another reason to do so: I sliced up the removed
tiles
and fed them to woodstove- they burn GREAT!
Besides, my insurance company is encouraging me to get them gone.
And ... the 1x strips burn almost as well :')
J
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| tev9999@hotmail.com 2006-11-17, 5:25 pm |
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I have the same in my basement and HATE them. I don't have the desire
to rip them all out, but I have also stopped fixing any that I have to
tear out.
Just put a drywall screw through into the furring strip. Drill it
below the surface and put some spackle over the screw head. Don't
worry about smoothing it as it will look like the tile surface if it is
rough. You can paint the entire ceiling if you are worried about color
differences.
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| aspasia 2006-11-17, 5:25 pm |
| On 17 Nov 2006 09:08:46 -0800, barry@sme-online.com wrote:
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>DIYguy wrote:
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>Many rooms in my house had the same stuff. I've removed much of it,
>with
>a few more to go. Another reason to do so: I sliced up the removed
>tiles
>and fed them to woodstove- they burn GREAT!
WHATTTT???!!! Aren't they asbestos??? Who was breathing the smoke
from this fire??!!!
>
>Besides, my insurance company is encouraging me to get them gone.
>
>And ... the 1x strips burn almost as well :')
>
>J
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| Don Young 2006-11-18, 3:25 am |
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<aspasia> wrote in message
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> On 17 Nov 2006 09:08:46 -0800, barry@sme-online.com wrote:
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> WHATTTT???!!! Aren't they asbestos??? Who was breathing the smoke
> from this fire??!!!
>
I don't think asbestos burns too good.
Don Young
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| George E. Cawthon 2006-11-18, 3:25 am |
| aspasia wrote:
> On 17 Nov 2006 09:08:46 -0800, barry@sme-online.com wrote:
>
>
> WHATTTT???!!! Aren't they asbestos??? Who was breathing the smoke
> from this fire??!!!
>
No! They aren't asbestos! Asbestos would not
burn. They are mostly wood fiber or other
vegetable fiber held together by a small amount of
glue.
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| aotto64@yahoo.com 2006-12-28, 3:25 am |
| Hi! I'm new here. I just read what you wrote about the ceiling tiles
not burning. I have broken ceiling tiles in my basement (unfortunate
incident with a heavy bag stand!). Anyway, now I am concerned that they
have asbestos. I found a box under the staircase that says the tiles
are Armstrong Cushiontone. I took a piece outside to see if it would
burn. It didn't burst into flame, but it burned and charred. Should I
be concerned? Thanks!!!
George E. Cawthon wrote:
> aspasia wrote:
> No! They aren't asbestos! Asbestos would not
> burn. They are mostly wood fiber or other
> vegetable fiber held together by a small amount of
> glue.
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| aotto64@yahoo.com 2006-12-28, 3:25 am |
| Hi! I'm new here. I just read what you wrote about the ceiling tiles
not burning. I have broken ceiling tiles in my basement (unfortunate
incident with a heavy bag stand!). Anyway, now I am concerned that they
have asbestos. I found a box under the staircase that says the tiles
are Armstrong Cushiontone. I took a piece outside to see if it would
burn. It didn't burst into flame, but it burned and charred. Should I
be concerned? Thanks!!!
George E. Cawthon wrote:
> aspasia wrote:
> No! They aren't asbestos! Asbestos would not
> burn. They are mostly wood fiber or other
> vegetable fiber held together by a small amount of
> glue.
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| aotto64@yahoo.com 2006-12-28, 3:25 am |
| Hi! I'm new here. I just read what you wrote about the ceiling tiles
not burning. I have broken ceiling tiles in my basement (unfortunate
incident with a heavy bag stand!). Anyway, now I am concerned that they
have asbestos. I found a box under the staircase that says the tiles
are Armstrong Cushiontone. I took a piece outside to see if it would
burn. It didn't burst into flame, but it burned and charred. Should I
be concerned? Thanks!!!
George E. Cawthon wrote:
> aspasia wrote:
> No! They aren't asbestos! Asbestos would not
> burn. They are mostly wood fiber or other
> vegetable fiber held together by a small amount of
> glue.
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