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Suspended ceiling - ugly joints
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| I'm almost finished installing a suspended ceiling in my basement. While
it's straight and looks good overall, there are several places that I really
would like to clean it up.
How does one create a clean joint between two pieces of "L" bracing (along
the wall)?
When you have an odd length of t-bar, is there a clip that can be added to
hold the cut end in place?
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| Aardvark 2008-02-05, 8:25 pm |
| On Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:15:16 +0000, Calab wrote:
> I'm almost finished installing a suspended ceiling in my basement. While
> it's straight and looks good overall, there are several places that I
> really would like to clean it up.
>
> How does one create a clean joint between two pieces of "L" bracing
> (along the wall)?
>
If you mean the ceiling trim, the only ends you ever butt together are
the original machined ends. Any cut ends should be in corners, where of
course there should be a false mitre.
> When you have an odd length of t-bar, is there a clip that can be added
> to hold the cut end in place?
None that I've ever come across in twenty years of ceiling fixing, but it
is possible with a bit of ingenuity to fabricate oneself a splicing piece
and fix it to the two pieces main 'T' with 5/8'' or 1/2'' self-starting
'Tek' wafer screws. You will never be able to cut the ends of the face
perfectly square, but that's where a piece of white tape comes in handy
to cover any gap between the pieces.:-)
Make sure there's a suspension wire supporting both sides of any splice
you may make.
HTH
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