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Product Specification (5/29/09)

All of our products are manufactured from a T1 grade tin plated steel. This is generally referred to as "bright tinplate". The material thickness is 0.010". Our panels measure 2' x 2', our moldings all come in 4' lengths. All of our finishes are powder coated. Powder coating is an electrostatic process where polyester resin is baked onto the panels at 400 deg. F. Our faux finishes are hand applied over a powder coated base color. All of our products carry an ASTM E 84-03b approval (Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials). In order to specify our material we would need to know the following:

  • Which pattern? Specify pattern number.
  • Which style? Specify Snap-Lock, Nail-Up or Drop-In. The Snap-Lock panel is an interlocking system designed to attach directly to existing drywall or plaster with #6 drywall screws. The screws are not visible. The Nail-Up panel has a 1/4" overlapping seam and is designed to be nailed to a wood substrate. We recommend 3/8" plywood and 18 ga. brad nails. The nails are visible. The Drop-In panel is made to drop into a standard 15/16" suspended ceiling grid. Our Drop-In has a 1/8" embossed edge that helps it nest into the opening made by the grid.
  • Which color? Specify color.
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View fire rating report courtesy of the United States Testing Company, Inc. This report will generally satisfy building inspectors' requests.

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Free tin ceiling consultation to assist in materials, quantity and cost. Once downloaded, fill out and either fax or email to to the listed places specified on the worksheet. A designer will determine the layout, cost and materials needed for your project.

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Why are Tin Ceilings so popular today?

Tin Ceilings remind us of a different time in our country's history. Tin Ceilings stir memories of gentler days when elegance and beauty reigned. A slower paced era where style and grace were the watchwords in home decor. Old time victorian homes, formal parlors, farmhouses with wood burning stoves and other historic architecture we've seen in literature and film or remember from our childhood.

It is said that "Everything Old Becomes New Again". It reinvents itself and becomes fashionable again, perhaps because it was so fashionable in the first place. Fashion goes in and out of style as modern ideas are introduced to the market. But the popular styling's of the past always cycle back into modern contemporary culture. The Tin Ceiling exemplifies this concept.