Can you install
your tin ceilings yourself?
The
easiest way to install pressed tin is to firstly fix
building ply to the ceiling or walls and then nail the tin
to the ply. Battens can be used but ply makes the
job much easier. The nails used are quite small and
barely visible.
We have fitting instructions which we supply to each
customer. The instructions are very detailed and have been
put together as a guide for Tradesmen or Experienced
Handymen. If you lack experience in this area, you may
prefer to employ someone with building experience. However,
most of our customers have fixed their own ceilings, see
pressed in ceilings
completed by our customers.
Layouts for
tin ceilings
Some of
our smaller patterned panels can be put to great use over
the entire ceiling. Suitable small designs are Fleur,
Bluebells, Acorn and Lachlan Hearts. However we
stock a greater range of tin ceilings which are of a bigger
design. Some repeat patterns for our tin ceilings are 610 mm
x 610 mm (2' x 2'). These designs would look totally
spoiled if their edges were trimmed to fit the outer limits
of the ceiling. There is a way to avoid this happening and
our layout and design service makes use of this so that none of these
larger designs need to be trimmed. When we design
tin
ceilings we place the beautiful fancy patterns into the
middle of the ceiling but we create a border around the edge
of the room. This border needs to be a certain size
depending on the exact measurements of your room. The next
step is to fix tin crown cornice mouldings to the edges of
the ceiling. There will be space between your cornice
mouldings and your lovely centre patterns so we place a
smaller border/filler pattern in here to take up the excess
space and to highlight your main fancy patterns. To create
a definition between the central panels and the border
panels we use a moulding strip which is a narrow raised
accessory which does its job magnificently. To add a
finishing touch we use rosettes where the moulding strips
meet. Similarly, we use corner mitre leaves or corner mitre
boxes where the crown cornice mouldings meet. These
accessories can be viewed on our
Pressed Tin Accessories page. A typical ceiling design
can be seen below. It shows the positioning of the various
tin ceiling components:
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This ceiling features Jasmine centre
panelling surrounded by Stockholm border with
Egg and Dart cornice
