The minimum drop for HG-Grid is 4 inches. This is to allow you enough room to slide and drop the tile in place. If a smaller ceiling height drop is required, reference our CeilingMAX product, a surface mounted ceiling system.

With the HG-Grid system, any 15/16-inch 2×2 or 2×4 flat or revealed tile can be used. (Revealed panels are those with the 1/4-inch lip around the edge of the panel). ACP’s Fasade panels can also be used with the HG-Grid system.

HG-Grid is recommended for basements, bathrooms, dining rooms and kitchens. Since HG-Grid is made of PVC plastic, the grid will not rust in high humidity areas.

Any type of recessed lighting can be used with HG-Grid. However, any type of lighting you choose to use, must be mounted to or suspended from the floor joists and NOT the ceiling grid. Since HG-Grid is made of PVC plastic, the grid cannot withstand the weight of the lighting without bending the grid components.

A dry line is a string line run from one end of the room to the other. It is an alternative to snapping chalk lines. In such cases where you need to snap a chalk line to align your cross tees, you may need to run a dry line if the cross tees fall between the floor joists instead of on a floor joist.

The HG mains can be installed in either direction. If 2’x4′ trouffer lights are being used, the mains should be installed parallel to the side of the light.

To completely install HG Grid, you will need the following tools:
String or Chalk Line
Drill with Phillips Tip
Tape Measure
Tin Snips
Utility Knife
1” Dry Wall Screws
Hanger Wire & Lag Eyes

To install the wall bracket on an inside corner, you can either abut the two wall brackets together, or you can miter them at 45 degrees.

Each HG-Grid main comes with one connector clip. The connector clips attaches the end of one main to the beginning of another. The connector clips that are included with the mains should be sufficient to finish your room. However, if more connector clips are needed they can be purchased here.

On the revealed panels you will notice a ¼” lip around the edge of the tile. If you need to cut a border panel, you first need to cut the panel down to the border size you have calculated. To do this measure from the wall to the front edge of the cross tee. Then, lay the tile on the grid. Score the face of the tile along the edge of the wall bracket and pull the tile out of the grid. Run a utility knife along a straight edge cutting into the tile. Then cut into the side of the panel dropping out the corner of the tile.

The HG tee is not attached to the wall bracket in any way. It simply rests on the leg of the wall bracket.

Yes. We recommend using white HG-Grid components only to prevent color corrosion. Outdoor use of the product must be restricted to installations 1000 square feet or under. Installations over 1000 square feet incur too much expansion and contraction due to weather changes.

You may see a warning on this product regarding California’s Proposition 65, the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986. It is intended to help Californians make informed decisions about protecting themselves from chemicals known to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. The Proposition requires the state to maintain and update a list of chemicals known to the state to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity.

Proposition 65 is designed to inform consumers. This is not the same as a regulatory decision that a product is “safe” or “unsafe”. Our products emit no volatile organic compounds (VOC’s) and are in no way harmful if the product is used for its intended purpose. At Acoustic Ceiling Products, customer satisfaction is our number one priority and we will be happy to provide any additional information, technical specs or data you may need on any of our products.