Selecting the Appropriate Tin Ceiling Products

The rule of thumb is that any room smaller than 12' x12' should use 12" pattern like our #2 or #8. Large rooms can utilize a dramatic 24" pattern like our #7 or #10. Backsplash and areas smaller than 6' x 6' should use a 6" pattern like our #3 or #19. Crown molding should be selected according to the room size; 4 " for small rooms, 6" for medium and large rooms and 9 " for large rooms. Flat molding can be used to trim out panels or act as divider between panels and filler. Girder nosing can be used on an open edge where an 'L' molding is required.

The standard tin ceiling panel measures 24" x 24". Embossment patterns are 6", 12" and 24".
6" pattern - tiles 16 times
12" pattern - tiles 4 times
24" pattern - tiles 1 time

The panel pattern may dictate the accessories used. For example, a 12" pattern has a shallow profile depth, and is commonly installed wall to wall, with the outside perimeter panels being trimmed to fit flush against the wall, then crown molding is installed over the tin panels, hiding the cut edge. However, a 24" pattern, has a deep profile depth, therefore crown molding cannot be installed directly over 24" pattern tin panels due to the gap the would be evident. To resolve this, filler panels are used in the perimeter area opposed to embossed panels.

What does this all mean?
It means that if you order a 6" or 12" pattern, the only accessory that is generally needed is crown molding. If you order a 24" pattern, you will commonly need filler and flat molding in addition to crown molding.

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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.