Because drop ceilings are not designed to hold a significant amount of weight people have concerns about whether or not the tiles can support the weight of the recessed lighting fixtures.
Recessed ceiling tile lights.
Cut the first hole out using a keyhole saw or utility knife.
10 47 1 31 sq.
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The lip of the tiles grip the grid while the lower hanging center.
Cutting holes in ceiling tiles for recessed lighting.
Do this in the exact center of the tile and double check that the opening is sized according to your light s installation instructions.
Wire supports must be installed on each tile where a light will be located.
On each ceiling tile where you re adding a recessed light trace the light s outline.
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Additional support structures are needed in recessed lighting for a drop ceiling.
Ken created a template to make cutting process easier.
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Recessed drop ceiling tiles are shallower around the edges allowing most of the panels to hang even with or below the metal grid.
Now it was time to actually make those lights look pretty in the ceiling.
That involved cutting holes in our ceiling tiles.