Hello,
I'm working on the attic and will start installing ceiling panels horizontally on the sloped ceiling. I have bought Garbo's panel clips and had a few questions.
1) Do you need to start from a specific direction, either bottom or top?
2) If I start from the bottom, should the first panel have the tongue or groove facing upwards?
3) Do I set up a ceiling panel and press the clips into the groove and nail them? It feels cramped to also nail the clips with a hammer. Such small clips. Should one use a nail gun instead?
If so, what kind?
/ TW
I'm working on the attic and will start installing ceiling panels horizontally on the sloped ceiling. I have bought Garbo's panel clips and had a few questions.
1) Do you need to start from a specific direction, either bottom or top?
2) If I start from the bottom, should the first panel have the tongue or groove facing upwards?
3) Do I set up a ceiling panel and press the clips into the groove and nail them? It feels cramped to also nail the clips with a hammer. Such small clips. Should one use a nail gun instead?
If so, what kind?
/ TW
I haven't paneled a section with clips, not specifically on the ceiling, but the principle is at least: a) Place board 1; b) attach board 1 with clips in the groove; c) press board 2 into the groove on 1; d) attach board 2 with clips in the groove, and so on.
Note that the first board must be attached in some other way on the tongue side. If you're going to have a molding at the ceiling/wall transition, just nail it where the molding will cover.
Consequently:
1) I would go from bottom to top because this means that when you press a board into the groove on the previous one, you're doing it from top to bottom, which should be easier than the opposite.
2) Groove upwards.
3) Yes, it is a bit cramped. I usually use a nail set to avoid risking marking the board.
Note that the first board must be attached in some other way on the tongue side. If you're going to have a molding at the ceiling/wall transition, just nail it where the molding will cover.
Consequently:
1) I would go from bottom to top because this means that when you press a board into the groove on the previous one, you're doing it from top to bottom, which should be easier than the opposite.
2) Groove upwards.
3) Yes, it is a bit cramped. I usually use a nail set to avoid risking marking the board.
Nail so that the notch is downwards, the gap between the notch and the spring is less visible, so it goes from top to bottom. I've used these clips a bit, but now I exclusively use their model that you screw and especially in the ceiling, it's easier to screw.
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