Drop ceiling responsibility

[Dennis Alwon]

It is easy with a tool such as this. Mine is a bit different but the same idea. Cuts up to a 7" hole.

 

[480sparky]

It is easy with a tool such as this. Mine is a bit different but the same idea. Cuts up to a 7" hole.

I prefer the Greenlee carbide grit.

About 3 turns and it's done. Cuts both directions, and lasts forever.

 

[Dennis Alwon]

This is for new construction where the grid is in place, the tiles are available and someone else is to install them.

I can't imagine having the cans screwed in place and asking the installer to cut the tiles and unscrew the cans. I found it easier to just cut the tiles and be done with it.

 

[Dennis Alwon]

I prefer the Greenlee carbide grit. Actually mine has a changeable cutting bit. One for plaster, wood, etc.

About 3 turns and it's done. Cuts both directions, and lasts forever.

Yeah but mine catches the dust. It is great when doing a remo job.

 

[mdshunk]

The carbide grit are the only one's that work more than a couple times in plaster.

Related to tile... if the tile are there, and the holes need cut, I'm not going to let someone's stupid hangup about who rightfully should cut the holes hold up my schedule. If you can't do it now, like I probably already gave you a head's up on, then I'm cutting them. Simple as that. Get over it.

 

[mdshunk]

Yeah but mine catches the dust. It is great when doing a remo job.

Mine does too, with the addition of Rackateers 'Driller's Dust Bowl'

 

[480sparky]

Yeah but mine catches the dust. It is great when doing a remo job.

I cut my ceiling tile over a garbage can using a shopvac to collect the dust.

If I work overhead, I use an old backetball cut in half. It's free.

 

[growler]

It is easy with a tool such as this. Mine is a bit different but the same idea. Cuts up to a 7" hole.

I like that cutter for sheetrock and ceiling tiles but still have to keep the hole saw for metal tiles, wood and other materials.

On most of the jobs that I have ever done you end up cutting your own tiles. Just part of the job.

 

[Dennis Alwon]

If I work overhead, I use an old backetball cut in half. It's free.

I heard of doing that. BTW what's a backetball?

 

[mdshunk]

I heard of doing that. BTW what's a backetball?

Half racketball, half basketball. It's a new game they play in the bean fields where 480's at.

 

[480sparky]

I heard of doing that. BTW what's a backetball?

Latin for basketball.

Half racketball, half basketball. It's a new game they play in the bean fields where 480's at.

Never been to Iowa, have you?

 

[Dennis Alwon]

Never been to Iowa, have you?

Hey they both start with "I"...

 

[480sparky]

Hey the both start with "I"...

The both? And with I?

 

[Dennis Alwon]

The both? And with I?

What's the problem it looks right to me...

 

[mdshunk]

Never been to Iowa, have you?

Now you're trying to pretend like corn is not a bean.

 

[iwire]

Lets try to get back on topic.

 

[tonyou812]

Ive always cut my own tiles. Your liable to get some good ribbing around these parts if you ask a ceiling guy to cut your tiles!

 

[Karl H]

I cut the tiles for cans,edge-lit exit signs,pendants, etc.
I've got a sched. and deadlines to meet. I like those
recess can saws. But I very rarely install recess cans to justify
buying one.

 

[480sparky]

I cut the tiles for cans,edge-lit exit signs,pendants, etc.
I've got a sched. and deadlines to meet. I like those
recess can saws. But I very rarely install recess cans to justify
buying one.

Sad part is, they're not all the same size. I have four..... 4-3/8, 6-3/8, 6-5/8 aqnd 6-7/8. But they're well worth the money. I recall a restaurant that had 178 cans in the dining room. Got all the tiles cut in one day.

 

[iwire]

We let the ceiling contractor cut the tiles. He's paid to do it and he doesn't want us doing his work so we don't do his work. Typically he'll install the grid and just put in the cut tiles for the high hats when we ask for them. We'll install the fixtures onto the grid then he'll finish the ceiling.

On jobs with GCs I handle it just like Rob.

The fact that some feel only they can properly cut a hole in a ceiling tile just reinforces my view that electricians think they are master of everything.

Come on guys, it a hole in tile, I could teach my eight year old to do it.

Now that said, obviously there are times where there is no choice and we have to cut the holes.