How to Install a T-Bar Bracket in a Suspended Ceiling

A grid forms the structure for suspended ceilings. A ceiling tile fits into each grid opening. Most suspended ceilings hang four to six inches lower than the ceiling joists. This creates problems when you want to hang something from the ceiling. T-bar brackets get mounted to the item you plan to hang and then get hooked onto the suspended ceiling's grid.

Things You'll Need

• Flat-head screwdriver

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Instructions

1. • 1

     Hold a supplied spacer over each of the T-bar bracket's holes. Insert a T-bar clip into each spacer, and twist it clockwise until it is tight.

   • 2

     Adjust the clips to a 45-degree angle to the grid's bar on which you will mount the bracket. The clips must be parallel to each other.

   • 3

     Hook the clips to the grid bar. Finish tightening the clips with a flat-head screwdriver until the T-bar bracket is secured to the grid bar.