Can I Glue Insulated Ceiling Panels to a Sun Room Ceiling?

Inspect and clean the ceiling. The surface of the ceiling should not have any peeling paint, sagging sheetrock or loose wallpaper. Correct any problems as needed. Clean the ceiling to ensure it is free of dust and oily residue. Ceilings near kitchens or in the home of smokers must be cleaned even if it appears clean. The easiest method to clean a ceiling is with a dampened, sponge mop and a bucket of warm water with a 10 percent dilution of bleach. Protect carpet and furniture from any drops of bleach water. Allow the ceiling to dry.

Locate the farthest corner of the ceiling. Always start at the edge or corner of the ceiling that is the farthest from the sun room's main entry and work toward that door. This corner will be the location of the first panel installation.

Mark the square of the corner. Measure out from the corner using the length and width dimensions of the ceiling tile. Use a carpenter's square and pencil to mark straight placement lines for this first tile. The corners of walls and ceilings are very seldom perfectly square. This ensures that all other tiles will follow straight lines.

Trim the ceiling panel to fit the corner squarely. Hold the ceiling panel in place. Notice if the outside edges fit the placement lines, squarely, with overlap or at an angle. If it does not fit, trim the edges that will fit into the corner. Trim away a little at a time with a razor cutter until the panel fits squarely.

Squeeze a bead of carpenter's adhesive on to the back of the ceiling panel. Run a slim bead of glue along each edge at about 2 inches from inside the edge and a dime size amount in the very center.

Press the panel on the ceiling. Hold it in place along the placement lines, pressing the panel to the ceiling to spread the adhesive.

Secure the panel with staples. Use two to four staples to hold the panel in place while the glue dries.

Hide the staples with a touch of paint.

Proceed to the next panel along the wall and ceiling joint. Repeat Steps 5 through 8 to install the first row of panels across the lowest part of the ceiling. The final panel to fit in the opposite corner may require trimming at the corner.

Proceed to the next rows of panels to complete the ceiling. Check each edge to ensure the two outside panels of each row fit squarely into the ceiling joints. Trim panels as needed for a custom fit.