How can Tiled Ceilings Enhance the Value of the property?

If you want to renovate your home, then you can apply the tile ceiling because this is very colorful and it reflects huge lights into your rooms also. Apart from that, you do not need to install any additional cornice plaster roses on your ceiling with the tile ceiling design.  Older homes that are prone to fire must use tin tiled ceilings. Many homeowners wrongly think that such a ceiling will cost a fortune owing to the grandeur and appeal. However, this is just a misconception. The ceiling will not cost you too much but it will certainly boost the value of your property.

Add to the appeal and elegance of your home with tiled ceilings:

Tiled ceilings are extremely appealing for the prospective buyers just like the hardwood or marble flooring. You enjoy the option of painting the tin tiles in a variety of colors and shades. To give a more distinct style and value to the ceilings, paint them in different patterns and the ceilings are sure to become the sight to behold. The task of painting the ceiling is pretty easy just like the tile installation.

Tiled Ceilings

7 tips for installing tile ceiling in a proper way:

When you plan to install tiled ceilings, make sure you follow the packaging instructions. Choose an apt style, size and make use of furring strips, adhesives. Follow the guidelines for installation:

1. Choosing the tile for the ceiling comes first. Most of the tiles for ceilings are made up of fiberboard that constitutes the blend of wood, fiber, and binding agents. You will find many designer tiles in the market and they all have different dimension. So you need to decide the number of tiles required according to your square feet area of ceiling and then you can place your order for the tiles accordingly. 
2. Make use of adhesive or staple applied tiles on smooth ceiling surfaces. Nails and staples can be applied on the rough surface.
3. Size of the tiles is a very important factor because it depends on your wall size along with the ceiling area. So you need to take the proper measurement along with your wall area and then you have to add-on the corner as well as the border area of the ceiling also. So in this regards, you can also hire the consultant or tiler who can take the measurement and provide you with the approximate requirement of tiles.
4. The next step is to make the surface ready for adhesives. Paint surface needs to be made ready for the adhesive. The surface must be able to support tiles and for this apply several tiles in and around the ceilings to check how well the tiles can stay. Draw lines with a chalk and aligns the border tiles. You need to shape the border tile first and then fit it to the corner. Cut the tiles over the flat surface while the tile faces up.
5. Use the furring strips on a rough surface. You need to mark the location of the joists of ceilings and then attach strips from joist to joist.
6. Now it is time to align the second strip for tiled ceilings. It must be aligned in a way that it rests between the center of the strip and along the tile width. Furring strips must be installed in a way that they rest at parallel angles.
7. Draw lines with a chalk string moving down towards the center of the furring strips. You can use the lines as guidance to install the tiles.

Always make use of good quality utility knife to cut the tiles. By following the step-by-step guidelines, you can create tiled ceilings all by yourself.