On May 7, 9:25*am, Tony Sivori wrote:
On Wed, 06 May 2009 19:43:25 -0400, Marissa Taylor wrote:
I have basement ceiling tiles that are about 12 inches square, without any
visible border between them. *Due to a potential leak above one, I need to
remove a tile. *How can I do this safely?

I can't tell what holds the tiles in place. *The tile is made out of a
white fiber-like substance, with lots of holes, most likely to absorb
sound. *Can I just pry around the edges?

Here's a picture of one that may be similar to yours.

http://images.lowes.com/product/042369/042369006514.jpg

The flanges interlock, and are stapled to wood strips. If you only need to
remove one tile, you may be able to trim around all four sides with a
sharp knife. Then reattach the tile with white finishing nails. Be
careful, as they break, crack and chip very easily.

If you end up needing new ones, I found plain white tiles (unlike yours,
no holes) to match mine at Lowes. I don't recall if they had them with
holes.

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?actio...ductId=85912-6....

They are about $30 for a box of 40 tiles.

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Tony Sivori
Due to spam, I'm filtering all Google Groups posters.

I didn't see anybody caution poster about asbestos. "White,fiber-like
substance" rang my bell. Please consider wearing mask and ventilating
very well.