3D Dropin Tin Ceiling - No Filler Required!
1" Reveal Dropin Tin ceiling panels

The standard 15/16" grid system is available at all big box stores like Home Depot and Lowes. The standard grid system comes in white and is inexpensive, averaging about .40 cents per square foot for all needed material. National installation costs vary from $0.40 to $0.75 cents per square foot.

Available in all 26 patterns and all 50+ Powder Coat Colors. For patterns and colors, Click here! A unique and dynamic look for existing or new suspended grid ceiling systems. The 3D Dropin Tin ceiling tile drops a full 1" below the ceiling grid system to create a coffered ceiling look that actually hides the ceiling grid system from many angles. The 3D Dropin Tin ceiling tile is only available from The American Tin Ceiling Company.

The 3D Deep Drop is unique in multiple ways;

  • It drops out of the standard grid system by 1" creating an effect that hides the grids from most angles and creates a unique coffered effect.
  • Unlike the regular drop ins, filler is not required. The deep drops can be cut into the irregular outside grids no matter what shape by cutting and bending the panels. This is explained in detail on the installation page for deep drops (click here for installation tips) and the effect is shown in our deep drop photo gallery (click here for picture gallery)
  • If the outside grids are 10 inches or less, one deep drop panel will do 4 linear feet (2 grids of 24 inch each) for example; if your outside grids are 10"x24" inches you would cut a full deep drop at 11.25 inches, then notch it in the corners. Using a simple 4 inch crimper, bend the outer edge panel up 1 inch and then out 1/4 inch. This is the side that will face the wall and will not be visible. Therefore, one panel in the above example will do two grids of 10"x24". It is a simple matter to measure the width of the irregular grids opening and then add 1.25 inches to achieve these results.
  • We offer this service in our metal shop to custom cut your irregular grids to exact size. This cannot be done by us until your grid system is installed and in place so you can measure each irregular grid and provide us with our 'Custom Cutting Form'. We do this as a service to those who do not want to do it themselves and we fax/email the form to you. There is a charge of $5 dollars per panel for custom cutting.

PAINTING THE GRIDS TO MATCH YOUR TIN PANELS

This is easy to do and will save you a lot of money versus buying plated or pre-painted grids. We offer 12oz cans of matching paints for most of our tin panel colors(check with a sales representative for availability). We can also instruct you in the antiquing techniques to match colors (i.e. Antique Rustic Copper and Antiqued Gold).