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Due to the many layout and design options available, our Box Beam Coffered Ceiling System pricing cannot be calculated on a standard per-square-foot basis.  However, price quotations can be Quickly & Easily obtained in one of the following ways: 1. …

The Tilton Box Beam Coffered Ceiling System can be manufactured from a variety of building materials with our standard options being: HDU (paint-grade) MDF (paint-grade)  Poplar Clear Pine Red Oak Maple Cherry Mahogany Walnut Cellular PVC (for exterior use) 

There are no standard or stock sizes for our Box Beam Coffered Ceiling Systems. Each and every Box Beam Ceiling System is custom manufactured with the coffers being sized to fit the intended ceiling area perfectly and as per the intended …

All of our Box Beam Coffered Ceiling Systems are custom manufactured to order. As such, typical production lead times are 4 – 6 weeks for paint-grade systems (i.e. HDU or MDF) and 6 – 8 weeks for stain grade systems …

We currently do not offer any standard pre-finishing options for our Box Beam Coffered Ceiling Systems. We only offer pre-priming at this time. With our pre-priming options your ceiling treatment will only require minimal preparation prior to applying the final …

Tilton Coffered Ceilings does not employ any installers or offer any installation services. We are a product manufacturer providing unique ceiling treatments and ceiling enhancement solutions to be installed by both Professionals and DIYers alike.   Most of our products …

Typical Box Beam Ceiling System installations on an average size and height ceiling can be completed in 1 -2 days. We have found that using a calculation of about 40 minutes per coffer is fairly accurate in estimating the time …

The Tilton Box Beam Coffered Ceiling System has been designed as a permanent application in which the coffer modules are secured by way of lag screws directly to the ceiling structure (i.e. the joists or other wood framing that can …

Yes, the Box Beam Coffered Ceiling System can be installed on any vaulted, cathedral or angled type ceilings.   

Yes, our Box Beam System can and has been successfully installed on 8 foot tall ceilings by many of our customers. While we recommend our shallowest 4 1/4″D Overlay Style or 3 1/2″D Inset Style beam sizes for these applications we …

Yes, drywall should be installed on the ceiling surface prior to installing our Box Beam Coffered Ceiling System for the following reasons: 1. If you opt for our No Ceiling Panel option the underlying ceiling surface will be visible within …

It’s common knowledge that no room is ever perfectly square, nor is any wall perfectly flat or straight and we realize this. To accommodate these inevitable circumstances the Perimeter Beam Boards of every Box Beam Coffered Ceiling System can be …

Since every Tilton Box Beam Coffered Ceiling System is custom manufactured to order we can design and build the coffers to accommodate any ceiling shape. Since our Design & Quote software application is not capable of configuring or products for …

Yes. We can manufacture the coffer modules in virtually any shape including circles and shapes with radiuses/curves. You can find examples of designs of various shapes and sizes in our Image Galleries.

Absolutely. In fact, every Box Beam Coffered Ceiling System we manufacture is custom designed to fit each ceiling. Please contact us to discuss your design ideas or if you are interested in having us create a custom design for you.

Yes, we offer a ‘No Panel’ option which can be seen on our Ceiling Panel Options page.  While our integrated Ceiling Panel options offer some distinct advantages we realize that there are many applications in which the absence of a …

In short, yes, we can customize the beam sizes in both depth and width for our Box Beam Coffered Ceiling Systems, but our standard offerings have been sized according to industry standard S4S board widths which are readily available in …

The best way to plan for and install recessed lighting fixtures (i.e. hi-hats, pot lights, can lights etc.) with the Tilton Box Beam Coffered Ceiling System is to run the rough wiring for these fixtures prior to installing the system …

All hanging light fixtures (i.e. chandeliers, ceiling surface mounted lighting) use a hollow threaded rod and/or machine screws for installation of the fixture to the electrical box so you would install the electrical box as you normally would. Then, depending …

Yes, accent lighting (i.e. rope lighting, back lighting) can be used with our Box Beam Coffered Ceiling System utilizing one of the following 2 options we currently offer: Floating Crown Molding – We can set the Crown Molding to have …