no installer rec. But, I have installed Faux tin ceiling myself, with contractor husband.

It's harder than it's looks, The panels are not sq./even on the edges, so a lot of play.

Measure like you would a tile job, dry fit. We used a cornice, so it was a neater finish. Think about how you want it to line up in the room. We did not put any lighting in the ceiling because I didn't want to worry about fitting the holes into the tin pattern.

A lot to plan ahead so you don't have slivers of panels, just like you would with a tile job.

What company did you order from?

I hope yours is nicer than mine, I could have papered the ceiling with an embossed wallpaper and painted it to look like tin much cheaper (and nicer) than what I paid for the panels.

I’m confused by the arithmetic. A 2x2 panel is four square feet, so would take 45 panels to cover 180 square feet of ceiling. That would change the estimate.

OK, I'll be more exact and not round up 10% for error. My ceiling is 206" x 112" (rounding to the nearest inch, which is 160.2222222 sq ft. I've purchased 36 2x2' squares. I've purchased enough filler panels to accommodate approximately 9" around the 36 main design panels.

Estimate should be for 160.2222222 sq ft ceiling.