Ceiling 120A White: how many packs your ceiling needs

The Ceiling 120A White panel pack is sold by the pack rather than the panel, so the first job on a PVC ceiling is arithmetic rather than colour. Get the pack count right and the fit is straightforward. Get it wrong and you are either a strip short at one edge or holding a spare pack you did not need.

What one pack covers

The listing gives three figures, and they agree with each other: a panel of 30 x 290 x 0.9cm when fitted and interlocked, eight panels per pack, and 6.96m² covered per pack. Because the coverage matches the fitted size rather than a raw board size, you can plan straight off these numbers.

Eight panels at 30cm wide sit side by side across 2.40m, and each one spans 2.90m in the other direction. A pack is therefore exactly a 2.90m by 2.40m rectangle, with nothing cut and no joint along the length.

Working out your pack count

1. Measure the ceiling both ways, in metres, and measure at both ends. Rooms are rarely square.
2. Decide which way the panels run. The 290cm length following the longer dimension keeps end joints to a minimum.
3. Divide the width the panels have to cross by 0.30m to get the number of panels, then round up.
4. Divide that panel count by eight to get packs, and round up again.
5. Add an allowance for cuts and errors. Ask the shop what it should be for this profile.

A 2.4m by 2.9m bathroom ceiling is one pack with nothing spare. A 3.6m by 2.9m kitchen needs twelve panels across, so two packs, leaving four panels over. Anything wider than 2.90m in both directions needs a joint somewhere, which is where the strips below come in.

Where the white version suits, and what the listing leaves out

The supplier's description points at kitchens, bathrooms and commercial spaces, and says the PVC resists moisture, staining and warping. Of the three shades listed, white is the lightest, which is worth weighing in a windowless bathroom or under a single pendant.

What the listing does not state, and what you should ask about if it decides the job: whether the surface is gloss, satin or matt; any fire classification; the fixing method, so whether these go onto battens, over an existing ceiling or into a grid; and whether a quick-lock joint can be taken apart again once closed. If white is not the shade you want, Ceiling 120B in light grey and Ceiling 120C in cream are listed at the same panel size and the same pack of eight.

Strips, trims and checking the delivery

The listing names two fittings that go with these panels: the Ceiling Connect Strip for joining panels and the Ceiling End Strip for finishing an edge. It does not say whether either comes in the pack, so count them separately and confirm with the shop. Both sit in panel trims and fittings, while the panels themselves are in ceiling panels under the wider wall panelling range.

Delivery is free within 50 miles of the Glasgow store and £50 beyond. On the day, count the panels and check a length against your own measurement before anything is cut. Once the numbers add up, order the Ceiling 120A White pack for the area you measured, plus whatever allowance the shop advises.