Ceiling 120C Cream: measuring up and matching the room

A ceiling is the one surface in a room nobody can fudge: the panels either land on the walls or they do not, and a shade that is slightly off reads across the whole room. The Ceiling 120C cream pack gives you solid numbers to measure against and very little about the finish, so this post deals with both.

Ceiling 120C in numbers

Each panel measures 30 x 290 x 0.9cm when fitted and interlocked, there are eight to a pack, and the listing puts coverage at 6.96m² per pack. Eight panels at 30cm across come to 2.40m, which makes a pack a 2.90m by 2.40m rectangle laid out whole. The description also mentions a quick-lock joint between panels and PVC that it says resists moisture, staining and warping.

Pack counts by ceiling size

The table below assumes the 290cm panel length runs across the other dimension, so no panel is joined end to end, and it includes no allowance for cuts or mistakes. Ask the shop what allowance to add for this profile.

Two things the table shows. Because 30cm is a coarse unit, a span that is not a multiple of 0.30m always ends in a cut panel, so measure the real span at both ends of the room rather than trusting a plan. And a 4.8m by 2.9m ceiling uses two packs with nothing left over, where a 3.0m by 2.9m ceiling uses two packs and leaves six panels, which is worth knowing before you decide which way the run goes.

Matching cream to what is already there

Cream is worth checking before you commit rather than judging from a photograph, and the listing gives you only two things to go on: the colour name, and a statement that the finish gives a clean, modern look. There is no gloss level, no colour code and nothing about how one pack compares with another. So if the ceiling has to sit with existing panelling, a painted wall or a worktop, ask the shop to confirm the shade before you commit, and order the whole ceiling at once rather than adding a pack later.

If another of the three listed shades suits the room better, Ceiling 120A in white and Ceiling 120B in light grey are listed at the same panel size, the same thickness and the same pack of eight, so the arithmetic above holds for either of them.

What the listing does not cover

Worth a call before ordering: the fixing method, since the listing does not say whether these go onto battens, over an existing ceiling or into a grid; any fire classification, which can matter in a kitchen or a commercial room; whether a locked joint can be opened again to reach a pipe or a cable; and what tool the supplier expects the panels to be cut with. Where the listing is silent, the shop can tell you rather than this page guessing.

Edges, trims and ordering

The description names a Ceiling Connect Strip for joining panels and a Ceiling End Strip for the perimeter, both in panel trims and fittings. Neither is stated as being part of the pack, so measure your perimeter and add them to the order separately. The full range is in ceiling panels, part of the wider wall panelling section.

Delivery is free within 50 miles of the Glasgow store and £50 beyond. When your measurements and pack count agree, the Ceiling 120C cream pack is the one to order, with the strips to finish it.