Stratford 2x4 Drop Ceiling Tiles - Waterproof, Washable, Fire-Rated PVC - Feather-Light, No Sag - Lay-in for 1" T-Bar Grid - 12-Pack, White, Covers 96 Sq Ft

I was looking to replace the drop ceiling tiles in the basement family room of the 35 year old house I bough, because the old fiberboard tiles were dirty and sagging and had water stains in one spot where there must have been a leak upstairs. When I started shopping for replacement tiles, these Stratford tiles were at the top of the list because (a) they were inexpensive and (b) the decorative treatment was concave, and so would make a nice edge. I was VERY concerned about the light weight. I read some of the reviews, and some folks were expressing dis-satisfaction: sound transmission, a breeze from the front door literally raising the tiles and one person said you could even see through them. Because of these concerns, I decided to buy ONE BOX of these tiles, and put them in my home office - a small 12x12 room adjacent to the family room that shared the same floor and ceiling treatment. I got them last night. It took only 1 hour for me to take down the old dusty fiberboard tiles (cough, cough), TRACE them onto the backs of the new Ceilume tiles, and cut them with scissors. Boom. Done. It looks absolutely fantastic. A super clean, decorative, brand-new look for $100 and 1 hours work? Unbeatable. No issues with light-ness (I was concerned they would sag), and no issues with sound quality. After 10 minutes admiring the new look, I got back online and bought 8 more boxes for the remainder of the basement. I don't normally write product reviews, but in this case - because the concerns I was worried about simply did not materialize.. I felt compelled to share.

These tiles are a great option for suspended ceilings. Nice design and provides an elegant, sleek finish to the ceiling. Super lightweight, but was still able to easily install puck lights into them. I replaced these into a 40-yr old grid system that used 2x4 panels. This worked fine, just had to repaint the old grid to match bright white of the new tiles. Bonus: The shape of the 2x4 tiles are designed to have a center "grid" impression which blends well with actual grid making it very hard to determine if the tiles were 2x2 or 2x4. Highly recommend these, especially in a basement like mine as the material will not hold moisture in a humid area, unlike the previous generation of ceiling tiles which were porous. Musty basement smell is gone! Great product.

Cons: expensive for the material - these are described as feather light, and they are. As you can see in one photo they are basically thin, bendable plastic. 2. Only 12 in a box and can’t purchase individual tiles, I needed 26 tiles so I had to buy an entire box of 12 for those extra 2 I needed. Pros: the finished product looks great. It gives the room an incredible facelift for half the price of other tiles I researched. 2. Easy to cut. Literally cut with scissors. 3. Relatively easy to install. I took the advice of others and put these under the existing tiles. That really seems to be the best installation option. I had one broken tile that I took down so it only has the new tile and it blew around with my window open and a breeze blew in. I suggest having something to weigh and anchor it down. I would recommend these products. It seems expensive when you open the box and see how flimsy these are but once they are installed I can’t help but be impressed with how they look.

100 percent happy with the ceiling tiles. I actually ordered twice, once for my bathroom and once for a spare room. Was a little hesitant after reading a few reviews. They came in perfect condition and they were easy to install. Changed the entire look of both rooms. Had to cut a bunch because of the size of the rooms but it was easy. I highly recommend.

These are so thin and cheaply made, it's hard to imagine selling something like this as a product (instead of packaging) let alone for $15 a panel. Imagine lemonade stand ribbed disposable translucent cups you can buy for less than a penny a piece. That's this product, but larger, more unwieldy, and only slightly less see through. These are easy to bend, easy to tear, would need to be weighed down to not gap if they were cut to fit partial spaces. These will fail at a high rate. We literally opened the box, tried to install one, put it back in the box and are now in the process of trying to return them. Don't waste your time or your money on this product.

The good: nice looking, easy to install, easy to clean The bad: paper thin and flimsy, pops out of frame easily I installed in a 200 year old house but as plaster above gradually crumbles, it falls and crashes though these tiles. The tile survives but it is not a happy moment for the people below. In another situation where the surfaces above are solid, it probably would be an OK product

We're doing a diy update of our kitchen. These ceiling tiles allowed us to totally change the look of our ceiling at an affordable price. We kept the old tiles in and inserted these over them, for better insulation, and because these are so thin. Fairly easy for my husband to do, but because we have a small kitchen, most of the tiles had to be cut to size just so, so that took a bit of time. However, my ceiling was transformed in just a couple hours, so not too bad.

Super lightweight flimsy piece of plastic. Not what I thought it was at all, but super easy to just cut and hang. Looks very nice once installed.