mineral fiber ceiling tiles

[MoonDog6540]

attempting to find out if mineral fiber acoustical ceiling tiles are approved to support any weight of any kind. I cannot find anything that refers to that in any of the mfr specs. Being an Electrical Contractor all fixtures, devices, etc have to be supported by the ceiling grid and the building structure. In this particular case, the customer supplied speakers and they are stating that the ceiling tile will support them. I need written documentation to either state that they will support it or will not.

 

[e hilton]

Not what you want but … i remember back in the 80’s and 90’s it was popular to hang exit lights off ceiling tiles. In sbout a year the tile was sagging badly from the humidity and weight.

 

[Paul Sweet]

Check with the tile manufacturer. I'd be surprised if they could support more than a pound or two. I always call for bars to distribute the weight to the grid.

 

[steveray]

Not likely to find what you are looking for....I never have....

 

[Yikes]

1. There are all-in-one special loudspeakers designed to look like 2x2 ceiling tiles.
2. There are perforated metal ceiling "tiles" which are strong enough to support a loudspeaker behind them.
3. There are brackets which can bridge over the top of mineral fiber ceiling tiles to provide support, such as shown below: