| The tin ceiling was quite popular in the Victorian | | | | profitable as well as easy to transport to mass |
| era architectural styles during the late 19th | | | | markets. The method used to produce tin ceiling, |
| century and into the early part of the 20th | | | | were sheets that were made of tin that were |
| century in North America. You can find a more | | | | stamped only one at time. They used cast iron |
| modern version of the tin ceiling today with such | | | | molds and rope drop hammers to accomplish this. |
| inventions as a SnapLock Tin Ceiling Panel. What | | | | You had to have a lot of muscle to work in the |
| was once a difficult process, has now become an | | | | tin ceiling back in the 19th and 20th centuries. Now |
| easy installation project for the everyday | | | | you can find tin ceiling in many different venues. |
| homeowner and handyman. When tin ceilings first | | | | You can find tin ceiling at showrooms, local |
| came to North America, it was because it was a | | | | hardware and home improvement stores, or you |
| cheaper alternative to the well crafted | | | | can shop for the best deals online. Shopping for tin |
| plasterwork that was used throughout homes in | | | | ceiling has never been easier. You merely have to |
| Europe. Americans quickly adopted the tin ceiling | | | | type in tin ceiling, and you will be offered dozens |
| as it was fireproof, lightweight and very durable. | | | | of excellent prices and bargains for a tin ceiling. |
| Businesses and homeowners were both clamoring | | | | You can even find out all the information you will |
| to have a tin ceiling installed in their dwellings. | | | | need to the job of installing tin ceiling yourself. You |
| There were about 45 companies during the years | | | | can find a do it yourself website that will give you |
| of 1890-1930, that marketed tin ceiling in the | | | | a realistic picture of the level of difficulty as well |
| United States. Most of these companies could be | | | | as tools you will need in order to get the job and |
| found in New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio, located | | | | get it done right. |
| along the railroad lines that made the business | | | | |