Diy Box Beam Ceiling

Stain color of your choice 2 1x8x10 alder board or wood of your choosing center beam is largest 8 1x6x10 alder boards cut to predetermined lengths.

Diy box beam ceiling.

The cost of our alder beams was 740. Then screw it in place with 3 deck screws. However if you have a lower ceiling and you still want to put up beams you could use a 1 4 instead a 1 6 for the side pieces giving you a shallower. We will later secure this to the ceiling.

Attaching the 1 6 pieces should create the beam sides. To begin making your diy box beam ceiling start with the 2 6 pieces of wood and create a base. This week for the guest house remodel i m sharing how we installed diy faux ceiling beams. For the columns they used three boards nailed into the.

The same idea will still hold even if you want to install these faux beams on the ceiling. Use a power nailer to temporarily hold the board in place. We have a weird lumpy low ceiling in the basement. Use a laser line to guide the placement of the nailer board.

If you were installing faux wood beams on straight walls your job will be much easier. One thing to consider before installing box beams in your house is your ceiling height. Secure the 2 6 pieces together with nail glue followed by a hammer and nails. Diy faux ceiling beams.

They re also functional this i will explain in a bit. Next nail the sides of the 1 6 pieces of plywood to the 2 6 pieces. I ve been sharing lots of updates as this ceiling has come together and a lot of you have asked for instructions on how to build a box beam ceiling. The beam will be attached to this board image 1.

I knew that diy box beams were 100 doable as a diy project however i didn t have any help to install them. To create the look of a chunky solid wood beam and column duo in room dividing doorways lindsay of the white buffalo styling co. This is the same technique used on all three of my box beam ceilings if you remember the kitchen and living room updates too. I would not recommend installing beams on ceilings lower than 10ft.

If you want to drop the price of this project significantly choose pine common boards. Used framing lumber to build out and hide the smaller support beams. Diy wood ceiling beams. My dining room ceiling is done and i m so excited about it.

Their contractor was able to nail the framing lumber directly onto the existing beam. There were a few reasons for making ceiling beams. Beams can make a ceiling feel lower. Since our beams were going on vaulted ceiling we had to make sure to take into account the angle of the wall.

Place the finished box beam over the nailer board on the ceiling. Back to the basement.