Add Hardwood To Ceiling

If you choose to add wood paneling to your ceiling either match those boards to your floors or try using contrasting colors e g walnut ceiling and white floors.

Add hardwood to ceiling.

Cut out marked area with a jig saw image 2. In a space with two foot knee walls where the prominent ceiling is pretty much all that you see wood struck me as the best choice. Cut them to length as needed with the miter saw. Use hardwood lath with hardwood plywood.

A wood ceiling adds an interesting focal point to a room s decor. The creativity and comfort in choosing your own wooden planks as wall decor is unparalleled by conventional methods. Repeat with other planks around outlets. Wood adds texture color and style to a ceiling.

Nail or screw the wall to the floor and to the ceiling joists. Yes i m talking a one person planked ceiling install the stuff young girls diy dreams are made of sprinkled with only a few splinters and pulled muscles along the way. Apply a level to make sure the wall is exactly vertical. Hold plank up to outlet to make sure cut is in proper place.

If the new wall aligns with a stud on the adjoining wall attach it there as well. For ceilings in good condition you install wood planks by connecting their tongue and groove fasteners and then attaching the. Install nailers on the ceiling to make installing the faux beams easier. Cut pieces to length using a miter saw.

Stretch a chalk line across the ceiling and snap it to keep lines even and to mark the necessary grids. Nailers are thin strips of wood that the beam will fit over snugly. Shim any gaps between the new wall and the ceiling. The wood planks are up on the ceiling yay.

Hold plank up to ceiling outlet and mark width and depth with a pencil image 1. Add wing nuts to exposed wires then tuck them up into junction box. Butt adjoining pieces together. So now i m finally sharing how to install a wood planked ceiling all on your own.

Staple 1 4 inch by 1 inch by 96 inch pieces of pine lath or batting centered along each seam using 1 inch staples and construction adhesive. But you may not be surprised to learn that installing a wood. Unscrew ceiling canopy then unscrew mounting bracket. Reinstall fixtures and turn power to room back on.

Your wall is up and ready for finishing. Using drill or screwdriver loosen light fixtures from ceiling.