How To Install Beadboard Paneling On Ceiling

That happened to us numerous times.
How to install beadboard paneling on ceiling. If you have ceiling beams run the panels perpendicular to beams for an interesting twist. My husband used 1 1 4 brad nails and his nail gun to attach the panels. Hold the beadboard in place against the ceiling and mark the position of the area to be cut. I wimped out and instead of using my b day gift table saw for the first time i just had my friendly home depot helper cut the sheets to my specs.
This video is part of blog cabin 2010 show hosted by matt muenster. Don t be upset if your piece doesn t fit the first time after cutting it. For basement dwellers this opens up a whole new world of design. We used a pneumatic nailer which made quick work of it.
Here is what the ceiling looked like with only the beadboard installed. So while this room is a weird shape the same principles apply for installing sheets of beadboard to any wall and ceiling. Classic beadboard installed on the. The third highly innovative way to install woodhaven beadboard is to attach it to the grid of an existing dropped ceiling.
I measured every area surface that i was going to beadboard and then calculated my cuts based on the 4 x8 sheets of beadboard. Read on to learn more about beadboard and how to install beadboard yourself. Beadboard planks are a decorative solution to easily camouflage damaged or outdated ceilings such as popcorn or plaster. He put nails in every corner of each piece.
Install beadboard ceiling panels in the same direction as your floor boards for visual continuity. Watch this blog cabin video from matt muenster on how to install beadboard ceiling in any room. How to install beadboard paneling attach the beadboard. Measure cut paint and install border boards.
We also mitered the corners but you could have square butt joints if you don t have a miter saw. Although authentic beadboard is built using individual tongue and groove boards today beadboard surfaces can be created using a few different. Take the board down make the cut then install. Today wainscot and beadboard paneling remains popular as a functional low cost traditional feeling finish and perfect for cottages and cabins.
Smaller rooms would require narrower boards to stay to scale. Based on the size of this room we decided on 1 x 5 boards.