Box Beam Ceiling

How to install faux ceiling beams.

Box beam ceiling.

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. Another name for a box beam ceiling is a coffered ceiling. Most faux wood beams mouldings come in polyurethane resin plastic and more. 17ft it is hard to avoid some areas that gap.

Nail the beam into the nailer board on the ceiling. Dark walnut hand hewn faux wood beam. This classic design element can be installed in virtually any room and incorporated into any design scheme. My dining room ceiling is done and i m so excited about it.

Place the box over the beam. Southern woodcraft handcrafts all of our box beams to give the appearance of solid timbers. Use box beams to add decorative elements as well as a way to hide wiring speakers or plumbing. The two box beams on the side walls were much harder to avoid gaps between the walls ceiling and beams because of irregulars that exist in both the ceiling and the wall.

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. Using these simple secrets allows me to get consistent result. What is the top selling faux wood beams mouldings product. We would like to show you a description here but the site won t allow us.

A box beam ceiling is a design element that features hollow beams affixed to the ceiling to create a repeating box pattern. One thing to consider before installing box beams in your house is your ceiling height. This is the same technique used on all three of my box beam ceilings if you remember the kitchen and living room updates too. Place the finished box beam over the nailer board on the ceiling.

Using ladders and an assistant to help you hold the beam in place tight against the ceiling shoot 2 inch finish nails through the sides of the box into the beam. They can most often be found in living rooms dining. Nail the beam image 2 into the nailer board using 2 1 2 finish nails every 6 until it is very secure. Beams can make a ceiling feel lower.

Wood box beams offer unlimited possibilities for all interiors. The top selling faux wood beams mouldings product is the american pro decor 5 1 8 in. Learn 5 pro secrets so you can make the best box beams when marginal results aren t acceptable.