Building Box Beams For Ceiling

Diy wood ceiling beams.

Building box beams for ceiling.

When you are dealing with beams this long approx. There were a few reasons for making ceiling beams. A box beam ceiling is a design element that features hollow beams affixed to the ceiling to create a repeating box pattern. Now to create the faux beams 2 6 were installed as a base.

Whether the beams are painted the same color as the ceiling or contrast with the ceiling i e. The first thing i did was decide how many beams i wanted and this was really. Find the ceiling joists. Then 1 6 were nailed to the 2 6 to create the beam sides.

Natural wood on white they can look fabulous. They re also functional this i will explain in a bit. Installing beams during the building process meant i could mark my ceiling joist. After all the sides are in the beams get blocked with pieces of 2 6.

This is where caulk becomes your best friend. Alex is up to no good showing how to build a simple and inexpensive box beam ceiling that looks great. Determine the number of beams. Another name for a box beam ceiling is a coffered ceiling.

How to build box beams step 1. A very popular ceiling enhancement is including exposed wood beams or even faux wood beams. The blocks are located at the bottom of the beam flush with the bottom of the sides. Materials speed square 2 1 2 screws chalk.

The beamed ceiling is an example where function and form are equally important and are equally sought after. Attach 2 6 boards to the. 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. We have a weird lumpy low ceiling in the basement.

Back to the basement.