Making Ceiling Beam With Gutter

If you were installing faux wood beams on straight walls your job will be much easier.

Making ceiling beam with gutter.

Exposed ceiling beams are an architectural feature that allows rooms to have higher ceilings or a decorative element that adds charm. Start out by choosing the material you want to cover the beam with you can use lumber flooring or even prefabricated faux beams. A very popular ceiling enhancement is including exposed wood beams or even faux wood beams. Since our beams were going on vaulted ceiling we had to make sure to take into account the angle of the wall.

Repeat until you have enough boxes to span the length of your ceiling. The same idea will still hold even if you want to install these faux beams on the ceiling. Pinnacle custom builders. We have a weird lumpy low ceiling in the basement.

Coat the side of the beam that will attach to the wall with an even coat of wood glue. There were a few reasons for making ceiling beams. These boxes will be your ceiling beams. Once the beam is covered you re done.

While that happens apply a coat of glue along the line where the beam will go. Back to the basement. Diy wood ceiling beams. We ve noticed that aged wood beams are one of the features most sought after by homeowners right now.

Slide the boxes around the 1 4 ceiling board and secure in place by nailing through the beam into the board. A planked wood ceiling stands in stark contrast to the bold black beams and supports in this ultra modern lofted family nook designed by pinnacle custom builders inc. Natural wood on white they can look fabulous. Despite having just told you this we wanted a way to draw attention away from its imperfections and ceiling beams do just that.

Fill in nail holes with wood filler then distress and stain the box for a rustic look. Once the material is prepared and cut to size have some help you hold the pieces up while you fix them in places with glue nails or screws. They re also functional this i will explain in a bit.