Wood ceilings effectively enhance any room with only a small investment.
Wood ceilings are inexpensive ways to enhance any room in your home. With only a handful of tools and a little practice, you can hang your own wood ceilings. The steps involved are simpler than you may believe. Even a novice wood worker can complete this home improvement with ease and increase the value and beauty of his home.
Instructions
1. Place the stud finder against the ceiling along the wall. The stud finder indicates the location of ceiling joists (studs). Mark in pencil areas where the ceiling joists meet the wall. Mark both ends of the joists.
2. Have a helper hold one end of the chalk line on the pencil mark at one end of the joist, and you hold the chalk line against the pencil mark on the other end of the joist. Mark the full length of each joist with the chalk line.
3. Apply adhesive to the back of a piece of paneling, and press the panel against the ceiling. Leave a 1/4-inch gap between the first row of paneling and the wall. Run the paneling perpendicular to the ceiling joists.
4. Hammer a finishing nail through the panel and into the ceiling joist. Follow the marked earlier to locate the joist and where the nails should go.
5. Glue and nail a second piece of paneling along the wall, even with the first piece of paneling. Continue this procedure until you have completed the first row of paneling.
6. Cut 2 inches from the end of the first piece of paneling in the second row to make sure that the joints in the paneling are offset. Apply the second row of paneling in the same manner as you did the first row.
7. Cut 4 inches off the end of the third row of paneling to prevent the joints from lining up.
8. Repeat the steps to hang the first three rows of paneling until you have covered your ceiling. Cut each row as needed to stagger the joints.
9. Cover the 1/4-inch gap between the ceiling panels and the wall with trim once the ceiling is complete.
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