Building Box Beams For Ceiling

How to build box beams step 1.

Building box beams for ceiling.

The beamed ceiling is an example where function and form are equally important and are equally sought after. Diy wood ceiling beams. Attach 2 6 boards to the. Find the ceiling joists.

When you are dealing with beams this long approx. 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. Back to the basement. The first thing i did was decide how many beams i wanted and this was really.

We have a weird lumpy low ceiling in the basement. A box beam ceiling is a design element that features hollow beams affixed to the ceiling to create a repeating box pattern. There were a few reasons for making ceiling beams. Natural wood on white they can look fabulous.

17ft it is hard to avoid some areas that gap. Materials speed square 2 1 2 screws chalk. Whether the beams are painted the same color as the ceiling or contrast with the ceiling i e. Despite having just told you this we wanted a way to draw attention away from its imperfections and ceiling beams do just that.

They re also functional this i will explain in a bit. A very popular ceiling enhancement is including exposed wood beams or even faux wood beams. Then 1 6 were nailed to the 2 6 to create the beam sides. Determine the number of beams.

After all the sides are in the beams get blocked with pieces of 2 6. This classic design element can be installed in virtually any room and incorporated into any design scheme. Another name for a box beam ceiling is a coffered ceiling. Alex is up to no good showing how to build a simple and inexpensive box beam ceiling that looks great.

The blocks are located at the bottom of the beam flush with the bottom of the sides.