Beadboard Drop Ceiling

Here is our new drop ceiling.

Beadboard drop ceiling.

I am a huge fan of upgrades like beadboard. The planks were much more manageable versus cutting down 4x8 foot sheets of beadboard. I was installing the beadboard between two beams so my first step was to measure the distance between the two ceiling beams and to cut the beadboard sheet to that size. This is the view of the framework that he built to hold the beadboard.

Secure with nail gun to ceiling trusses shooting about every 18 inches. This will tend to warp so it usually requires a back up material in our case 1 2 plywood. Most of the time it only. Originally published may 6 2014.

My husband framed around the edges of the ceiling in order to have a place to lay the beadboard sheets. Last updated may 17 2020. If you are covering a large ceiling area without many obstructions then you will use the whole 4 8 ft sheet of beadboard at once. Classic beadboard installed on the.

Beadboard planks are a decorative solution to easily camouflage damaged or outdated ceilings such as popcorn or plaster. I love both traditional and cottage styles and it ties into both nicely. Install beadboard ceiling panels in the same direction as your floor boards for visual continuity. For our dining room ceiling and the ceiling in the new basement bathroom we used a thinner beadboard product it is still tongue and groove but it is only about 3 8 thick.