Installing Hardwood On Ceiling

Stack flooring log cabin style or just spread it around the room but not directly on concrete.

Installing hardwood on ceiling.

Once any air vents or junction boxes are reached mark wood flooring planks with pencil and cut to size with chop saw or using jigsaw. Determine how planks will fit on ceiling and make any necessary cuts on a chop saw. Drywall plays the role of subfloor in this case but the ceiling joists must be located and marked. As shown in this article keith lively installed a tongue and groove solid pine ceiling on his 35 ft.

Once ceiling is completely covered re install air vents and light fixtures. Contractors can install wood flooring planks over a flat drywall ceiling in good condition. But you may not be surprised to learn that installing a wood ceiling is more expensive than using drywall. Tongue and groove ceiling planks with their authentic wood looks create a decorative focal point for any room.

Roughly halfway across the ceiling a rhythm will start to take place and the installation will move increasingly faster. Hardwood ceiling planks should be allowed to sit where they will be installed for 7 days prior to installation in order to get acclimated to your local temperature and humidity levels. All in it would have cost about 1 450 to drywall the ceiling in my attic. Although the basics of installation of both a plank floor and ceiling are essentially the same working on a ceiling can present some unique challenges that some diy ers might not consider.

Plan to install the planks perpendicular to the joists and leave room in your budget for additional blocking or drywall alterations to ensure adequate. For example if planks are running width wise in a 12 wide room and 8 long planks are being used cut several planks to 4 long. If installing crown molding cut pieces slightly short of wall width.