Building Box Beams For Ceiling

A box beam ceiling is a design element that features hollow beams affixed to the ceiling to create a repeating box pattern.

Building box beams for ceiling.

Another name for a box beam ceiling is a coffered ceiling. The beamed ceiling is an example where function and form are equally important and are equally sought after. There were a few reasons for making ceiling beams. They re also functional this i will explain in a bit.

How to build box beams step 1. Natural wood on white they can look fabulous. Materials speed square 2 1 2 screws chalk. When you are dealing with beams this long approx.

Installing beams during the building process meant i could mark my ceiling joist. Attach 2 6 boards to the. Despite having just told you this we wanted a way to draw attention away from its imperfections and ceiling beams do just that. Then 1 6 were nailed to the 2 6 to create the beam sides.

Alex is up to no good showing how to build a simple and inexpensive box beam ceiling that looks great. Now to create the faux beams 2 6 were installed as a base. Whether the beams are painted the same color as the ceiling or contrast with the ceiling i e. A very popular ceiling enhancement is including exposed wood beams or even faux wood beams.

We have a weird lumpy low ceiling in the basement. Find the ceiling joists. Back to the basement. The blocks are located at the bottom of the beam flush with the bottom of the sides.

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. Determine the number of beams. After all the sides are in the beams get blocked with pieces of 2 6. 17ft it is hard to avoid some areas that gap.

This is where caulk becomes your best friend.