Using Beadboard For Drop Ceiling

I love both traditional and cottage styles and it ties into both nicely.

Using beadboard for drop ceiling. This is the view of the framework that he built to hold the beadboard. Installing over drywall plaster or even popcorn ceilings is convenient with the easy up installation system. My husband framed around the edges of the ceiling in order to have a place to lay the beadboard sheets. Beadboard is relatively affordable compared to other professionally installed ceiling treatments such as tray ceilings which can easily cost in excess of 10 000.

Most of the time it only. 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. Here is our new drop ceiling. It s also possible to cover an old basement drop ceiling grid with beadboard planks using easy up clips.

If you have ceiling beams run the panels perpendicular to beams for an interesting twist. If you re starting from scratch planks can be attached directly to the ceiling joists using the clips and screws in the carton. Last updated may 17 2020. 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.

Secure with nail gun to ceiling trusses shooting about every 18 inches. Install beadboard ceiling panels in the same direction as your floor boards for visual continuity. I am a huge fan of upgrades like beadboard. See more ideas about beadboard ceiling beadboard home remodeling.

Classic beadboard installed on the. The planks were much more manageable versus cutting down 4x8 foot sheets of beadboard. Use a jigsaw on planks to cut around can lights and ceiling fixture. When you get to the edge of the wall you can use a pry bar to push into place.