It was a huge eyesore that we knew we could make look 1000 times better with the help of crisp white.
Diy beadboard drop ceiling.
If you have ceiling beams run the panels perpendicular to beams for an interesting twist.
With a limited budget i was able to revamp my basement ceiling with beadboard and it changed the look of everything.
The planks were much more manageable versus cutting down 4x8 foot sheets of beadboard.
The outdated drop ceiling.
However there s a new and more diy friendly trend in beadboard ceiling planks that runs 2 50 to 4 19 per square foot and is available in more than a dozen wood tone shades which we.
Secure with nail gun to ceiling trusses shooting about every 18 inches.
Here s how you do it.
I measured every area surface that i was going to beadboard and then calculated my cuts based on the 4 x8 sheets of beadboard.
When you get to the edge of the wall you can use a pry bar to push into place.
Is a drop down ceiling a problem you wish to fix in your home.
I am a huge fan of upgrades like beadboard.
So while this room is a weird shape the same principles apply for installing sheets of beadboard to any wall and ceiling.
Use a jigsaw on planks to cut around can lights and ceiling fixture.
Beadboard planks are a decorative solution to easily camouflage damaged or outdated ceilings such as popcorn or plaster.
By far the worst part of our basement was the old crumbling and yellowed drop ceiling and its accompanying brown frame.
Enter the aria suspended grid panel ceiling tile to replace our old outdated drop ceiling.
Install beadboard ceiling panels in the same direction as your floor boards for visual continuity.
Originally published may 6 2014.
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Classic beadboard installed on the.