Attaching 4 X 8 Beadboard Paneling To Ceiling

Here is what the ceiling looked like with only the beadboard installed.

Attaching 4 x 8 beadboard paneling to ceiling.

Smaller rooms would require narrower boards to stay to scale. We kept the window wall bead board free i mean we didn t want it looking like a fun house or anything. Install beadboard ceiling panels in the same direction as your floor boards for visual continuity. After marking the beadboard at the sides of the opening mark the distance between the last board and the edge of the hole onto the face of the board.

So while this room is a weird shape the same principles apply for installing sheets of beadboard to any wall and ceiling. If you have ceiling beams run the panels perpendicular to beams for an interesting twist. 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. White wall paneling or buy online pick up in store today in the lumber composites department.

Then dry fit a piece of beadboard in place letting it overlap the hole. Based on the size of this room we decided on 1 x 5 boards. Construction adhesive liquid nails sandpaper or sanding block. Measure cut paint and install border boards.

Trim pieces if necessary nail gun nails. Mark cut lines on the boards photo by kolin smith. Classic beadboard installed on the ceiling is a great way to update a room without spending a lot of time or money. Caulk and wood fill.

I measured every area surface that i was going to beadboard and then calculated. Our closet is a funny shape so we decided to put our beadboard up one wall across our ceiling and down the sloped wall on the opposite side so that if you are standing in the doorway to the closet looking toward the window the beadboard. Mark the beadboard where it meets the opening s sides. 4x8 4 x 8 wall paneling boards planks panels the home depot.

Here s how you do it.