Beadboard Drop Ceiling

This is the view of the framework that he built to hold the beadboard.

Beadboard drop ceiling.

Here is our new drop ceiling. My husband framed around the edges of the ceiling in order to have a place to lay the beadboard sheets. I am a huge fan of upgrades like beadboard. I love both traditional and cottage styles and it ties into both nicely.

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. The planks were much more manageable versus cutting down 4x8 foot sheets of beadboard. Secure with nail gun to ceiling trusses shooting about every 18 inches. Use a jigsaw on planks to cut around can lights and ceiling fixture.

Install beadboard ceiling panels in the same direction as your floor boards for visual continuity. 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. When you get to the edge of the wall you can use a pry bar to push into place. Most of the time it only.

Beadboard planks are a decorative solution to easily camouflage damaged or outdated ceilings such as popcorn or plaster. Last updated may 17 2020. Classic beadboard installed on the. For our dining room ceiling and the ceiling in the new basement bathroom we used a thinner beadboard product it is still tongue and groove but it is only about 3 8 thick.