Primers and preliminary coats of clear finishes can and should be applied prior to installation when possible. Pre-applied finishes help protect and stabilize boards. For much of my board and batten ceiling install, I first applied several coats of primer to all sides of the boards prior to installing.
Then, after installing the boards, I only needed to apply a finish coat to ceiling. Pre-finishing tongue and groove boards are also beneficial in preventing the boards from showing unfinished tongue and groove surfaces if boards expand and contract with seasonal changes in humidity. Solid wood boards will expand and contract more than manufactured products with changes in humidity. Consider the environment when planning your beadboard finishes. In bathrooms and other high humidity environments, solid boards may not be the best choice.
If you do plan to install solid wood boards in these areas, the boards should be well sealed on all six sides to help protect them from moisture. Choosing a wood species that performs well in humid conditions may also be helpful teak, cedar, others. In high-humidity environments, consider alternative products instead of solid wood.
Manufactured exterior grade beadboard planks and paneling that may perform better. You may also consider avoiding wood finishes like beadboard in these areas. Although we added beadboard to our kitchen, bedroom and porch ceilings, we skipped it in our bathroom. Solid wood boards may require more substantial fastening compared to paneling.
Thinner, lighter panels, with greater dimensional stability can often be installed with construction adhesive. Heavier, thicker individual boards are typically nailed, and installed perpendicular to framing studs. While running beaded boards perpendicular to ceiling studs is usually not a problem, it offers challenges for a wainscot style application on walls.
Initially, we wanted to install beadboard ceilings in our bedrooms. Installing the tongue and groove beaded boards was fairly straightforward. I did it most of it myself, with the exception of the kitchen where my dad helped. I think the results were excellent and after many years, the ceilings look as good as they did immediately after they went up. If you are looking for a easy way to add some charm and character to your ceilings, this is a good option. Here is the summary of our project and the steps we used.
Obtain the material you plan to use for the beadboard. If using individual tongue and groove boards, consider painting all six sides of the material before installing. This is important if using tongue and groove boards as they will respond to seasonal changes in humidity and temperature, possibly exposing unpainted portions of the board with movement. If using individual tongue and groove boards, order material long enough to avoid end-to-end board seams if possible.
Order a bit extra to cover for damaged boards and waste. You can always return unused boards. I highly recommend using a pneumatic nailer if installing individual tongue and groove boards, as it will set nails just below the board surface without the need to manually set the finishing nail head. The nailer saves a lot of time and work.
To preserve the appearance and life of your beadboard ceiling project, consider finishing or at least priming the boards prior to installing them. Sealed boards last longer and have better dimensional stability. Its also often a lot easy to apply primer or finish to the boards prior to installing them. And boards that have been primed or prefinished are much easier and quicker to paint once installed. Painting bare wood ceiling boards after the install in not that fun.
Having the boards pre-painted will also allow for expansion and contraction of the boards without revealing bare wood surfaces. Determine the direction and location of the ceiling joists. The beadboard ceiling boards should be installed perpendicular degree angle to to the ceiling joists. This orientation allows each ceiling board to be nailed to each of the ceiling joists.
Using a stud finder or other method, locate and mark your ceiling joists prior to beginning board installation. Use a caulk line or straight edge to mark the location of all joists on the entire length of the ceiling. Beginning at the wall on one end of the ceiling, start installing the tongue and groove boards. Remember that you will be installing the boards perpendicular to the ceiling joists, so pick the starting wall accordingly.
Install the first board tongue out with the groove side of the board facing the wall. An expansion gap at the finished tongue-end of the ceiling is less important because of the expansion between the tongue and groove joints of the installed boards.
To install the first board, center the board left to right, with equal expansion gap on either side of the board. Square the board with the side walls, and nail the board in place. Measure the lengths from the porch ceiling to the beadboard planks using your tape measure.
For this particular cutting, you need to prepare a miter saw blade at a 90 degree angle. It will really help you to produce straight and long cuts. Repeat this step until you have enough cuts to cover the porch ceiling. Make sure that you produce the same size for all cuts. Take the first piece of beadboard then push it up to the ceiling.
Place the grooved side and make it face the wall, so there will be a small gap along the line. By driving the flooring nails into the board, nail the board in place where the ceiling joists and the beadboard line up. Then the last step you need to do after installing the beadboard is cutting off the ceiling trim. Then divide by two. This final figure is the width of each end board.
Using a jigsaw, trim the first board to this width. When trimming the first board to width, be sure to cut off groove side of the board. That will leave the tongue edge for nailing. If your calculations from Step 3 show that the last board will end up wider than 2 inches, start with a full board. Tip: When using a jigsaw, you can prevent chipping on the face of the board by first scoring your cut lines with a utility knife or by cutting on the back side.
Using a pneumatic gun and 2-inch finish nails, face nail the board to the plywood underlayment every 12 to 16 inches. Tip: To keep the beadboard looking smooth across the ceiling, don't put nails too close together or the wood will contour to dips in the plywood.
Instead, keep nails at least a foot apart to let the weight of the board pull it down level. All the boards, including the first one, should be nailed every 12 to 16 inches through the tongue for the most secure assembly. Position the pneumatic gun at the back edge of the board's tongue, then angle it away from the tongue and to one side. This will keep the nail from pulling out and from blocking the tongue when you fit the groove of the next board over it. Measure for and cut the next board.
Slide its groove over the tongue of the previous board. If necessary, tap it tightly in place with a hammer on a woodblock. Nail it through the tongue as detailed above. Continue installing beadboard in this manner. Tip: Use a scrap of beadboard as your woodblock so you can fit the groove over the tongue and keep the tongue from mushrooming when you hammer it. If you come to a light fixture or speaker, you'll need to cut an opening in the beadboard.
For a square opening, measure the distance from the edge of the last board not including the tongue to the edge of the opening. Then dry fit a piece of beadboard in place, letting it overlap the hole.
Check out the full story! Check it out! Purchase of bead board ceiling by: Anonymous Can someone tell me where I can buy vinyl bead board ceiling material in the Richmond VA area? I want to install it myself but cannot find it anywhere in my area. Took a little while to find it but call Allied Building Products, Ask for it by T-2 panels. Certain Teed makes it. You'll have to contact Allied Building Products, Ask if their T-2 panels come in your chosen color. Painting Vinyl by: Anonymous Can you really paint the vinyl bead board?
Just be sure to use paint specifically designed for use on exterior vinyl surfaces. Good question. Removing Bead board Panel by: Anonymous We need help on hanging a porch swing with bead board ceiling. How can a panel be removed to add structural support to hold the swing? Yes you can paint vinyl bead board Removing by: Mary and Dave You ask a great question.
It depends upon how your bead board ceiling was installed. Is it screwed in place or snapped in place?
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