How To Plank A Ceiling

You can certainly stain your planked ceiling if you prefer or even leave it in it s natural pine.

How to plank a ceiling. Measure and cut. Using an electronic stud finder and a pencil mark the locations of ceiling joists along two. So now i m finally sharing how to install a wood planked ceiling all on your own.

I m going to use benjamin moore s simply white for our foyer s ceiling as well as the trim and walls. Paint the boards the picture below shows the boards already painted and getting dry. If the existing ceiling is flat and smooth go to the next section.

Pour primer into lined paint try and apply to planks with a 6 foam roller. Drips in the groove. Then added some nails every couple of feet to secure it to the ceiling.

You can find the joists by using a stud finder and marking them on the ceiling. How to install a planked wood ceiling measure ceiling and select planks. Yes i m talking a one person planked ceiling install the stuff young girls diy dreams are made of sprinkled with only a few splinters and pulled muscles along the way.

Today i ll be painting the ceiling and trim. The wood planks are up on the ceiling yay. I used my wagner paint sprayer.

Adhesive installation ceiling preparation. Measure cut the planks well for the very first. I like the crisp feel of a painted ceiling personally.