Installing Hardwood On Ceiling

Whether your décor is rustic or formal eclectic or traditional ceiling planks add textural contrast to walls and floors and enhance a room s visual appeal.

Installing hardwood on ceiling.

Stack flooring log cabin style or just spread it around the room but not directly on concrete. Hardwood ceiling planks should be allowed to sit where they will be installed for 7 days prior to installation in order to get acclimated to your local temperature and humidity levels. As shown in this article keith lively installed a tongue and groove solid pine ceiling on his 35 ft. Tongue and groove ceiling planks with their authentic wood looks create a decorative focal point for any room.

For example if planks are running width wise in a 12 wide room and 8 long planks are being used cut several planks to 4 long. If installing crown molding cut pieces slightly short of wall width. Drywall plays the role of subfloor in this case but the ceiling joists must be located and marked. Do not store the planks directly on the ground or directly on top of a concrete surface.

Once ceiling is completely covered re install air vents and light fixtures. Once any air vents or junction boxes are reached mark wood flooring planks with pencil and cut to size with chop saw or using jigsaw. Let hardwood acclimate in the room you re installing it in for five days prior to installation to temperatures of 65 degrees to 75 degrees and recommended humidity levels of 30 to 55 percent. Contractors can install wood flooring planks over a flat drywall ceiling in good condition.

Although the basics of installation of both a plank floor and ceiling are essentially the same working on a ceiling can present some unique challenges that some diy ers might not consider. Plan to install the planks perpendicular to the joists and leave room in your budget for additional blocking or drywall alterations to ensure adequate. But you may not be surprised to learn that installing a wood ceiling is more expensive than using drywall.