How To Hang Beadboard Paneling On Ceiling

Install beadboard ceiling panels in the same direction as your floor boards for visual continuity.

How to hang beadboard paneling on ceiling.

Classic beadboard installed on the ceiling is a great way to update a room without spending a lot of time or money. Position the first board on the ceiling groove side or the side you cut against the wall inch away from it. Do this until all of the beadboard is in place. That will ensure a reveal albeit a narrow one at the point where your beadboard meets the door.

If you have ceiling beams run the panels perpendicular to beams for an interesting twist. You can use a stud finder or just drill holes in the drywall. Brad nail into the ceiling. Have your two partners hold the beadboard in place while you use a pneumatic nail gun to nail the sheet to the ceiling joists.

Measure the ceiling and locate the ceiling joists. How to install a beadboard paneled ceiling step 1. Instructions measure your ceiling and determine how much beadboard you need. Materials 1 4 beadboard 8d finishing nails panel adhesive.

We used a jig saw and it worked great. Determine where you would like trim lines to go to cover any gaps between boards. In most cases you can simply place the beadboard sheets over the popcorn on the ceiling. Nail the beadboard to the joists by driving the nails at an angle through the tongue portion of the boards.

Remember you need all the stripes to go the same way. Using a pneumatic gun and 2 inch finish nails face nail the board to the plywood underlayment every 12 to 16 inches. Use the marks on the walls to guide you as you nail the beadboard into place. Hold beadboard in place.

The tongue should be facing away from the wall. Cut down the beadboard including cut outs for lights and vents.