How Do You Build And Install An EZ Solid Wood Ceiling?
How about a beautiful, easy to build, possibly economical wood ceiling? When I built my office here in the country I wanted to use as much wood as possible, and so made all of the ceilings of solid wood. The ease of construction is just as appealing as the inherent beauty of the wood. You can use new wood, old wood, narrow wood, wide wood – whatever you wish. You can mix different types of wood and some of it can even be painted pieces salvaged from demolished structures. In fact old gray barn boards are very attractive when mixed randomly with white or yellow pine. Pieces of lumber too short for other projects can make a ceiling board or two. Take a look at the ease of construction. Nail the quarter round to each side of the 1 x 4’s that will be used to strip your joists. It is good if you precut an assembly of 1 x 4’s to fit a joist. It’s easier to nail the quarter round to the 1×4’s on a saw horse or table than up on a ladder. Strip the bottom edge of your ceiling joists with 1 x 4′
