Beadboard Drop Ceiling

This will tend to warp so it usually requires a back up material in our case 1 2 plywood.

Beadboard drop ceiling.

Classic beadboard installed on the. For our dining room ceiling and the ceiling in the new basement bathroom we used a thinner beadboard product it is still tongue and groove but it is only about 3 8 thick. If you are covering a large ceiling area without many obstructions then you will use the whole 4 8 ft sheet of beadboard at once. Secure with nail gun to ceiling trusses shooting about every 18 inches.

Originally published may 6 2014. Beadboard planks are a decorative solution to easily camouflage damaged or outdated ceilings such as popcorn or plaster. Install beadboard ceiling panels in the same direction as your floor boards for visual continuity. Last updated may 17 2020.

My husband framed around the edges of the ceiling in order to have a place to lay the beadboard sheets. When you get to the edge of the wall you can use a pry bar to push into place. This is the view of the framework that he built to hold the beadboard. Most of the time it only.

I love both traditional and cottage styles and it ties into both nicely. The planks were much more manageable versus cutting down 4x8 foot sheets of beadboard. Here is our new drop ceiling. If you have ceiling beams run the panels perpendicular to beams for an interesting twist.