Installing Hardwood On Ceiling

Contractors can install wood flooring planks over a flat drywall ceiling in good condition.

Installing hardwood on ceiling.

Drywall plays the role of subfloor in this case but the ceiling joists must be located and marked. Tongue and groove ceiling planks with their authentic wood looks create a decorative focal point for any room. Roughly halfway across the ceiling a rhythm will start to take place and the installation will move increasingly faster. Stack flooring log cabin style or just spread it around the room but not directly on concrete.

But you may not be surprised to learn that installing a wood ceiling is more expensive than using drywall. 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. Do not store the planks directly on the ground or directly on top of a concrete surface. 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.

Plan to install the planks perpendicular to the joists and leave room in your budget for additional blocking or drywall alterations to ensure adequate. 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. Once ceiling is completely covered re install air vents and light fixtures. 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.

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. All in it would have cost about 1 450 to drywall the ceiling in my attic. 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.