Ceiling PlanksAdd architectural detail and rustic, farmhouse charm to a builder simple bedroom with a tongue-and-groove planked wood ceiling. Following going to Menard’s & Home Depot tonight and realizing how limited the selection is for tongue & groove 4″ X 8′ L lumber I got rather a headache! I have a feeling my stomped ceilings will need scraping to eliminate the higher points and allow the planks to be uniform and flat. Use the project estimator to calculate the number of ceiling planks and accessories you’ll need to have. But not to worry, when the ceiling is completed, you never see them at all, it will all appear very smooth. I then screw the stabilizing tongue and groove board to my saw horse utilizing deck screws – just my way of performing it.

When you attain the end of the ceiling, you will most likely require to rip (reduce lengthwise) a … Read the rest

Wood PlanksOkay pals… I felt dumb posting these photographs on FB so I haven’t but my close friends hold asking to see my kitchen remodel so I thought I would post them on my old blog !!! All of the texture and detail you uncover across the Oak Premier collection, coupled with cooler, grey-ish brown tones of a limed or washed oak give this design and style a really distinctive and desirable finish. This beautifully intricate and tactile design and style creates the style of a true antique wood floor in a classic warm dark brown. My favourite rooms have contrast by means of the walls and fabrics but look incredibly clean and clutter free.

The intricacy of the grain and knot details coupled with a comforting tactile surface texture develop a seriously classic, homely feel. We bought the cabinet grade plywood at Home Depot as it was the least expensive … Read the rest

Vinyl Hardwood FlooringThere are several home owners all over the world that are finding out the benefits of utilizing vinyl hardwood flooring planks in their home. I think there is an engineered parquetry product out there now, maybe Preference flooring I believe are doing it. This will function out a fair whack cheaper simply because it is installed like a floating floor and is prefinished so no needs for sanding and polishing immediately after the floor is installed so no waiting for the smell to die down and no cost for finishing.

I moved into my spot 3 years ago and stupidly did not replace the floor when the location was empty – according to the handyman that is seeking following my place, the concern with my floorboards is that they are not sealed on the bottom, so every single time there is a hint of humidity or dampness they just soak … Read the rest

Ceiling PlanksThe visual of our 6” X 48” HomeStyle Nation Classic Ceiling Plank delivers an incredible country rustic appear. Here is the ugly popcorn ceiling prior to we started, displaying our grid lines, marking exactly where the ceiling joists are. You can speed up your beadboard install by getting your material finished prior to installing it. I primed all six sides of the material prior to installing it. This is especially essential if you plan to paint the beadboard ceiling immediately after the install. Tapping the boards not only tightens the tongue and groove joint, but tightens the nails of the boards already installed. The beadboard ceiling boards must be installed perpendicular (oriented at a 90-degree angle) to the joists.

Prior to installing any boards, you need to mark the location of the ceiling joists on the existing ceiling employing a chalk line or similar. Whilst operating beaded boards perpendicular to … Read the rest

Vinyl Floor PlanksLuxury vinyl tiles and planks (LVT) are at present a single of the biggest trends when it comes to property renovation. The only downside is installation – for a specialist set up, the underlying concrete demands to be ‘screened’ – primarily produced completely smooth. As we talked about previously, a enormous benefit of vinyl plank floors is the durability and resilience of the planks. If you fit the brief finish first, you have to lift each planks of the 2nd row in order to get the lengthy edge of plank 2 in tight. We are going to do our games space inside the subsequent few weeks and will stick with the same ones. Nonetheless you are proper that any imperfection in the floor surface under will show by way of.

Picture laying down planks lengthwise, starting from the left corner of a space, and adding new planks towards the appropriate … Read the rest