Do It Yourself Diy Coffered Ceiling

Find and mark your ceiling joists with a pencil and a stud finder.

Do it yourself diy coffered ceiling.

All the coffered ceiling beams are made from 1 2 mdf constructed in a u shape that is. Be sure to keep these in mind when planning your. Draw a rough sketch of how you want your diy coffered ceiling to look to help you visualize. Each will be the length of the side of the beam.

Put them at each end of the beam. We partnered with woodgrain using their finished elegance line for this project just like we did with the diy wainscoting we shared a couple of weeks ago. Cut widths of beam according to your measurements to build the other sides of the boxes. The reason for the coffered ceiling is two fold.

You need to decide the number of coffers you want as well as the depth and width of the beams the style color and materials you ll be using. This diy coffered ceiling design was actually fairly easy in the grand scheme of things and way easier than in the stairwell since we didn t have to balance ladders on the stairs. Attach one of the beams lengthwise across the ceiling flush against the wall. Whether you decide on a diy coffered ceiling design or are working with a professional the first step takes place on paper.

Like i mentioned we. Measure your ceiling space and draw. From here cut a pair of cripple studs which are 1x1 vertical supports. Building the base 1.