Patching Tongue And Groove Ceiling

Attractive rustic appearance.

Patching tongue and groove ceiling.

A nearly flat smooth surface can be achieved. Be sure to carefully match any new paneling and its finish with neighboring boards. But if the damaged paneling is too severe you may want to replace one or more of the damaged tongue and groove boards. For the next piece you will connect the groove of the new piece into the tongue of the first piece.

You can run the battens either parallel or perpendicular to the ceiling framing depending on which way you want the tongue and groove to run. Installing the new boards was way easier than taking the old ones out fortunately cut them to length with the jigsaw seat the groove over the tongue of the previous board nail through the tongue so the holes don t show repeat. Start with your first piece. Easy to lift individual boards.

Easier to paint than tongue and groove. Damaged tongue and groove ceiling in this episode i rip out a damaged ceiling tongue and groove board. Conforms to less than perfect surfaces. I need to go to home depot to get some replacement boa.

Also the battens will somewhat flatten out uneven ceilings. Use the framing gun to add a nail to the tongue of the plank and secure in place. One of our favorite ideas for this material is covering popcorn ceiling with beadboard. Damaged board paneling reacts well to a variety of techniques for repairing minor scratches and slashes dents and even deep gouges.

Groove facing the wall tongue facing out. Traditional to most houses therefore will not attract unwanted attention at the time of house sale. Wall and ceiling repair simplified. Beadboard panels are an efficient economical way to get that popular tongue and groove porchy look to cover up an unattractive ceiling.

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. Butt the end to the wall while the other spans across the ceiling joist.