How To Make Faux Beams
On a tight budget but want to give a room a new look without totally renovating it? Creating a faux beam can make your room (or rooms) look like they've been timber-framed without the expense. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Five 1-by-8-inch boards (length according to room size)
- Measuring tape
- Pencil
- Speed square
- Wood glue
- Clamps
- Saw
- Nail gun
- 1 1/2-inch pin nails
- Scrap wood
- Painters chalk or wood filler
- Nails and hammer
- Deck screws
- Cordless drill and drill bits
- Laser (optional)
Instructions
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Measure and cut your boards to length. Once the length is established, decide the amount of the reveal. An eighth inch works well when creating faux beams. Use a measuring tape and a speed square to mark 1/8 inch from the edge along the length of the boards. Do the same for the other edge of the boards.
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Lay one of the boards on your workbench. Set another board on its end so that it is lined up with the 1/8 inch reveal line. Use a clamp to secure it. Do the same with a third board.
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Secure the boards in place with the nail gun and pin nails. Make sure you drive the nails in at a slight angle and from the bottom so the boards are stable. Space the nails up to 8 inches apart. If you need to, you can use a piece of scrap wood to rest against the boards as you nail them.
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Use a piece of scrap wood as a support while you nail the last board in place, creating a box--the faux beam. Use painter's chalk or wood filler to fill in all the nail holes.
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Decide where you would like to place your beam. If you are doing one faux beam, then it should be in the center of the room. Use a measuring tape or a laser to find the center of the room.
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Use nails to secure the nailer board for the faux beam to the ceiling. Secure the board more securely to the ceiling with deck screws.
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Slip the faux beam over the nailer board and use pin nails and the nail gun to secure it. Space the nails 6 inches apart.
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Finish the faux beam in the manner you choose. Either with stain, paint or some other manner. Repeat the process from Step 1 for any additional faux beams.
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