Well we managed to insulate/ vapour barrier and get the heat and lights on in the cottage before we shut it down for the winter. We now go up and do minor things and prepare the next phase which will start up again in March.
Originally we were looking at drywalling the ceiling but now we have decided to put in a wood ceiling. Since the ceiling in the grand room is 14' and the other rooms are 9' we decided to do the grand room only and drywall the kitchen.
We will be using a light wood such as Birch, 3-4" wide. my question is:... is there a rule on which way the boards go. most of what I have seen on the internet has the boards going horizontal across the room. We would like the boards to go vertical up to the peak ,reason being is we want to keep the feeling of height where as the other way gives you the feeling of lenght in a room. Also if we go vertical then we can use all one size board and there would be no joints. I am so tired of thinking about this and I have to get moving on sourcing the wood. We are probably going to buy the wood finished and then I will stain it. Alcohol and shellac so it's not a gloss finish but a matt finish. (Really looking forward to this job)
Please let me know what you think
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Yes, you are probably right, in order for us to have the wood running vertical we will need to first put 3/4" plywood on the ceiling then glue it then scrw it down, but we are still going to do it, since Dh can do it all without hiring anyone.
The reason you are seeing mostly pictures of horizontal boards is because they are easier to build. To run boards vertically, you need to strap additional framing to the rafters for the ceiling boards to be fastened. I bet it will look really cool though!
There is also a wood panelled ceiling and original cottage windows to the front and side of the bedroom which allows extra...Three Bedroom Period Cottage, or maybe look into some site that are related in your topic...
Tell hubby he's going to have a LOT of angry woman after him if the kitchen isn't done in time -- and he REALLY doesn't want that!! :D
And on top of that I am ......TURNING 50 so this is the party year. I just purchased a large floating cabanna for the lake, so between the deck, the lake and the kitchen, what more could I need.
Alrighty then, I'm marking down the August ladies bash on my calendar right now!! ;)
Tell hubby he's going to have a LOT of angry woman after him if the kitchen isn't done in time -- and he REALLY doesn't want that!! :D
You have to post pictures when you're done!!
Smoogie,....I don't think we will ever be done. I am hoping to have a big ladies bash in August and I am pushind DH for the kitchen in the spring.
we will see how fast things get going in March
I think your idea for the ceiling sounds great :) We have a light-coloured paneled ceiling in the living room at our cottage. A light colour is definitely the way to go, I think. In our case, the same paneling is on the walls, so it has the same effect as painting a vaulted ceiling the same colour as the walls, where it gives the illusion of more height. As long as your walls aren't painted a dark colour, keeping the wood light and installing the wood strips vertically will visually give your room a lot of height.
You have to post pictures when you're done!!
Auhhhh i knew I came to the right place for info. The cottage will be contemporary design. Limestone floors that are light and a light ceiling. We originally wanted a dark walnut colour celing but someone told us they did that and it felt like living in a coffin.
In most vintage cottages you see the boards running horizontally because they are the actual roof boards. In our case we have 2 inch tongue and groove cedar that is the roof, and the underside is the ceiling. So the look will be more authentic if they run horizontally. But since you are not bound by structure, you can do whatever you want. The vertical version, in the light wood, may give a more contemporary look.
Sounds like a great idea!
I think going up to the beam would be great it would really show off the height and the beam.
Dh will be running a 4-6" beem the length of the grand room at the ceiling ridge so all the boards will butt up to this beam on both sides. We need this beam also to hang the ceiling fan.
I think going vertical would be fine but how will you make the seam look right between the ends of the boards. Hope you understand what I mean?? LOL