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Planking for CapeCod Ceiling
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HomeDepots' Pacific Knotty Cedar; 6 pieces to the package; 5/16" thick x 3.5" wide x 8' long; installed coverage 14 Sq ft. Iam installing this on a CapeCod ceiling/(actually roof) (and, yes, i know better, but that is a long story). The ceiling doesnot come to a peak, but is flat for 3 and1/2' down the center (side walls are 39"). This is going to be the ceiling to this bedroom. Iam installing it in the manner of a porch roof, on to 2 by 6, ceiling rafters to rafter (there is bats of fiber-glass insulation behind these fragile planks). There is a 2 foot space between each roof rafter. What is the best way to do this? Thank you for any help at all. |
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Planking for CapeCod Ceiling
Harry wrote: Hello, HomeDepots' Pacific Knotty Cedar; 6 pieces to the package; 5/16" thick x 3.5" wide x 8' long; installed coverage 14 Sq ft. Iam installing this on a CapeCod ceiling/(actually roof) (and, yes, i know better, but that is a long story). The ceiling doesnot come to a peak, but is flat for 3 and1/2' down the center (side walls are 39"). This is going to be the ceiling to this bedroom. Iam installing it in the manner of a porch roof, on to 2 by 6, ceiling rafters to rafter (there is bats of fiber-glass insulation behind these fragile planks). There is a 2 foot space between each roof rafter. What is the best way to do this? Thank you for any help at all. To replicate shiplap (which is what it was called here a 100 years ago) I was given some very good advice on this same product. As tedious as it was I ran a v groove down the center of each board the same depth as the slight edge bevel where the T+G meet. This not only gave it a shiplap look but eliminated the risk of cupping which is common in this product. Where there was no peak I just filled the join area with some 1/4 round. I, like you just put it straight to the rafters without any strapping. The entire 2 story house has this on the ceilings and now in year 7 with no concerns. If you use a lower grade of the product be prepared to have 20-30% of the product unusable. I used a nail gun and nailed straight in as opposed to nailing into the tounge - splits too easy. GL |
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