Damaged tongue and groove ceiling in this episode i rip out a damaged ceiling tongue and groove board.
Patching tongue and groove ceiling.
Use the framing gun to add a nail to the tongue of the plank and secure in place.
Place the first piece of tongue and groove material flat against the ceiling joist and slide it tight to the wall corner.
Be sure to carefully match any new paneling and its finish with neighboring boards.
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A nearly flat smooth surface can be achieved.
Also the battens will somewhat flatten out uneven ceilings.
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.
Wall and ceiling repair simplified.
Attractive rustic appearance.
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.
Beadboard panels are an efficient economical way to get that popular tongue and groove porchy look to cover up an unattractive ceiling.
For the next piece you will connect the groove of the new piece into the tongue of the first piece.
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.
Traditional to most houses therefore will not attract unwanted attention at the time of house sale.
Conforms to less than perfect surfaces.
Easier to paint than tongue and groove.
But if the damaged paneling is too severe you may want to replace one or more of the damaged tongue and groove boards.
Start with your first piece.
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.
Easy to lift individual boards.
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