Last fourth dimension I showed you lot the ceiling inward my sleeping room it looked real squeamish later fixing to a greater extent than or less nasty petty problems (nails popping out as well as water stains). A skilful coat of paint, good form of 2 coats of pigment as well as it looked every bit skilful every bit new, right?!
I liked having a squeamish construct clean ceiling, but it was boring.
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 high, slanted, "gi-nourmous" infinite upwards in that location that was screaming for something.
That something was BEAMS.
My plan, install 5, five, cinco beams. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 big, chunky i at the real top as well as 4 more, perpendicular to that large one. Just similar this:
Putting together pieces of woods similar this:
That would await something similar this, on the ceiling:
The outset standard was to depict to a greater extent than or less lines to aid me movie how they were going to hold out installed. That large beam had to hold out 18" wide, since I wanted that beam to overstep away on the same business every bit inward that wall (left movie below).
Then,chalk lines determined the beams placement.
I began mark the spots where the ceiling joists were located, that's were the 2x4s cleats were going to hold out screwed to. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 stud finder is the tool that is unremarkably recommended for this, but I only don't similar them, peradventure the i I accept is a inexpensive i that doesn't move how it is supposed. So, the best agency for me to honour the joists as well as hold out certain of their location is past times punching petty holes, every bit you lot tin post away encounter inward the depression correct picture, inward betwixt those 2 carmine lines is where the joist is located, as well as thence I marked the optic of it.
The top beam was going to hold out held past times 2 2x4s. I had no problem there, in that location was enough of places to crusade screws to concur it.
I wanted the other 4 beams to hold out spaced symmetrically on the ceiling, 2 at the ends, along the walls, as well as 2 to a greater extent than inward the middle but proportionately centered. I was non lucky, in that location were no joists to a higher house them to back upwards their weight. The solution, larn upwards in that location to the attic as well as install supports (red lines inward pic), betwixt the joists.
I brought all the tools needed for this projection to the room, at times it got real messy, but it was meliorate than going upwards as well as downwards the steps to the coooold garage!
Here cutting the supports, earlier heading i to a greater extent than fourth dimension to the attic.
That's what I was doing when I got stuck, remember? I talked virtually that HERE.
Well, alongside the supports inward place, I could larn ahead as well as receive installing the 2x4 cleats underneath. Like this:
While working inward the attic I marked (again past times punching holes), where the supports had beingness placed, as well as thence the 2x4s were pre-drilled correct inward those places for an easier install. (I bespeak to larn a novel drill - driver BIG TIME!)
The outset i went up.
Then the second. By the way, I couldn't accept done this without the aid of my husband, really, asset a 12' 2x4 upwards in that location is non that easy, specially alongside my weak arms. I kept on measuring, cutting, asset as well as he was asset as well as driving screws.
Just to brand certain those beams rest inward house nosotros drove 2 screws inward each marked spot.
We left the infinite needed, addition 1/4" more, for the beams to fit along both walls.
After 2 days of move this is how it looked.
Ready to hold out pretty upwards a chip more.
Next time, the pretty beams that encompass those non as well as thence pretty 2x4s.
For the Second Part, Click HERE.
For the 3rd as well as terminal part, Click HERE.
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