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New Faux Wood Cypress

Administrator | August 17, 2010

We are proud to announce the introduction of a new product line called the Craftsmen Series. The Craftsmen Series is made up of rafter tails, corbels and soon to come ceiling panels. The name Craftsmen depicts the true quality and design of this product line. The Craftsmen Series is made up of two different styles of products. [...]

Mediterranean Faux Ceiling Beams

Administrator | May 21, 2010

No Matter if you are looking to install faux beams in a single family home or a 10,000 + sq ft restaurant, Superior faux wood beams can easily change the look and feeling of a room or a whole building. Today’s Feature Friday posting spot lights a multimillion dollar spec home in South Florida. Safari [...]

Faux Wood Beams – Jay Leno

Administrator | April 30, 2010

Today’s feature Friday show cases Jay Leno’s personal garage. In the recent one hour premier episode of Garage Mahal, Jay Leno installed several Superior Faux Ceiling Beams along with  a number of other great products. The two Superior Faux Ceiling Beams used in Jay’s garage were the T 25 and T 20.   The full [...]

Superior Faux Wood Beams

Administrator | February 19, 2010

As you enter through the doorway, you are immediately taken back by the ceiling souring into the sky.  Large time weathered rustic beams over head, in a breath taking wagon wheel pattern. These beams look like they weigh 1000’s of pounds, and have been aging in a barn for decades.   The real secret is that [...]

Faux Wood Beams & Crown Moulding

Administrator | November 13, 2009

Today’s Feature Friday highlights an out of the box design concept that really changes a room’s atmosphere. Traditionally when thinking about installing faux wood planks, the idea of installing them along the ceiling is the first thought that comes to mind. Often when the planks are used along the ceiling, faux wood beams are then [...]

Faux Wood Beams Cathedral Ceiling Install

Administrator | November 5, 2009

Today’s installation tip will be focusing on installing faux wood ceiling beams along the peak and rise of a cathedral ceiling. The below video will walk you through the step by step installation instructions for installing faux wood beams along the peak of the ceiling. For step by step printable instructions for the peak, please click here. [...]

Faux Beams – Feature Friday

Administrator | October 30, 2009

From the most primitive structures designed thousands of years ago to the elaborate architectural marvels of today and tomorrow, ceiling beams have played an important role. Traditionally, ceiling beams helped to hold together the structural integrity of a building. We have come a long way in design and development since their original intent. Now ceiling [...]

Feature Design Friday Faux Beams and Crown Mouldings

Administrator | October 23, 2009

In today’s feature Friday, we are spotlighting a trey ceiling that has utilized faux beams, crown mouldings, and faux painting. Trey ceilings come in a variety of size, shapes, heights, depths, and designs. There are a number of unique and beautiful ways to make your trey ceiling standout. Often crown moulding will be the focal [...]

Feature Design Friday

Administrator | October 16, 2009

Every Friday we feature a spotlight project. A spotlight project is a picture submitted by one of our distributors or by the end user for our yearly photo contest.  To submit your photo to the contest please email it to cs@superiorbuildingsupplies.com  Today’s feature illustrates the beauty of combining different size beams to create an in [...]

Seamlessly Extending Superior Faux Beams – Part 2 of 2.

Administrator | October 15, 2009

The easiest method to join beams together is by using a faux Iron strap. Faux iron straps are made from rubber similar to a bicycle inner tube. Faux iron straps are very flexible and can easily be adhered with an adhesive. There are three authentic looking faux iron straps to choose from. S 01 – [...]