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Faux Wood Beams & Crown Moulding

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Category : Faux Wood Beams, Feature Design Friday

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 installed over them to add additional depth.

In the below picture, the designer intented to create a western style game/bar room.  The house has traditional moulding running throughout but a room with a different feel was desiredfor the entertaining area.

The T 28 faux wood ceiling plank was used as a door surround in this picture. In addition to the door surround it was used as the backsplash for the bar area and a decorative accent under the bar table top. The PM 12 plank was used as the window surrounds and baseboards and was installed with a 45 degree miter cut to create a perfect frame. To continue the flow of this western style room, the PM 09 was used to join all of the planks together. The PM 09 is the smaller plank that connects the PM 12 window surround and baseboard to the T 28 door surround.

To help the transition from the game room to the remaining of the house, the UT 9805 crown molding (moulding) was installed along the ceiling.

As a side note, if you are considering designing a similar i style room, faux wood corbels provide a great design aspect under a countertop & or bar area.

Faux Wood Planks and Crown Mouldings

Faux Wood Planks and Crown Mouldings





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Faux Wood Beams Cathedral Ceiling Install

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Category : Faux Wood Beams

Today’s installation tip will be focusing on installing faux wood ceiling beams along the peak and rise of a cathedral ceiling.

Terminology Diagram for Cathedral Ceiling

Terminology Diagram for 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.

Now that we have the faux beam installed along the peak, it is now time to install the beams along the rise. This can be accomplished easily by utilizing a piece of cardboard that is a 1-1/2 to 2 feet long and a utility knife.

Step 1:  Hold the cardboard along the ceiling starting where the ceiling and wall join together.

Terminology Diagram for Cathedral Ceiling with Cardboard

Step 2: Fold or cut the edge of the cardboard until it fits flush against the wall and ceiling.

Terminology Diagram for Cathedral Ceiling Cardboard Flush

Step 3: Place the cardboard onto the end of the faux beam and trace the pattern.

Step 4: Cut the beam along the traced marking, using a saw or utility knife.

Step 5: Install the beam along the rise as a standard installation. For standard installation instructions please click here

 

Faux Beams – Feature Friday

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Category : Faux Wood Beams, Feature Design Friday

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 beams are an architectural enhancement that focus and transforms a room in a multitude of ways. Ceiling beams can be used to bring a high ceiling down in scale, and to break up the length and height of a large room. Truss, grids, and wagon wheels are just a few of the endless design possibilities that ceiling beams can offer.

Today’s Ceiling beams aren’t just made from wood anymore. Faux Wood Ceiling Beams are the preferred medium for most designers and builders today. Faux Wood Beams, can bring a lightweight, easy to install, Earth friendly solution to any architectural pallet. In addition, Faux Wood Ceiling Beams are an economical way to bring a rich design to any room while saving time and money.

The purpose of ceiling beams may have changed over time, but the architectural enhancements they bring to a room can be unquestionably inspiring.

In today’s feature Friday design, we are highlighting a faux ceiling beam design in midst of construction.

Soaring over 25 feet into the air a beautifully laid out wagon wheel design is created by utilizing the T/MB 30 Faux Wood Ceiling Beam, S 02 Faux Iron Strap, and the T 28 Faux Wood Plank. The picture shows 7 T 30 faux beams and the mounting blocks of where the final eighth beam will be located. The beams extend out from the wall to the center of the room, where an octagon center has been created from the T 28 Faux Wood Ceiling Plank. The S 02 Faux Iron Strap is placed in the center of each beam purely for esthetic purposes. From the center of the T 28 octagon hangs the lighting connection for a Mediterranean inspired chandler.

T 30 Faux Wood Ceailing Beam in a Wagon Wheel Pattern

T 30 Faux Wood Ceailing Beam in a Wagon Wheel Pattern

For more details about this project or to find a distributor near you, please contact the Superior Customer Service Team at 888-328-9232

Feature Design Friday Faux Beams and Crown Mouldings

Category : Feature Design Friday

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 point of the trey with a rope lighting running behind the mouldings to illuminate the trey during evening hours.

In the below application the UP-5120 Superior Crown Moulding was installed followed by the T 20a faux wood beam. The faux wood beam was typically installed with a wood block mounted on the ceiling ever 4 feet. For full installation instructions please click here for a video. The faux beams were scribed on the end to create a perfect snug fit against the crown moulding.

 Faux Wood Beams and Crown Mouldings

Next week installation tip will focus on scribing – tips and tools needed to accomplish that perfect fit.

Feature Design Friday

Category : Feature Design Friday

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 depth ceiling decorations. The photo below shows a checkerboard pattern made from the T 17 and T 20 faux beams.

In this application the T 17s were run horizontally from one end of the wall to the other. The T 17s were spaced 3 ½ feet apart. The T20s were then mounted into place vertically and were also mounted 3 ½ feet apart.  

By combining different size beams in your application you can really bring a unique since of style into your room.

Faux Wood Ceiling Beams - T 17 and T 20

Seamlessly Extending Superior Faux Beams – Part 2 of 2.

Category : Faux Wood Beams

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 – is ½ inches wide by 41 inches long.
  • S02 – is 3 inches wide by 41 inches long.
  • S06 – is 6 inches wide by 44 inches long.

Below is a short step by step installation.

Seamlessly Extending Superior Faux Beams – Part 1 of 2.

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Category : Faux Wood Beams

Superior Faux Wood Beams are perfect for any application; their authentic look transpires a simple plain room into something with rich character and uniqueness.

The Superior Faux Wood Beams range from 11’6” to 18’9”. From time to time customers will run into a minor issue of needing to extend the faux beams to a longer length.

There are several ways to go about extending Superior Faux Beams.

  1. The fastest method is by butting the beams together and covering the seam with a faux iron strap. (You can view faux iron straps by clicking here) The faux iron strap will be the topic of our next blog.   
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  3. The second method though a little more time consuming, will allow you to create a seamless transition from one beam to another.  The following video walks you through the simple and easy steps in creating a seamless transition between two beams without the aid of a decorative faux iron strap.

Q: What is the difference between the T and STB Faux Beam?

Category : Faux Wood Beams

Answer:

The Superior Building Supplies faux wood beam product line is an authentic representation of nature. No matter if you are looking for a rustic or a more refined beam, we have the right style for your needs.

The T series beam is known as the Rustic or Time Weathered Beam Line. These beams are beautiful replicas of old barn beams. The beams have deep divots and indentations throughout the beam with tapered edges. The beams are available in a rich walnut oak finish which brings to life the character and strong sense of history wherever they are used. In addition to the walnut oak finish all of the beams and matching corbels are available unfinished. This allows for the product to be stained to match existing cabinetry onsite.


T 17 Faux Wood Ceiling Beam
  

The STB faux wood beams are described as contemporary or sandblasted. Without a blemish in the entire beam, these beams illustrate a craftsmans keen eye to perfection. The STB faux beams have perfectly square edges with a rich strong grain rising up, bringing them to life.  These beams will fit into any design genera from contemporary to modern.  Unfinished or prefinished in a rich walnut stain, these beams will fill any room with warmth.

STB Faux Wood Ceiling Beam

 

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