Exposing ceiling joists

Is there a part of your home that is a real feature, and has that 'wow factor'? Be it an interesting layout, a unique piece of furniture, a striking paint colour or even an unusual print, having a stand-out feature can become a talking point and something that makes your home unique. With our newly renovated house, that wow feature is most definitely the exposed beams on our pitched ceiling. Today I'm showing you the whole process of how we exposed the beams. It certainly was not without…

A DIY tutorial to makeover your ceiling and expose wood beams. Step by step instructions to remove the ceiling and expose wood beams.

In our 1970's basement remodel, we chose to open up the ceiling to expose the floor joists and give us basement ceiling beams. See more details in the vlog. #remodelaholic #basementrenovation #basementremodel #vlog

I've been hinting at this ceiling project for a while and wanting to make our ceilings more custom to our home! A few months ago we opened the ceilings in the entire main floor of our house which you can read about . And while I love the open concept ceilings I decided I wanted something a little more custom. Which led to our newest project updating our ceilings! One of our main goals is to bring historic elements back into our farmhouse. Since I can remember, even when I was very young, I…

I've been hinting at this ceiling project for a while and wanting to make our ceilings more custom to our home! A few months ago we opened the ceilings in the entire main floor of our house which you can read about . And while I love the open concept ceilings I decided I wanted something a little more custom. Which led to our newest project updating our ceilings! One of our main goals is to bring historic elements back into our farmhouse. Since I can remember, even when I was very young, I…

I have a basement shop that had an unfinished ceiling, where the exposed wires and plumbing were always collecting dust.

We left off here after removing six ceilings and sistering the joists to support the tub. Now it was time to add the kitchen finishing touches.

Teardrop Cronstruction Pictures for Sumne's Teardrop

The Easy Up Installation System from Armstrong Ceilings. Surface mount track and clip system provides simple installation for various ceiling tiles and planks.

The Rim Joist is the edge of the wood floor framing system. This is where the basement ceiling framing and home siding meet above the foundation wall. The Rim Joist area is a large source of energy loss with an opening for the winter air to come in.