DIY Distressed Faux Beams Ceiling Transformation

This vaulted ceiling is huge and deserves a moment in my living room design. I constructed complicated faux wood beams to hang from the ceiling and bring it to life!

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[odiesclips]

You knocked this one outta the park, Melissa!!!

[kellhoe]

Thank you. We are renovating a really cool home in Tennessee that has these large high ceilings and we are sourcing faux beams. When looking at your video, I believe we may create our own like you did. Thank you for this extraordinary lesson.

[danohara]

The work you do without asking for help is impressive. Very talented and gifted👏🏻

[brucecrane]

That was an amazing job. Thanks for taking us along with this journey. The beams look great and highlight the room. Can't wait to see the finished room.

[stevencjones]

WELL DONE! Truly spectacular results! BRAVO!

[SOLT_Mark]

I laughed so hard when you threw that bucket down in frustration. We all face those times. You made it real.

[garyglenn]

You make complex tasks look easy but we all know they are not easy. Outstanding job.!!!

[davidgiesfeldt]

Truly impressive! I have done similar using a full length cleat but your intuitive method (especially for ceiling on a truss) is clearly better, can leverage job site scrap and they LOOK REAL! Kudos

[richardcaton]

Melissa, it looks great!!! You did an excellent job and you and your husband should be very proud of your accomplishments.

[cybercapri]

Well done... As with any project, creativity is key to success, and you were successful. Something to consider when using a feather board is to ensure the workpiece does not back out from the saw. You want to flex the feather board a bit, not much, but a bit to get it started that way it won't move and will only allow the workpiece to go one way. In fact think of a feather board as a one way street hence the reason the feathers are angled to allow a bit of flex. Now, obviously, if you install the feather board too tight you will struggle getting the board in and that's bad for a completely different reason. A feather board is designed to eliminate, or at the very least reduce, kickback; if you don't know kickback is if the blade catches the board and violently forces it back into the direction of the person operating the saw. If you've ever seen a Ballista, or Scorpion from GOT, operate as it shoots an arrow imagine that arrow is the board that just kicked back from the sawblade.

For many years I used a similar saw for making my cuts on the jobsite and I learned early on there's no such thing as too solid a base for the saw to be secured to. The last thing you want is the saw to tip, for whatever reason, and material is lost. That cuts right into profits with the quickness. Something you could consider doing is using a 4x4 3/4" plywood base with 4 sets of screws to attach the saw to in each corner. The plywood would act as your large footprint to keep your saw secure. If you find it moving you can always weigh down the plywood with cinder blocks or other heavy things that should stay below the top of the table with ease and out of the way. The best way to run a table saw is when it's as secure as possible. Simply center the saw on the plywood, mark and drill the 4 corners, then from the bottom up, run carriage bolts with a washer/nut on top to secure the bolt to the plywood, then a second washer/nut to quickly secure the saw to the plywood. I said nut but feel free to use wing nuts if you have them for quick break down and set up.

Great project as always...

[cdmalton]

Honestly your absolutely blow me away with work! Outstanding job with something most of us wouldn't dream of tackling. Your attention to detail and finished product amazing!

[NomadNurseZ]

This was the most helpful video I’ve seen on wooden beams, thank you for posting!

[forestsprite]

You ROCK, girl!! 👏 What an absolutely marvelous job you did. Such a major project. Kudos to you!!

[barbarajeang.]

Absolutely amazing....for ANY woman, & by YOURSELF ??!! 😵
Incredible! I'd just love to stand there and watch and learn, even to build a shelf, hammer nails or paint. God bless.

[patrickarchuleta]

What a beautiful stunning young lady and very intelligent may God continue to bless you .Bottom line

[redscortgt]

Wow… *one hour later* … Wow. It’s looks amazing! Great job omg

[sarahv]

I thought when first starting on this project with the idea of placing beams on the ceiling would make the room a lot
Smaller but I have to say it really brought character to the Lake house. A great idea a great look your ideas are awesome

[rekoppelb]

Great Melissa. I've done projects with beams and projects with distressing wood. They never looked this good! That distressing is amazing!

[rleedillon]

The beams look great! Great job! Your cleat hangers are absolutely strong enough.

[kiwdwks]

You're right...wow. Nicely done!