Laminate Tile On Ceiling

Slide a t brace under the finished row of tile.

Laminate tile on ceiling. But you can also send your room s style quotient soaring by adding flooring to the walls and ceiling. Hammer shims under the brace until it is firmly wedged between the ceiling and the floor. Laminate will not expand more than 1 2 inch over an entire ceiling. Wood has a tendency to expand and contract quite a bit with the seasons.

Fasten a 1 x 3 furring strip to the ceiling along the chalk line using 2 1 2 inch wood screws. In this video my life long best friend don shows me his method of doing a hardwood ceiling on a budget. In the winter months wood can contract up to 1 4 inch per 8 feet depending on humidity. To fasten the planks to the ceiling small clips hook into the groove of each plank then are screwed onto the joists.

Upgrade the ceiling of any space by installing laminate plank. This hot new trend is a terrific way to turn a plain surface into an eye catching focal point. This video is part of diy to the rescue show hosted by amy devers karl champley. I m completely remodeling my master bathroom and an thinking of installing harmonic brazilian cherry laminate flooring on the ceiling.

Be sure to attach furring around the perimeter of the room. Place your first laminate flooring plank in the upper right corner of the wall. I would prefer to use a wallpaper roller for this as the force is distributed more equally when rolling. You already know our hardwood laminate and tile look terrific on the floor.

I d use some adhesive and nails into the joists. The stability of laminate means that there will be minimal expansion and contraction of the material. Place the grooved edge up against the corner of the wall. Align the leading edge of the plank groove edge with the chalk line slide a metal clip underneath the first plank and screw it to the beam with the clip s notch grabbing onto the inside of the plank s groove.

This is particularly important with floor tiles which are. You may need to drill small holes to accompany finish nails then hammer finishing nails through the laminate flooring plank and into the wall to secure the first piece in place.