Start out with a 2-by-6-inch beam and cut it down to 4.5 inches on a table saw. Attach the pieces securely to the ceiling.. The vertical sides of the box beam can be made from 1-by-4-inch lumber ...

While a more rustic style crafted with thick wood beams might call for a 14-foot ceiling, a grid pattern made with drywall might be feasible with a nine-foot ceiling.

Because bathrooms are typically small spaces, they can be the perfect room to try out an interesting ceiling design that ...

Gazing upward is rewarded in famous buildings such as the Sistine Chapel, Istanbul’s Blue Mosque, and DC’s own Union Station. Not so much in most private homes, where bland drywall—or worse yet, the ...

Rather than hide the ceiling supports under drywall, Aina and Alberto chose to leave them exposed. Using plywood (rather than old, rustic timber) for the beams gave the design refreshing modern ...

Q: My home has "popcorn" ceilings, the kind with asbestos. The cost of asbestos removal is so high, I've decided to overlay the ceilings with drywall. The person I've hired to do the work ...

X-Ray Beam Newest Chinese Drywall Technology New economical technology can repair home with Chinese drywall By Willard Shepard • Published June 14, 2010 • Updated on June 18, 2010 at 6:14 pm ...

Q As a longtime income property manager, I thought I had seen it all — until a drywall ceiling in a tenant's living room suddenly gave way and fell to the floor. It wasn't just a piece here and ...