Awesome book that gives you step-by-step photos ruclips.net/user/postUgkxTNB_zFBSnTo_O1PqfVUwgi7ityw0JlKt and directions to make every day project. I can see myself making a few of these projects and giving them as housewarming and holiday gifts!
All your labor-saving tricks are giving off serious big brain energy. I especially liked when you drove the screws partway into the supports before lifting them up to the ceiling and clamped all the boards together before staining the edges.
You cracked me up hauling lumber in your Pontiac Vibe! I drove one for over ten years and hauled EVERYTHING in it. I loved that little car. You are inspiring!
One of the thoughts I had that I did not see addressed in the comments was with wedging the beam up to conform to the ceiling. I feel if you are putting flex into the beam to attach it to the support, then that flex will carry through to the support and work to loosen it from the drywall and beam above or perhaps promote cracking the support and faux beam..
Using the 2X4 flame you made, aka a"dead man" was a good trick to push the low areas up. I would not have thought to use one of those for that. Looks really good. Thanks for sharing this,
Excellent video production -> fast enough to get key points across, no annoying audio or dead-spots or weak points of discussion. Beam construction + tips now look easy :) Thx.
Great job Melissa. If you pre drill those holes for your jig, the 1x2 wouldn’t start to crack, also next time slid a piece of that 1/8 inch plywood under your 2x4 jack. Save you scratching your floor. Fine job overall.
You did an awesome job, I'm about to cut my sheetrock to install can lights and will probably cover it with this method, it's old popcorn ceilings with beams already there. Glad to see a lady doing this kind of work
Your room turned out beautifully! We did this for a much larger living room dining room combination. I have to say that our liquid nails and every other kind of Liquid adhesion material we used did not work! Nothing would hold that beat board up there for any length of time. We ended up purchasing a. Sheet rock lift to keep the pieces up while we did the nailing. I joke that it saved my marriage!! It is very difficult working with heavy stuff over your head as you probably know. I will include some pictures. Thanks again for your video. I love the way my ceiling looks and we get tons of compliments! And we never would have thought to do it without you video.😁
Thank you. We bought a house with popcorn ceilings. We removed the popcorn from a couple of rooms but it just looks horrible because I couldn't smooth out the ceiling very well. I think we're going to do this to all rooms.
We had something similar in my chidhood home. We made the decorative beams and then beat them with a heavy chain across their entire length before staining which gave them a distressed look.
This "popcorn" ceiling finish is in most cases a sprayed-on finish which contains asbestos. Asbestos was widely and commonly used as part of ceiling finish, especially on older homes. Some people hire a licensed asbestos abatement crew to drape furnishings and remove it in a careful manner. Some spray a coating of white or off-white paint to seal the ceiling. Covering the ceiling with faux beams/thin slats will also work.
I Love your channel. For being self taught you do an amazing job. I was just thinking about doing this to my living room a few months ago but I got sidetracked with a different remodel but I'll get back to it. Keep up the great work.
The only thing that I saw was wrong with the video was when you made your prop you should always put something on the floor first so when you tap it and place it does not SCAR or damage your floor you do awesome work
When you have to use a support to raise the one end of the beam into place, a simple car jack works wonders. The jack from your car would work. A floor jack works even better or a bottle jack. That is the way I do this . Ya did well no matter what. Ya got the beam into place. One other tip, instead of direct wood to wood contact, on the floor, use a thin flexible cutting sheet for veggies, this keeps the floor from being marred by the wood .
I’m in Australia and I’ve done a lot of research around and removing popcorn ceilings covering it up with this material is the cheapest healthiest alternative to getting rid of popcorn ceilings it’s A genius idea good for you honey🎉
Thank you so much for your video. I shared it with my daughter who is also a woodworker but mostly in furniture but she’s trying to figure out a way to make her living room different and I think she would enjoy this one. Thank you again. Great job.
Nice work , I love your ideas and skill set How do you keep your hands in such good shape and how did you become interested in doing these projects We do remods, new builds etc Great to see a young women showing off her skill set keep posting
2 tips. always glue wood joints it will prevent any expansion and contraction gaps throughout the years. I would lay a large tarp down when you are staining on the driveway/ pavement. I once dripped wood stain all over the concrete driveway and it will never come off! rookie mistake
Tip: If using real wood and not Faux foam beams, leave at least 16th to a 1/4 of an inch on each side for expansion. if necessary, use a surrounding molding. This will allow the wood to adapt to temp changes and make it easier to install without ruing the surface of the wall.. great job though !!
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Looks fabulous, please be mindful of your circ saw cutting method. Don’t have the two sections drop inwards, your blade can bite and you can get very hurt. Love your videos, you are a natural 🎯💯
Hey Melissa, love this channel so much. I just want to ask how you got so handy? I have two girls and I watch your videos with my 6 year old so she knows that girls can use tools too. We’re making a folding table for her playhouse together thanks to you. Do you work as well?
Hey Lee! I am self-taught, I start with an idea or inspiration photo, then I research how to accomplish it. I ask people I trust to look over my plans sometimes when I'm really nervous. I learn by watching others, asking questions, and trial and error. The most important aspect of becoming handy is the desire to DIY. If you go for it, you will figure it out! I didn't know how to do anything when we bought our first house years ago. 😊 I do not have a day job, my brand Welcome to the Woods and all it entails is my full time job. I have always stayed home with my kids before that as well.
Olivia was so excited that you responded! You’re a really great role model for her and other girls (if I’m honest you are for me too!) Keep the videos coming! Big love from the UK
Awesome book that gives you step-by-step photos ruclips.net/user/postUgkxTNB_zFBSnTo_O1PqfVUwgi7ityw0JlKt and directions to make every day project. I can see myself making a few of these projects and giving them as housewarming and holiday gifts!
All your labor-saving tricks are giving off serious big brain energy. I especially liked when you drove the screws partway into the supports before lifting them up to the ceiling and clamped all the boards together before staining the edges.
You cracked me up hauling lumber in your Pontiac Vibe! I drove one for over ten years and hauled EVERYTHING in it. I loved that little car. You are inspiring!
Had one too! Loved it, if they still made them, I’d still own one, if they still partnered with Toyota!
You definitely have a knack for creativity Melissa! Awesome work and may Jesus Christ bless you and your precious family!
One of the thoughts I had that I did not see addressed in the comments was with wedging the beam up to conform to the ceiling. I feel if you are putting flex into the beam to attach it to the support, then that flex will carry through to the support and work to loosen it from the drywall and beam above or perhaps promote cracking the support and faux beam..
Your natural engineering skills are amazing. Your beams look great and accent the room. Nice job.
Using the 2X4 flame you made, aka a"dead man" was a good trick to push the low areas up. I would not have thought to use one of those for that. Looks really good.
Thanks for sharing this,
The dead man was a great idea.. not protecting the floor though EGAD!!!
Damaging the drywall on its way up and the damage to the floor, not everyone should be putting out instructional videos. Just saying.
Working on a house that old must have some interesting challenges. Thanks for sharing!
It sure does lol
Excellent video production -> fast enough to get key points across, no annoying audio or dead-spots or weak points of discussion. Beam construction + tips now look easy :) Thx.
Idk why I watched the whole video... my ceiling is made out of concrete and steel beams hahaha 🤣
Great job Melissa. If you pre drill those holes for your jig, the 1x2 wouldn’t start to crack, also next time slid a piece of that 1/8 inch plywood under your 2x4 jack. Save you scratching your floor. Fine job overall.
You did an awesome job, I'm about to cut my sheetrock to install can lights and will probably cover it with this method, it's old popcorn ceilings with beams already there. Glad to see a lady doing this kind of work
Your room turned out beautifully! We did this for a much larger living room dining room combination. I have to say that our liquid nails and every other kind of Liquid adhesion material we used did not work! Nothing would hold that beat board up there for any length of time. We ended up purchasing a. Sheet rock lift to keep the pieces up while we did the nailing. I joke that it saved my marriage!! It is very difficult working with heavy stuff over your head as you probably know. I will include some pictures. Thanks again for your video. I love the way my ceiling looks and we get tons of compliments! And we never would have thought to do it without you video.😁
Such a good idea to cover those popcorn ceilings 😯
Thank you. We bought a house with popcorn ceilings. We removed the popcorn from a couple of rooms but it just looks horrible because I couldn't smooth out the ceiling very well. I think we're going to do this to all rooms.
THOSE BEAMS LOOK GREAT WITH THAT CEILING !!!!
Thanks!
We had something similar in my chidhood home. We made the decorative beams and then beat them with a heavy chain across their entire length before staining which gave them a distressed look.
You are like an intuitive engineer. So cool. Bravo!
Absolutely beautiful!! My taste exactly
This "popcorn" ceiling finish is in most cases a sprayed-on finish which contains asbestos. Asbestos was widely and commonly used as part of ceiling finish, especially on older homes. Some people hire a licensed asbestos abatement crew to drape furnishings and remove it in a careful manner. Some spray a coating of white or off-white paint to seal the ceiling. Covering the ceiling with faux beams/thin slats will also work.
Do you know when the use of asbestos stopped?
I love the sound of your voice. It's very soothing.
This is such a cool idea and you did a great job! Only just today had the mind blowing realization that one could decorate their ceilings. Love it.
Hey, Mellissa. Great work. My wife was talking about doing something like this to our popcorn ceiling. Thanks for posting.
Great job! A word of warning, be careful nailing through your ceiling since you have no idea if there are any wires just laying above it.
Been there done that!! It was NOT pretty
How can you tell if there are wires there? Is there some kind of wire detector one could get?
@@jessicabonilla6127 by using a wire tracer. Or, look in the ceiling if possible. Either way, DO NOT drill blindly into your ceiling.
@@jessicabonilla6127 yes they sell detectors!
@@jessicabonilla6127 Yes. They are a little pricey but a good quality stud finder has other settings that detect wiring or plumbing.
Lady you are a so so hard worker, and your living is so beautiful, congratulations 🙂
Looks amazing. A small automotive floor jack is an easy way to press stuff like that into the ceiling before screwing.
I Love your channel. For being self taught you do an amazing job. I was just thinking about doing this to my living room a few months ago but I got sidetracked with a different remodel but I'll get back to it. Keep up the great work.
Fantastic! Great way to add visual appeal to the ceiling.
I'm always impressed with your craftsmanship
You are incredible !!!! What a fantastic job you did !!!!!!!!! Looks awesome !!!!!! Congrats !!!!!
Great job. I’ll build you some saw horses. I was hurting watching you lol.
Beautiful! My husband wants to do this. U made it simple. I am sure I want this look now also. Thanks for the wonderful tutorial 😍😍
Thank you!! 😘
What are the sizes of those beams?
Looks great! Good work!
The only thing that I saw was wrong with the video was when you made your prop you should always put something on the floor first so when you tap it and place it does not SCAR or damage your floor you do awesome work
yeah, I would've made something using a car jack stand, but that's just me though, gives me a reason to build something else.
When you have to use a support to raise the one end of the beam into place, a simple car jack works wonders. The jack from your car would work. A floor jack works even better or a bottle jack. That is the way I do this . Ya did well no matter what. Ya got the beam into place. One other tip, instead of direct wood to wood contact, on the floor, use a thin flexible cutting sheet for veggies, this keeps the floor from being marred by the wood .
I’m in Australia and I’ve done a lot of research around and removing popcorn ceilings covering it up with this material is the cheapest healthiest alternative to getting rid of popcorn ceilings it’s A genius idea good for you honey🎉
Your work is AMAZING! What a difference!!
So far every video I've watched I've learned some cool tips and tricks. This girl is smaaart!
Very impressive!!!!
I subscribed.. me and my wife are remodeling our house together .. you do some great work!
Really great video and super awesome ideas.
Beautiful work.
Beautiful!
Thank you so much for your video. I shared it with my daughter who is also a woodworker but mostly in furniture but she’s trying to figure out a way to make her living room different and I think she would enjoy this one. Thank you again. Great job.
Really pretty ❤
We use faux beams in our luxury custom homes as well!
You are amazing! I am so impressed with your DYI improvements!
Nice work , I love your ideas and skill set
How do you keep your hands in such good shape and how did you become interested in doing these projects
We do remods, new builds etc
Great to see a young women showing off her skill set keep posting
nice job
You're a natural carpenter!!!❤ looks great!!
Impressive! Nicely done!
The Pontiac Vibe/Toyota Matrix was a pretty good car! I had one from 2007 to 2014
They look awesome..great job and thanks for the details...
2 tips. always glue wood joints it will prevent any expansion and contraction gaps throughout the years. I would lay a large tarp down when you are staining on the driveway/ pavement. I once dripped wood stain all over the concrete driveway and it will never come off! rookie mistake
You did a fantastic job. It looks great!
Nice! Good stuff.
Tip: If using real wood and not Faux foam beams, leave at least 16th to a 1/4 of an inch on each
side for expansion. if necessary, use a surrounding molding.
This will allow the wood to adapt to temp changes and make it easier
to install without ruing the surface of the wall.. great job though !!
Awesome job. Thanks for sharing 👍 😊
Congrats!! It was very nice and I’m impressed that you did it yourself. You inspire me!
It came out amazing 😱 great job
Nice job! The ceiling turned out great.
Great job..very nicely done..Thanks for sharing
You are incredible!....Nice work and project.....thank you!
You are truly ambitious and have mad talent!
You're awesome !!!! Great video !
Beautiful work as always. You are amazing and you do beautiful work! 😊
It looks great---you're a good measurer! :-)
Hi Melissa,
I absolutely love how it all came out .
woo, that was really smart idea, great job. looks awesome.
Dang, well done!
beautiful job!
This came out really nice
Very very cool.
Fantastic work ! Thanks for sharing. 😍
great video! Thank you for being so specific and showing your steps.
Wonderful nice job👌
What a transformation looks fabulous I love it fantastic job
Hey thanks for the new video Melissa, a subscriber from the United Kingdom.
This would be so cute and cozy in a bedroom!
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Super cool. For the t tool you may want to throw an inside down piece of carpet so it doesn’t damage your floor
Girl you got skills!!!!!
Your husband is one lucky guy!! You do great work!
Looks great! Very clever
This is my dream girl. You are amazing! keep up the awesome videos.
Great job girl!
Love it ! Looks awesome!
Awesome!
well done! thank you!
Very impressive!
This is a great idea and I’m diffently gonna be doing this..Thank you for this great detailed video
I learned a lot from you 🙏🙏🙏
Based on seeing this video (never saw your channel before) I subscribed! Very well done and exactly what I hoped to find! Thank you!
Looks fabulous, please be mindful of your circ saw cutting method. Don’t have the two sections drop inwards, your blade can bite and you can get very hurt. Love your videos, you are a natural 🎯💯
This is so amazing! I got tired just watching you!😁
that looks awesome!
Awesome Job!
I like the idea and look; good job. My ceilings are vaulted and I am unsure how to do this in our home. ☺️
Did you go to any carpentary school. You are awesome. Love you channel. Can watch all day long for ideas. Thanks for sharing
I did not! Thanks for watching.
Hey Melissa, love this channel so much. I just want to ask how you got so handy? I have two girls and I watch your videos with my 6 year old so she knows that girls can use tools too. We’re making a folding table for her playhouse together thanks to you. Do you work as well?
Hey Lee! I am self-taught, I start with an idea or inspiration photo, then I research how to accomplish it. I ask people I trust to look over my plans sometimes when I'm really nervous. I learn by watching others, asking questions, and trial and error. The most important aspect of becoming handy is the desire to DIY. If you go for it, you will figure it out! I didn't know how to do anything when we bought our first house years ago. 😊 I do not have a day job, my brand Welcome to the Woods and all it entails is my full time job. I have always stayed home with my kids before that as well.
Olivia was so excited that you responded! You’re a really great role model for her and other girls (if I’m honest you are for me too!) Keep the videos coming! Big love from the UK
@@leemellor2108 Aww yay! That makes my day :)
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Nice job 👍