I did something similar and had no open cavity above. I was covering a popcorn ceiling and my boards were running parallel to the joists above the drywall. I hung 1x3 (3/4x2.5") nailer strips every 16" and routed several of them with a MicroJig MatchFit bit so I could insert a few clamps as I went... one near each wall and one in the center That way, I could slide them along as I go to hold the boards up as I straightened and nailed them in place. You can make some custom clamp covers out of scrap plywood that fit on the MicroJig X-Pads to give them extra surface area to hold the boards better. When you get to the last T&G board to hang, just chisel out the grove in the nailer to remove the clamps. Worked like a charm. Hanging T&G is no fun task when you are working alone.
Fantastic. I watched this video and made the tools you used. Wow, what a difference. My wife measured and cut while I stayed on the scaffold and hung the boards. I was singing your praises the whole time. I only wish I would have made two of the "clothespin"-looking tools. They were like extra hands. Also, someone else reading this should make spares of the piece of T&G wood that fits the BowJack. I wasn't working anywhere near my shop. I ended up splintering mine and had to use a small piece but didn't have the cutout for the nail gun.Thanks very much for posting this video.
Excellent! My Dad came up with the tools and they worked so well for me (staying on the scaffolding) halfway through our job I told him we had to put them on RUclips. Glad it is helping others! Thanks for letting me know. I passed your comments on to him.
so i used the method u did with the big homemade pins and it has worked very well for me.. thank u i am doing it by myself and ceiling is 10 ft has been a big help...
Great idea on the tools. Maybe you need to get it patent. The pens are great with vice to hold the wood, but the one that brings in the warped wood is very cool. I think you could sell the tools and make very good money.
Super idea on those "clothes " pegs.... Make two just as shown on you video. Thanks for sharing..... Sure made my job easier..... installed 600 sq. ft. white pine T&Grove, 3.5 inches, random lenghths, 10ft. 14ft. 8ft.. Thanks again. "Experience never get old",,,
I love this video. Very great commonsense ideas for working alone. I am going to do my ceilings and the contents of this video has made the project less daunting. Thanks much for sharing. What is the name of the tool used to straighten the warped board and where can I get one?
I've watched three videos and not one of you explains or gives closeups of your helper tool. that's what I'm interested in. The concept of t and g is easy but the boards are gnarly.
I like your choice of music :) Also, I've been told to make the end cuts at 45 degrees to as the wood shrinks there will be no gaps where they butt against each other. Thoughts?
+Peter Cedergren If you let the wood acclimate for a couple of months to the conditioned inside house environment (winter is best with the dry air), then leave room on either end of the run for expansion you should be OK. As you can see I used squared ends and I am satisfied with it a year later. It really depends on how picky you are. Keep in mind I set the ends on rafters, nailing them to hold them there.
What an amazing tip. You took all the fun out of fighting and holding and cussing and sweating and pinching and cussing and just made it really dare I say enjoyable to an extent. I made a set of your "Behemoth Pins" and was going to make the other tool you use for sliding the board into place, when I noticed there might be some specific angles involved, any clarification on this, or am I just overthinking it like usual? Either way, thank you for this.
So glad it is helping others, as it made my almost impossible job doable. The angle for both the top piece of the hanger and the wedge that hangs from it should be the same as your ceiling pitch. You want it that way on the top piece so you don't rip into your insulation and on the wedge to hold the board at the correct angle until you get back to it. Thanks for the comment.
I want to add: You see in my video where I did rip my insulation with a clothes pin, that was because we did a couple of takes. Right after that we rounded the back edges of the clothes pins so that would not happen anymore. No more rips from then on.
They are homemade, we never named them as such. The silver one is made from a ceiling fan hanging bracket. The "clothespin" is made from a piece of T & G ceiling sandwiched between two boards.
thank u my ceiling is 10 ft flat im going to try this i am a woman 66 yr old but i fix my i own cars lawnmower etc, i have tools, is their an easy way to reach the ceiling
+Heath Wood Took me awhile to figure out what the music title was, because I didn't believe it, but here it is: Readers! Do You Read by Chris Zabriskie
They are homemade, we never named them as such. The silver one is made from a ceiling fan hanging bracket. The "clothespin" is made from a piece of T & G ceiling sandwiched between two boards.
I live in an in-between cold and hot climate (Mixed). I believe a house in my climate is going to get condensation with a Vapor Barrier (VB) at some point (I have never seen a 100% sealed VB), and the only way to get said condensation out is to have a house that breaths. That is why I use Vapor Retarders (VR), like the craft paper that is on the insulation in the video and the exterior of the house is also wrapped in a radiant VR. A VR allows the house and insulation to expel any condensation that occurs in time (while stopping air movement), whereas a VB will trap condensation and said condensation can only go back the way it came. See the link below. Thanks for the comment. ruclips.net/video/yMgOZPK6uZ8/видео.html
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!
IM A WOMAN IN MY 60s BUILDING A TINY HOUSE. STARTING MY CEILING PROJECT THIS MORNING. YOUR JIG IDEA IS PERFECT.
I did something similar and had no open cavity above. I was covering a popcorn ceiling and my boards were running parallel to the joists above the drywall. I hung 1x3 (3/4x2.5") nailer strips every 16" and routed several of them with a MicroJig MatchFit bit so I could insert a few clamps as I went... one near each wall and one in the center That way, I could slide them along as I go to hold the boards up as I straightened and nailed them in place. You can make some custom clamp covers out of scrap plywood that fit on the MicroJig X-Pads to give them extra surface area to hold the boards better. When you get to the last T&G board to hang, just chisel out the grove in the nailer to remove the clamps.
Worked like a charm. Hanging T&G is no fun task when you are working alone.
That pin- just brilliant!
Fantastic. I watched this video and made the tools you used. Wow, what a difference. My wife measured and cut while I stayed on the scaffold and hung the boards. I was singing your praises the whole time. I only wish I would have made two of the "clothespin"-looking tools. They were like extra hands. Also, someone else reading this should make spares of the piece of T&G wood that fits the BowJack. I wasn't working anywhere near my shop. I ended up splintering mine and had to use a small piece but didn't have the cutout for the nail gun.Thanks very much for posting this video.
Excellent! My Dad came up with the tools and they worked so well for me (staying on the scaffolding) halfway through our job I told him we had to put them on RUclips. Glad it is helping others! Thanks for letting me know. I passed your comments on to him.
Thank you SO much for this video. I'm a rookie at carpentry but your ideas will sure help me do a better job when I tackle my T & G project.
so i used the method u did with the big homemade pins and it has worked very well for me.. thank u i am doing it by myself and ceiling is 10 ft has been a big help...
Nice Work, I like the jigs you use to hold the boards in place.
Awesome. Thank you for posting this. It's demystified a major project I have in mind.
Excellent tools and tips to address the challenges.
Genius! I liked the music too! Thanks!
Brilliant ! Also cool music this video is very satisfying to watch haha
Some good tools and advice here. Thanks!
Many thanks for the "clothespin" tool. Able to do a ceiling by myself using it, an otherwise impossible task!!
Thanks! great ideal. I have to do a ceiling by myself and I will be making these tools.
Thanks 'Make it Easy', Doing similar job this week.......Great Common Sense Video.......Appreciate you sharing the tips...Take Care........Jimmy
So how did it go?
What ingenuity !
Awesome video thanks
awesome man , cool cat
What size and length, gauge nails?
How do you fit the last piece in place?
What boards look best, a random pattern or inline?
Thanks for the tip, you just earned a subbie!
Thank you!
What a great video thank you
very nice work :)
very nice craftsmanship
Great idea on the tools. Maybe you need to get it patent. The pens are great with vice to hold the wood, but the one that brings in the warped wood is very cool. I think you could sell the tools and make very good money.
Right on.
Super idea on those "clothes " pegs.... Make two just as shown on you video. Thanks for sharing..... Sure made my job easier..... installed 600 sq. ft. white pine T&Grove, 3.5 inches, random lenghths, 10ft. 14ft. 8ft.. Thanks again. "Experience never get old",,,
Cool!
What would be the drawback to just using regular 1 x boards for a ceiling? I seem to only see tongue and groove planks.
I love this video. Very great commonsense ideas for working alone. I am going to do my ceilings and the contents of this video has made the project less daunting. Thanks much for sharing. What is the name of the tool used to straighten the warped board and where can I get one?
www.amazon.com/Vaughan-Bushnell-BJ11-Bowjak-Straightener/dp/B000CER1ME
Excelente bro
Thanks!
I've watched three videos and not one of you explains or gives closeups of your helper tool. that's what I'm interested in. The concept of t and g is easy but the boards are gnarly.
For the five of you that missed the close up of the tool - ruclips.net/video/aHHSOpqyVk0/видео.html
Is it important that the end of each plank is nailed to a joist? It would save a lot of time not having to measure every plank....thanks, nice video.
I like your process of installation. How did you finish the ceiling once it was installed?
Mikhail Arey
Hey Mikhail, I'm not going to put a finish on it. Just let it naturally age and get darker and richer in color.
I like your choice of music :) Also, I've been told to make the end cuts at 45 degrees to as the wood shrinks there will be no gaps where they butt against each other. Thoughts?
+Peter Cedergren
If you let the wood acclimate for a couple of months to the conditioned inside house environment (winter is best with the dry air), then leave room on either end of the run for expansion you should be OK. As you can see I used squared ends and I am satisfied with it a year later. It really depends on how picky you are. Keep in mind I set the ends on rafters, nailing them to hold them there.
Normally wood expands and contracts across the grain not with the grain. Therefore I can't see the need for mitering the ends. Just my opinion.
What an amazing tip. You took all the fun out of fighting and holding and cussing and sweating and pinching and cussing and just made it really dare I say enjoyable to an extent. I made a set of your "Behemoth Pins" and was going to make the other tool you use for sliding the board into place, when I noticed there might be some specific angles involved, any clarification on this, or am I just overthinking it like usual? Either way, thank you for this.
So glad it is helping others, as it made my almost impossible job doable. The angle for both the top piece of the hanger and the wedge that hangs from it should be the same as your ceiling pitch. You want it that way on the top piece so you don't rip into your insulation and on the wedge to hold the board at the correct angle until you get back to it. Thanks for the comment.
I want to add: You see in my video where I did rip my insulation with a clothes pin, that was because we did a couple of takes. Right after that we rounded the back edges of the clothes pins so that would not happen anymore. No more rips from then on.
Make It Easy DIY makes sense, thanks for clarifying
Can you please tell me where you purchased the bow jack that you are using? Thanks.
www.amazon.com/Vaughan-Bushnell-BJ11-Bowjak-Straightener/dp/B000CER1ME/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1507859149&sr=8-1&keywords=bowjack
thank you for asking this. Six years after your question I needed to know as well.
What's the name of the Tool your using to hold up the boards for you?
They are homemade, we never named them as such. The silver one is made from a ceiling fan hanging bracket. The "clothespin" is made from a piece of T & G ceiling sandwiched between two boards.
Could you post a website of where I could find a Bracket like that.
www.homedepot.com/p/21-5-cu-in-Saf-T-Brace-0140000/204845573
thank u my ceiling is 10 ft flat im going to try this i am a woman 66 yr old but i fix my i own cars lawnmower etc, i have tools, is their an easy way to reach the ceiling
With a flat ceiling I would build a 2x4 platform that went the full width of the ceiling. You will only need to move it as you progressed.
Is this Steven King?
awesome video...clever tools...i actually really enjoyed that music what was it?
thx man, really liked this video
+Heath Wood
Took me awhile to figure out what the music title was, because I didn't believe it, but here it is: Readers! Do You Read by Chris Zabriskie
Miami vice.
Hi I am from Peru would like to know how the press is called linking tablets Thanks
They are homemade, we never named them as such. The silver one is made
from a ceiling fan hanging bracket. The "clothespin" is made from a
piece of T & G ceiling sandwiched between two boards.
so do you just shoot through the end of the tongue so its not seen
Search RUclips for "How to Do Blind Nailing". Will show you better than I can describe here. Thanks
Where is the vapour barrier?
I live in an in-between cold and hot climate (Mixed). I believe a house in my climate is going to get condensation with a Vapor Barrier (VB) at some point (I have never seen a 100% sealed VB), and the only way to get said condensation out is to have a house that breaths. That is why I use Vapor Retarders (VR), like the craft paper that is on the insulation in the video and the exterior of the house is also wrapped in a radiant VR. A VR allows the house and insulation to expel any condensation that occurs in time (while stopping air movement), whereas a VB will trap condensation and said condensation can only go back the way it came. See the link below. Thanks for the comment.
ruclips.net/video/yMgOZPK6uZ8/видео.html
I really like it I'm going to copy it I hope you don't mind, thank you
Go for it!
patent pending
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