We have around 25 hours I'm doing this. For the most part, we had 2 people working on it. We have right at $1,000 for everything. It's a pretty large ceiling compared to most and we wanted a lot of stars.
Beautiful job & inspirational. How many light engines did you use, what brand is it & the wattage? I didn’t catch in your video how you glued the metal trim to the foam board? Thanks for the video.
Thank you. We only used one light engine dual port. It was a cheaper kit but is doing great. I am working on redoing this video to show more important things. The metal trim was glued with 3m 77 as well. Mainly staying on thr outer edge of the metal. Dont spray in the channel. This is the actual kit we used. amzn.to/3S8YvQc
Sorry I didn't show but there is a light box that we mounted in the ceiling. The fiber optic cables have a quick connect on the other end that you plug into the light box and tighten a screw down to hold into place
The problem with those is they eat the foam board up. We actually did a test first using a commercial spray that our friend uses in cars, 90, and 77. 77 was the only one that didn't eat through the foam.
Looks Great! I'm About To Get Started On Mine In A Few Weeks. I Assume That You Attached Multiple LED Lights To Each Other In Order To Be Able To Wrap Them Completely Around?
Yes, I did. It ended up taking 3 full lengths of the Govee M1. I ended up running 2 full lengths off one control box then the other strip off a second control box
did you compared going with a kit vs sourcing component on their own ? Can't remember if you talked about it, but is it compatible with home automation?@@LivingwithCable
@versus023 we did look into individually sourcing but really wanted to keep it a simply solution. I found some other light sources but just couldn't justify them. As far as automation, the Govee M1 are. The fiber optic light engine has a app but not a good app. As far as I know, it won't sync with anything. We have the plug that the light engine and govee m1s are plugged in to setup on a smart switch. They both revert to the last setting you had them on before turning off. Luckily this fiber kit also has the same size connectors as the other light engines I looked at had. It shouldn't ever be a problem to upgrade later down the road.
I had thought about screwing steel flat bar to the ceiling then attaching the magnets to the foam panels with large washers. Try finding even a sheet metal place, they should be able to bend you some
The magnets get screwed to the wood frame in the ceiling. The foam board has the steel trim wrapping around the outer perimeter. The magnets cling on to the metal trim.
It's not fire resistant but I tested it. The only way I could get it to burn was holding the flame directly on it. As soon as I moved flame away, it quit burning
@@LivingwithCable I am doing this in my bar right now. But I took a different route. I framed out my ceiling using 2x3s. And then using 4x4x1/4" wood panels painted black for the stars.
I was going to use this type of boards for my star ceiling, but I found out these boards are combustible on Home Depot website. Can the boards and the felt be a disaster when they catch on fire?
I will do some testing on the small sample board I have left. I would think the temperature required for combustion would be a point at which we would have other major issues. I am genuinely curious and will do a test this week on it.
Nice job dude. Looks good.
Thank you! Really happy with how it turned out.
WOW MAN that is sweet. how long did it take you? and what was the cost on doing that?
We have around 25 hours I'm doing this. For the most part, we had 2 people working on it. We have right at $1,000 for everything. It's a pretty large ceiling compared to most and we wanted a lot of stars.
Can you provide an update on the panels and the magnets? Like have the panels fallen at all?
No issues what so ever. Magnets have been holding up great. I will do a video update soon.
Beautiful job & inspirational. How many light engines did you use, what brand is it & the wattage? I didn’t catch in your video how you glued the metal trim to the foam board? Thanks for the video.
Thank you. We only used one light engine dual port. It was a cheaper kit but is doing great.
I am working on redoing this video to show more important things. The metal trim was glued with 3m 77 as well. Mainly staying on thr outer edge of the metal. Dont spray in the channel.
This is the actual kit we used.
amzn.to/3S8YvQc
Great work! Can you provide info on the suede you used?
It is Street Suede by Keyston Brothers
Thank you by the way! It was a lot of work!
So wait you don’t need to have them connected to anything?
Sorry I didn't show but there is a light box that we mounted in the ceiling. The fiber optic cables have a quick connect on the other end that you plug into the light box and tighten a screw down to hold into place
in the future, consider the 3M 90 or 98. It holds much better long term..
The problem with those is they eat the foam board up. We actually did a test first using a commercial spray that our friend uses in cars, 90, and 77. 77 was the only one that didn't eat through the foam.
Looks Great! I'm About To Get Started On Mine In A Few Weeks. I Assume That You Attached Multiple LED Lights To Each Other In Order To Be Able To Wrap Them Completely Around?
Yes, I did. It ended up taking 3 full lengths of the Govee M1. I ended up running 2 full lengths off one control box then the other strip off a second control box
@@LivingwithCable Perfect. Thanks For The Insight. I Can’t Wait To Start Mine.
Kindly can you post the link for the metal trim?
I will see if I can find something. I am not sure any store has it. We had ours made at a small metal roofing supplier
Great job
Thank you!
Very nice job ! I want to make one for my next dedicated room.
Thank you! Its definitely worth the time! Its a relatively inexpensive design.
did you compared going with a kit vs sourcing component on their own ? Can't remember if you talked about it, but is it compatible with home automation?@@LivingwithCable
@versus023 we did look into individually sourcing but really wanted to keep it a simply solution. I found some other light sources but just couldn't justify them. As far as automation, the Govee M1 are. The fiber optic light engine has a app but not a good app. As far as I know, it won't sync with anything.
We have the plug that the light engine and govee m1s are plugged in to setup on a smart switch. They both revert to the last setting you had them on before turning off.
Luckily this fiber kit also has the same size connectors as the other light engines I looked at had. It shouldn't ever be a problem to upgrade later down the road.
What else can you do for the outside trim if you can’t find it? I’m having a time 😅
I had thought about screwing steel flat bar to the ceiling then attaching the magnets to the foam panels with large washers. Try finding even a sheet metal place, they should be able to bend you some
Awesome job
Thank you!
How did you connect magnets onto foam board?
The magnets get screwed to the wood frame in the ceiling. The foam board has the steel trim wrapping around the outer perimeter. The magnets cling on to the metal trim.
Impressive
Thank you!
is the foam board fire resistant?
It's not fire resistant but I tested it. The only way I could get it to burn was holding the flame directly on it. As soon as I moved flame away, it quit burning
@@LivingwithCable I am doing this in my bar right now. But I took a different route. I framed out my ceiling using 2x3s. And then using 4x4x1/4" wood panels painted black for the stars.
@ryoshimotoNFT it should work great and it will be worth it! Still loving this one!
I was going to use this type of boards for my star ceiling, but I found out these boards are combustible on Home Depot website. Can the boards and the felt be a disaster when they catch on fire?
I will do some testing on the small sample board I have left. I would think the temperature required for combustion would be a point at which we would have other major issues. I am genuinely curious and will do a test this week on it.
I did test these panels. They will burn but it has to have a constant flame or else it extenguishes itself