Hold plank up to ceiling outlet and mark width and depth with a pencil image 1.
Installing wooden beams on ceiling.
Nailers are thin strips of wood that the beam will fit over snugly.
Repeat with other planks around outlets.
The screws hold the beams in place while the glue dries.
Hold plank up to outlet to make sure cut is in proper place.
Cut out marked area with a jig saw image 2.
Nail the first lvl to the joists then nail the second to the first and so on.
Stretch a chalk line across the ceiling and snap it to keep lines even and to mark the necessary grids.
Existing ceiling joists can definitely be used but if you have removed the ceiling to install a new one this is a good opportunity to add blocking between the beams.
Countersink the screws slightly.
Reinstall fixtures and turn power to room back on.
Use screws through the beam and into the blocks of wood on both sides of the beam and on all of the blocks of wood.
Install the beam one lvl at a time.
Minimum of two screws per side.
Continue installing planks until entire ceiling is covered image 3.
Install blocks every two feet and nail or screw them in place.
If you re installing more than three lvls you ll have to nail and bolt them together.
Measure and mark the ceiling where you intend to install the beams.