How To Wrap A Beam With Siding

Once the beam is covered you re done.

How to wrap a beam with siding.

Instead of putting drywall around our structural beams or lowering the ceiling we decided to repurpose the old subfloor form this home to wrap the beams. Often times butt corners are used rather than mitered corners to wrap beams and columns. Alternatively consider there three sided box beams made from reclaimed wood. Use bolts made specifically for screwing into steel or metal if attaching wood flush onto a steel frame.

Please let me know if you have comments. Install side cut 1. This video show how to aluminum wrap a window. Mar 20 2012 learn how to wrap ceiling beams with pine wood.

If cut correctly it will be flush with the girder bottom while touching the ceiling. The heft of solid wood beams can also cause structural issues if they re not supported adequately. Adjust the side cut wood holding it against the end walls. Once the material is prepared and cut to size have some help you hold the pieces up while you fix them in places with glue nails or screws.

The leading edges of two boards sit slightly behind the opposing boards to provide a small reveal that allows movement in the wood masking joint shrinkage. You may find these corners will close up. Consider increasing the humidity in the room. Start out by choosing the material you want to cover the beam with you can use lumber flooring or even prefabricated faux beams.

It provides a step by step explanation with some tips along the way. Bring the full length side piece up to the girder. An assistant will be very helpful in holding and aligning the girder wrap pieces in place while they are attached images 1 2 and 3. Step 1 bolt the piece of wood to the steel frame by pre cutting holes into the frame so the bolts can fit through.