Our Endurathane faux wood ceiling beams are an amazing investment, providing a truly custom look to your home interiors. Compared to real wood beams, they are significantly lighter allowing for painless installation with reduced labor. They aren't susceptible to common issues of real wood such as rot, splitting, termites and warping so the maintenance is virtually zero. They are also 2-3 times more affordable, all the while having ceiling beams that are indistinguishable from real wood. We have an interesting roof line in our bedroom. We decided to vault the ceiling, but we also have a dormar in the middle of our room, so there is a short wall that vaults up to the roof. Its interesting, and lovely, but also difficult to decorate around.

I used my DIY weathered wood stain for these beams. It is my favorite stain and it looks perfect every time! Now to plan it out. Each beam would need 3 pieces of lumber to complete one beam. You could add a piece to the top, but we didn’t, so that if we ever needed to take one down we would be able to easily access the insides. So, since we wanted 3 beams, we needed 9 pieces of lumber. Now that we had the lumber it was time to start assembling them. We installed our new chandelier, and I am oh so much in love with it! It goes wonderfully with out faux wood beams.

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For an impactful ceiling design, consider opposing colors with a high contrast between the faux wood beam finish and the ceiling color palette. For strong visual impact, think Mediterranean-style, whereby softly molded, stained plaster walls and the straight architectural lines of the faux wood beams imbue the space with an earthy warmth, lending an unpretentious balance while upholding the bold visual appeal of the room. When complemented with dark natural tones in the flooring, furniture and upholstery, faux wood beams can add an outdoor woodland vibe to the room. Understated and Chic: Natural-look Faux Wood Beams Beforeyou attempt installing faux beams, you want to locate where your studs are, and if you have them, roof trusses. The main goal for this project was to have the faux wood beams look real. I wanted them to look structural, as if they were there to hold up the walls. Giving them that floating effect did that in my opinion. Our other goals was to make sure that the wood looked real and that it looked like a real wood beam floating up there in the ceiling. So, lets see how to make faux wood beams out of inexpensive common board from Home Depot.

Once they were secure and the wood for the beams was dry from being stained, we started to assemble them. We ran a bead of glue along one side of the miter of the right piece, connected it with the bottom piece(mitered on both sides) and then nailed it into place.

Hand Hewn Beam Texture - Premium Aged Prior to the advent of industrial sawmills, logs were converted into lumber with nothing but a hand axe and a skilled tradesman through the practice of log hewing. While functionality was the primary goal of the hewing process, it also left the lumber with distinct markings that were unique to each piece. Each notch represented the time and effort that was poured into the beam and represented what could be accomplished through hard work. The hewing process started in ancient times as a necessity, but its elegance, beauty, and durability have ensured its place in history. This faux beam texture is our most popular and fits well into any style home. Available in 45+ Finishes Shop Now Faux (pronounced ‘fow’) wood beams are lightweight realistic-looking imitation wood beams with a time aged and worn appearance that is constructed of Polyurethane, a polymer that resembles high-density foam and is strong, durable, light, waterproof, erosion-resistant, infestation-resistant, cost-effective, and easily formed. It is hard to believe that foam products can have such a realistic decor style about them. Faux wood beams look like real rustic timber beams but at a fraction of the cost and are extremely light, making them simple to fit by any DIYer with a few tools. What are Rustic Faux Wood Beams? The staining process is done by hand-finishing and due to this and the undulations in the product, the shade and depth of colour may vary across each beam, and between batches. Whilst all reasonable steps are taken to try and match colour, this cannot be guaranteed. How Easy Are Our Ceiling Beams To Install?

The biggest issue with faux wood beams is that they are often installed too tightly against other structures, which causes stresses and warping of the individual board segments.I wanted the faux beams to be suspended, and not run along the ceiling since it was going to be impossible to do that because of the way the ceiling lines were. I wanted them to float from one side of the wall to the other. This did require a little thought, but we were easily able to come up with a solution and I really want to share it with you. Relatively easy. Our beams are lightweight. The material is easy to cut. Most are ‘U’ shaped and so you install softwood battens to the ceiling and then lift the beam over the battens and nail into position. What Are Their Benefits Over Real Oak Ceiling Beams? In this case and under these circumstances damaging elements can pass through the board so it would be best if you glue all four sides together as opposed to just three. The same goes when placing projects that have electrical power sources running through them, as doing so will allow moisture or other elements such as dust, dirt, or sand to seep in and damage the project.

Here is a brief summary of where you *may* be able to buy faux wood beams in Australia based on search results: While it’s still wet, you can use a nail to carve in knots and other imperfections into the beam’s surface. We use old fashioned rubber moulds. This is because rubber can get in to every nook and cranny of an original oak beam, and faithfully reproduce it. We use skilled craftsmen then to individually stain each piece. The finished result is an artificial oak beam that looks like a genuine antique. Once all of your boards have been glued in place, paint them dark brown with acrylic paint so that they simulate natural wood grain. Faux U-Beam The "U-Beam" is the most common shape for faux wood beams. This beam is typically used to span full ceilings and end into a wall. Showing in Rough Sawn Texture - Premium Finish Shop Now

What Are Their Benefits Over Real Oak Ceiling Beams?

They also are moulded from original antiques, so look like an old beam, if that is the look that you want. They are certainly cheaper than an antique salvaged oak beam, if you can even find one.