DIY Coffered Ceiling

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How to Build a Coffered Ceiling

Apply basic carpentry techniques to primed boards and molding to add a formal, elegant touch to any room

THIS OLD HOUSE CONTRIBUTOR CHRIS BEIDELTHIS OLD HOUSE MAGAZINE

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  In this video, This Old House contributor Chris Beidel, owner of Pernt, a handmade-furniture company in Brooklyn, New York, walks you through this ceiling beautification project.
  
  Steps
  1. Locate the joists
  2. Make a deadman
  3. Cut a beam
  4. Nail the beam in place
  5. Scribe the perimeter crossbeams
  6. Cut along the scribe
  7. Shim the seam
  8. Snap a chalk line
  9. Cut the main beams
  10. Cut the crossbeams
  11. Mark joint locations on the crossbeams
  12. Toenail the joints
  13. Scribe the molding
  14. Finish-cut the molding
  15. Glue and nail the molding
  16. Prep and paint