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.
Installing wooden beams on ceiling.
The screws hold the beams in place while the glue dries.
Hold plank up to ceiling outlet and mark width and depth with a pencil image 1.
Hold plank up to outlet to make sure cut is in proper place.
Continue installing planks until entire ceiling is covered image 3.
Stretch a chalk line across the ceiling and snap it to keep lines even and to mark the necessary grids.
If you re installing more than three lvls you ll have to nail and bolt them together.
Countersink the screws slightly.
Install blocks every two feet and nail or screw them in place.
Install the beam one lvl at a time.
Cut the 2x4 lengths with a circular saw and install them between the joists flush with the bottom of the joist.
Install nailers on the ceiling to make installing the faux beams easier.
Measure and mark the ceiling where you intend to install the beams.
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.
Nail the first lvl to the joists then nail the second to the first and so on.
Nailers are thin strips of wood that the beam will fit over snugly.
Cut out marked area with a jig saw image 2.
Repeat with other planks around outlets.