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Wood Plank Ceilings

One day I hope to add wood planks to my great room ceiling to achieve this….

….until then…..we have decided to start by installing a wood plank ceiling in our master bedroom. Here is the before, the after and the how to…

This obviously isn’t the best before picture, but we had this great recessed detail in our master, we had crown added when we built the house but we decided to change it to wood plants.

1. Remove crown/light fixtures:

2. Decide which way you want the planks to be installed and buy a really good nail gun :)
-Generally you want to install them in the opposite direction of the 2X4’s in the ceiling so you have something to nail them to, we of course wanted the planks installed in the same direction therefore had to also use a lot of glue and creativity!

3. Install your trim: We could have put the crown back up but it was just too formal for the area so instead we decided to use so extra mdf material we had from when we installed our wainscoting (see last blog post).

4. Paint and re-install lighting fixtures and done! (We ended up painting the ceiling fan the same color as the ceiling so it would match)
Design Tip: For more of a contract in the plank joints, paint the ceiling black before installing the planks and the cracks will appear darker)

I am so happy with how it turned out and if we would have installed it in the other direction it would have taken a quarter of the time but it was worth it anyways.

Now for the great room?……..

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  • Hi my name is Brion Egan and my wife is DeAnna. We are getting ready to retire and wanted to escape the cold Idaho winters that we experience here. We liked the St George area and it was close enough to home if we needed to come back for a day or two we could. We decided to build in Dixie Springs because it was close to a lot of different recreation and liked the neighborhood. We have a close family and when one plays all the kids and grandkids want to come and be apart of it too. We started our original home with American Heritage Homes in late spring of 2012. After interviewing several contractors I felt the most comfortable with Seth and Shem. They completed the home in excellent time and the workmanship and working relationship with them was excellent. Then, realizing after the first outing with our family we had under built and needed more bedrooms and room for the Grandkids, we needed to expand. I was able to buy the lot next to me and asked Seth and Shem to build me an addition onto the original home because we were so pleased with their work on the home. I was a general contractor in Idaho and have been involved in the construction industry for over 25 years. I new what I was looking for in a contractor. Most all contractors have the skills and ability to build and complete the project in a very acceptable manor. They might get to the finished product differently but they will get there never the less. It is the little things that separate Seth and Shem. The addition was very complicated because I did not want it to look like an addition. I wanted it to blend with the original home but yet I had certain ideas of what I needed. They walked with me from start to finish, starting with the design. Their input into the project was invaluable. There was constant communication with Shem during the construction process. He would always call me and ask if it was ok to proceed with a change if it became necessary, also I received several calls with him starting with, "Brion, I think we need to do this, or I really think it would look better if we did this, but always ending with I will do whatever you want. This and many other little things that go unnoticed is what made me so happy with them. Again, their ability to perform the work and their Honesty in their dealings is a fresh and unusual part of the construction industry. My wife Deanna summed it up in one sentence. "THEY ARE AWESOME." I would be glad to visit with anyone who has questions or is seriously considering American Heritage Homes for their next project, Seth or Shem have my number.

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