Showing posts with label faux beams. Show all posts
Showing posts with label faux beams. Show all posts
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Sunday, July 5, 2009
How to Make Faux Beams Look Like Knotty Pine
Here are the easy to follow steps on how to make faux beams look like knotty pine.
1. Pick a desired water based stain for the knot. For this example we used Minwax American Walnut.
2. Apply the stain over Knot area. Remember to blot off any extra paint with a rag.
3. After the stain has fully dried, you will need a pine colored stain. For this example we used MinWax English English Oak.
4. Apply the pine colored colored stain to the beam. Remember to gentely wipe off any extra stain to desired effect.
5. Lastly, let the beam dry and your done!
1. Pick a desired water based stain for the knot. For this example we used Minwax American Walnut.
2. Apply the stain over Knot area. Remember to blot off any extra paint with a rag.
3. After the stain has fully dried, you will need a pine colored stain. For this example we used MinWax English English Oak.
4. Apply the pine colored colored stain to the beam. Remember to gentely wipe off any extra stain to desired effect.
5. Lastly, let the beam dry and your done!
Thursday, July 2, 2009
How to Install Faux Beams as a Truss
Here are the following instructions on how to install faux beams as a truss.
1. The materials you will need are steel cable, threaded eye bolt, plumb bob, cable clamps and turn buckle (optional)
2. Install threaded eye screw into peak of roof.
3. Install Ridge Beam.
4. Cut about a 4" diameter hole in the ridge beam. Plumb with the eye hook for the cable to go through.
5. Install Tie Beam.
6. Cut a block of wood to fit the inside dimension of the tie beam. This will for the center support.
7. Hang the plumb bob from the eye screw and lower it down to the tie beam.
8. Put the cut block of wood loosely in the tie beam and mark where the plumb bob is.
9. Mark the location of the block of wood.
10. Remove the block of wood from the beam. Drill a hole at the marked point on the block of wood for the threaded eye bolt.
11. Attach the treaded eye bolt with the washers and nuts to the block of wood. This is the center support beam.
12. Mount the center support block in the same spot as before. using the marks to find the same location.
13. Use both robertson trimhead screws and glue to attach the center support block into the tie beam.
14. Pull steel cable through the hole in the ridge beam.
15. Ceate a loop using a cable clamp.
16. Pull the other end of the cable through the center support eye bolt.
17. Pull up on the end of the cable to take any slack out of the cable. the proper tension on the cable is when the tie beam is perfectly straight and level.
18. Use another cable clamp to hold the loop at its desired length.
19. An optional turn buckle used on the length of the cable would aid fine tuning of its length.
20. Measure the distance from the bottom of the ridge beam to the top of the tie beam.
21. Cut the vertical 4-sided beam (both the three sided portion and the finishing cap.). Be aware of any metal screws that may be hidden in the beam.
22. Use stain or touch up paint on the edges of the 4 sided beam.
23. Install the 4 sided Beam to conceal the steel cable & hole in the ridge beam.
24. Glue the cap of the four sided beam into place.
25. Place the cap onto the 4-sided beam. Then use screws to hold the cap in place while the glue dries.
26. Glue and screw the 4 sided beam (Vertical King Post) into the Collar Tie Beam at the bottom and into the Ridge Beam at the top to prevent movement.
27. Rafter beams can be installed using standard beam installation.
28. Cut and add any additional braces as needed. These can be simply glued and toe screwed into place. Corbels too, can be added as desired.
1. The materials you will need are steel cable, threaded eye bolt, plumb bob, cable clamps and turn buckle (optional)
2. Install threaded eye screw into peak of roof.
3. Install Ridge Beam.
4. Cut about a 4" diameter hole in the ridge beam. Plumb with the eye hook for the cable to go through.
5. Install Tie Beam.
6. Cut a block of wood to fit the inside dimension of the tie beam. This will for the center support.
7. Hang the plumb bob from the eye screw and lower it down to the tie beam.
8. Put the cut block of wood loosely in the tie beam and mark where the plumb bob is.
9. Mark the location of the block of wood.
10. Remove the block of wood from the beam. Drill a hole at the marked point on the block of wood for the threaded eye bolt.
11. Attach the treaded eye bolt with the washers and nuts to the block of wood. This is the center support beam.
12. Mount the center support block in the same spot as before. using the marks to find the same location.
13. Use both robertson trimhead screws and glue to attach the center support block into the tie beam.
14. Pull steel cable through the hole in the ridge beam.
15. Ceate a loop using a cable clamp.
16. Pull the other end of the cable through the center support eye bolt.
17. Pull up on the end of the cable to take any slack out of the cable. the proper tension on the cable is when the tie beam is perfectly straight and level.
18. Use another cable clamp to hold the loop at its desired length.
19. An optional turn buckle used on the length of the cable would aid fine tuning of its length.
20. Measure the distance from the bottom of the ridge beam to the top of the tie beam.
21. Cut the vertical 4-sided beam (both the three sided portion and the finishing cap.). Be aware of any metal screws that may be hidden in the beam.
22. Use stain or touch up paint on the edges of the 4 sided beam.
23. Install the 4 sided Beam to conceal the steel cable & hole in the ridge beam.
24. Glue the cap of the four sided beam into place.
25. Place the cap onto the 4-sided beam. Then use screws to hold the cap in place while the glue dries.
26. Glue and screw the 4 sided beam (Vertical King Post) into the Collar Tie Beam at the bottom and into the Ridge Beam at the top to prevent movement.
27. Rafter beams can be installed using standard beam installation.
28. Cut and add any additional braces as needed. These can be simply glued and toe screwed into place. Corbels too, can be added as desired.
Friday, May 22, 2009
Why Choose Faux Wood Beams?
If you are planning for a home improvement or building a construction, Faux Wood Beams and their other interior and exterior products will surely make your home look great without spending too much. Faux wood beams, offers a wide variety of faux beams and other related products.
Their products will surely meet all your needs and expectations. They make sure that they provide quality products with highest standards.
Why choose FauxWoodBeams.com for your construction needs?
•Largest selection
• Best prices
• Lightweight
• Inexpensive
• Easy to install
• Very realistic
• Fire-rated available
• Maintenance free
• Weatherproof
• Green Building product
• Ships from East and West coast
• Serving you for 36 years
So if you are in need of this materials for your construction, why not choose Faux wood beams?
Their products will surely meet all your needs and expectations. They make sure that they provide quality products with highest standards.
Why choose FauxWoodBeams.com for your construction needs?
•Largest selection
• Best prices
• Lightweight
• Inexpensive
• Easy to install
• Very realistic
• Fire-rated available
• Maintenance free
• Weatherproof
• Green Building product
• Ships from East and West coast
• Serving you for 36 years
So if you are in need of this materials for your construction, why not choose Faux wood beams?
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Are Faux Beams Bad for the Environment?
It depends what material your faux beams are made out of. And not only are some of these products non-environmentally friendly, but some can potentially even be harmful for humans. As some of you may already know, styrofoam is a material that does not dissolve and can remain in landfills for centuries. Therefore, styrofoam faux beams (also referred to as styrene or EPS foam) are not the best choice for those of us that like to be green.
Now how can styrofoam faux beams be hazardous to our health? Well, the International Agency for Research on Cancer has styrene listed as a possible human carcinogen. Studies suggest that styrene mimics estrogen in the body and can therefore disrupt normal hormone functions, possibly contributing to thyroid problems, menstrual irregularities, and other hormone-related problems, as well as breast cancer and prostate cancer.
Now the good news! Not all faux beams are bad for the environment and our health. You just have to make sure to look for faux beams made out of polyurethane. Polyurethane faux beams are non toxic and do not admit toxic gasses or vapors. So there you go, now you can stay green while making your house look amazing.
Now how can styrofoam faux beams be hazardous to our health? Well, the International Agency for Research on Cancer has styrene listed as a possible human carcinogen. Studies suggest that styrene mimics estrogen in the body and can therefore disrupt normal hormone functions, possibly contributing to thyroid problems, menstrual irregularities, and other hormone-related problems, as well as breast cancer and prostate cancer.
Now the good news! Not all faux beams are bad for the environment and our health. You just have to make sure to look for faux beams made out of polyurethane. Polyurethane faux beams are non toxic and do not admit toxic gasses or vapors. So there you go, now you can stay green while making your house look amazing.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
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