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Here’s the situation: Mansard roof, old house, they put in a compression ring (LVL’s on the flat) where the roof changes pitch. They did this to make a cathedral ceiling, and they want to cover the new beam in a paint-grade material. The dimensions are about 12″ across the bottom, and 8″ up the face. The way I see it, my choices are:
MDF with a butt joint, maybe splined–cheap, paintable, but nasty sawdust and I don’t know how well the edge would paint up.
Solid wood–easy to work with, but expensive and I’m afraid the 12″ width would shrink away from the wall.
Birch plywood with a miter–first piece goes up easy, hard to scribe the second piece with the miter sticking out from the first piece.
Sheetrock–Cheap and paintable, but the walls and ceiling are already painted; I’d like to get by with just touch-up paint if possible.
Some of you must have done something similar, any suggestions/advice? Thanks,
Mike
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Here's the situation: Mansard roof, old house, they put in a compression ring (LVL's on the flat) where the roof changes pitch. They did this to make a cathedral ceiling, and they want to cover the new beam in a paint-grade material. The dimensions are about 12" across the bottom, and 8" up the face. The way I see it, my choices are:
MDF with a butt joint, maybe splined--cheap, paintable, but nasty sawdust and I don't know how well the edge would paint up.
Solid wood--easy to work with, but expensive and I'm afraid the 12" width would shrink away from the wall.
Birch plywood with a miter--first piece goes up easy, hard to scribe the second piece with the miter sticking out from the first piece.
Sheetrock--Cheap and paintable, but the walls and ceiling are already painted; I'd like to get by with just touch-up paint if possible.
Some of you must have done something similar, any suggestions/advice? Thanks,
Mike