Looking for good suggestion for the ceiling for a little over 800 sq. ft of porch space. split between front porch, back porch, and the breezeway between the house and the garage. Will probably go with 10′ ceilings to match the rest of the house.
First inclination is to go with hardi-plank – 4×8 sheets – maybe add some hardi-trim to hide the seams and something resembling a board and batten look.
Want something that is low maintenance.
Any other good ideas?
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Solid wood T&G beadboard shouldn't need any more maintenance than the hardiboard.
Being a ceiling, it is not subjected to the suns rays or the elements in general.
I'm not a fan of the "seam hiding battens".....because that's exactly what they end up looking to be doing.
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Did you ever think that they look like seam hiding battens because you know what they are? : - )
Some HOs see them as decorative.
I just visited a site today where we did some work about 15 years ago. I noticed we installed seam hiding battens and they actually looked pretty good.
sorry, i didn't take the time to shrink these pictures down--but since the ceiling was handy-------------------right outside my office door- I thought it might work for you.
besides-it gave me an excuse to play around with moving picture files about,
Stephen
here we go-a bit resized
don't forget to paint it the traditional sky blue.
Now tell him why...;)
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Now tell him why...
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I've heard several reasons for blue porch ceilings, among them that it deters wasps from building nests, keeps away insects and/or evil spirits, reflects light so it prolongs daylight, looks like the sky, etc. I just did it on my porch because I like the way it looks.
The insects see it as open sky where they fear attacks from birds so they avoid it, leaving it clear of cobwebs and such.
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You guys do great work!
I have my wife outside right now staining my porch ceiling. I hope it turns out a 1/5th as nice as some of yours!-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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LOL, please believe I had not yet read your post when I keyed that bit of wit in above.
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two days and she's complete 8 12' boards
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aZEC t&g BEADBOARD
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Can I ask how you justify the cost difference for such a project?
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simple - no painting needed, no waste from split ends, cupping, checking, etc.But I have to admit I liked Hazlett's stained job. it shows the wood grain patterns nicely
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I'll give ya points if its to be left white......but even factoring in the other possible defects in the wood, I don't think the cost is gonna be in the same neighborhood.
But I have to admit I liked Hazlett's stained job. it shows the wood grain patterns nicely
My mother has that ceiling in what is now a finished room. (It was a porch originally) She wanted to paint it until I threatened to cut off her hands.
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My painters really love painting Azec. I'm sure it is easier and faster, saving some bucks there, and with wood in areas exposed to varying humidity, the swelling and shrinking will not be kind at all those seams.so overall, given the higher quality of the job, easier painting, less long term maint, it is a no-brainer for me to use the Azec. I don't think it would be more than another five-ten dollars a year for the typical porche ceiling.
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As far as "no brainers".....one has to accept that it is a "higher quality job".
I'd take the example Hazlett posted over any Azec job I've ever seen.
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Stain vs paint is amatter of style and taste, not quality, as with so many things in life.
Some of us like out women painted, and some like'm stained.;)
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Ah. Women. Painted or stained....I love em all.
At least I did in my younger, singles days. LOL
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Here is a pic of something I did.
Matt, very nice!
Geoff
Beadboard Azek? No labor to maintain, as long as you like white.
Edited 1/23/2007 5:50 pm ET by fingers
This is a picture of a porch I did last month before final painting.
WHY DO I HAVE TO EXPLAIN TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY THAT BEING A SOLE PROPRIETOR IS A REAL JOB?
REMODELER/PUNCHOUT SPECIALIST
Resized for ye. Nice work! Is that Plybead?
And just how much does that Azek beadboard run, anyway?
Jason
Does your hand hurt from me slapping it?
two meg photo indeed!;)We preprime for something like that. That way, when the wood moves, you don't have bare wood showing at the tongues, and with it preprimed on all sides, it does not move as much.used to prepaint too first coat, but then a designer decided to change the colour after it was up ....groan - wasted time
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Yeah I know I spent a good hour trying to find a way to get my picture to attach then after I removed the popup protection I got it attached I went back to reduce the size and could not find a way.My computer is jinxed my wife uses it.
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I checked with my lumber salesmen:
SYP 4x8 5/16" beadboard plywood: $21 a sheet
fir 4x8 5/16 beadboard plywood: $28 a sheet
Azek 4x8 beadboard: $141 a sheet
1x4 beadboard pine: $.59 a lin ft
that is excluding tax
so, for sheet materials for a 12'x16' porch ceiling, again excluding tax:
SYP 4x8 5/16" beadboard plywood: $126
fir 4x8 5/16 beadboard plywood: $168
Azek 4x8 beadboard: $846
1x4 beadboard pine: $388
Obviously, this doesn't include install labor and paint, and with the 1x4 there is quite a bit. There is a fair amount of trim, etc required too, but probably about the same amount for each type of material.
Thanks - exactly the kind of information I need right now.