Front Porch Vinyl Ceiling

Consider a vinyl ceiling for your porch if you don t want to spend time maintaining it.

Front porch vinyl ceiling.

Secure the j channel strips in place with galvanized steel nails and a nail gun or hammer. Porch no matter whether it has a front or back location is an outer part of your home design that people will notice first. Arctic white beaded panel. The nails must be long enough to penetrate at least inch into the porch ceiling.

We recommend a quality exterior grade plywood be used as it is susceptible to moisture and will separate if wet over time. Porch ceiling materials vinyl bead board photo courtesy of shelly. Custom stained pine car siding on front porch ceiling. Probably the most typical ceiling covering plywood can be painted.

Do you know how to do this hanging baskets on vinyl porch ceiling michelle thanks for contacting us about your vinyl porch ceiling. Wood ceilings whether they be plywood or tongue and groove will require care over time. Raw 4x8 fir wood panel. Pine car siding on rear porch ceiling.

Measure the depth of the porch front to back at the end where you will start installing the beadboard. Shelly s vinyl beadboard ceiling on porch project shows how she installed a vinyl beadboard ceiling on her front porchand shares her photos depicting the project. I am not sure how to attach the hooks to the vinyl ceiling. Go for a board and batten approach by covering the seams with 1 by 3 inch fir cedar or redwood trim.

Paint the ceiling a single color or try a two tone approach by painting the trim a complementary color. The ceiling on your porch can be a wow. 8 t g pinecar siding. Then once your ceiling is nailed up and finished put a fresh coat of paint on everything for the victorian era look make it sky blue and your classic porch is done.

You can use plywood on a porch ceiling but in such a way that no one will notice it. Front porch ceiling with vinyl hidden vent soffit. Vinyl hidden vent. Porch ceiling porch ceiling restoration millwork beadboard panel replicates the authentic look of historical porch ceilings and installs in one third the time of traditional beadboards.

Step 2 cut the beadboard to length photo by kolin smith. It is even possible for it to leave the first impression in the mind of people who visit you or pass by the residential building. Set a nail every 12 inches in the center of the nailing slot for proper security. Leave a gap of 1 32 inch between the nail head and the siding to allow for expansion.

Porch ceilings looking great and maintenance free porch ceilings can be a maintenance issue if you select the wrong material or if they are not installed properly. I am trying to hang flower baskets from my vinyl front porch ceiling.