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Outdoor Patio Ceiling
I just completed an add on to my house to make a covered patio area. I am to the point where i need to close in the ceiling. I was curious what people were using for outdoor kitchens or patios that is easy maintenance and easy on the pocket book. Any suggestions are aplreciated.
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Tongue and groove pine. Beadboard. Depends on how nice you want to do it.
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I second the tongue and groove pine.
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I'll third that motion. I really like the look of the v-groove and just a nice sealer on top to keep that natural look. Check out Waterlox Sealer.
How big of an area do you need to cover? |
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It is roughly 17x28
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Beaded board looks great, paint well and you won't have the issue with sap leaching out of knots through the paint.
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http://www.thecypressdepot.com/facts.html
This gives you a good example at calculating how much wood you'll need. With 10% waste added, you're looking at about 1,200 linear feet of 1"x6". 17'x28' shouldn't be too hard on the pocketbook. If you go the tongue and groove route, give them a call. You'd be suprise at how little the price difference between pine and cypress is. But once cry once!! |
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Just to be clear when yall talk about tongue and groove pine yall are reffering to slats right?
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Yes Sir!
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Yall recommend pre staining/sealing before install?
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This is a pic of mine. I would stain and seal everything before you put it up. We used tongue and grove pine
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You can stain before installation. It's easier that way.
Sealant can be rolled on. You're going to have to reapply the sealant periodically anyway. Rolling it is not a problem. |
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Definitely stain before. I had a friend install it first, then stain it. After the boards shrank a little, it left the unfinished wood showing in the tongue and groove. He had to get up there with a small paint brush and apply stain in the cracks. |
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Looks great! What did you seal with?
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Use pine. Carpenter bees love cypress.
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Use a marine sealer
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Whats the difference between bead board and tongue and grove ?
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From what I have researched it looks to me like bead board falls in to category within tongue and groove. As in you can get tongue and groove boards in bead, v groove, center match, etc...I could be wrong.
Regardless I got to pricing some 1x6 T&G board and it is not as economical as I had hoped. I have a difficult decision on my hands. |
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Throw some roofing tin up there, looks good and no maintenance.
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Quote:
X2. My buddy did his with old rusty looking tin. It came out really cool looking |
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