Laminating Drywall Ceiling

The customer wants laminate backsplash up the entire wall from counter to cabinet.

Laminating drywall ceiling. In this video my life long best friend don shows me his method of doing a hardwood ceiling on a budget. He uses laminate flooring inst. If the plank ceiling will be going into your bath look for. We spec a good number of walls and ceilings with two and three layers of 5 8 typex for soundproofing.

Align the leading edge of the plank groove edge with the chalk line slide a metal clip underneath the first plank and screw it to the beam with the clip s notch grabbing onto the inside of the plank s groove. The house is circa 1855 and the cabinets are the built in place style from the last remodel in the 60s. These lines correspond to the 1x3 strapping screwed to ceiling joists. On any ceiling planks are a definite attention getter and on a less than perfect ceiling they re a good coverup too.

If the existing finish is unsightly laminating. The term laminating drywall refers to installing a layer of wallboard onto a wall or ceiling that s already covered with drywall or plaster. Different length standard drywall screws have always been spec d to go back to original framing stud joist or metal track. Last week a contractor called from a job and insisted on using laminating screws on the third layer.

Usually i can slip the laminate behind the cabs a 1 4 inch or so and avoid trying to template it exactly. 2 mark onto the drywall the location of any lights or vents in the ceiling. To fasten the planks to the ceiling small clips hook into the groove of each plank then are screwed onto the joists. 4 secure drywall to 1x3 strapping with 1 5 8.