The best I've see on UA-cam thus far. They look beautiful! It really pays to put in that extra work. I have a brand new house and I plan to do what you did. Beams take a home to another level when they are done right. They add great value! Thanks and God bless you and your precious family!
Anything worth having in life requires hard work! Good luck with your beam project, I’m sure they will look great 👍. Thanks you, we need God’s blessings! God bless you 🙏
These are some of the prettiest results I’ve seen. I’ve been binge watching these tutorials and so many gorgeous ideas out there. But I really just love the combo of the cedar, light distress and early American stain with satin finish. Perfect!!
That turned out beautifully! When I was little, my mom took all her kitchen cabinets down and started beating them with chains and pounding screw marks in them. I thought she had lost her mind. But she did have fun.
Just messaged you in the installation video on how to… and I realized that yes I had missed something !!! These look beautiful. I like the finish of them, color, everything! I am thinking about doing this project but using pine wood vs cedar. I just want to make it light and to lower the cost. How did you come up with the amount of beams you needed in the room? Thank you again for your time!!!
I'm glad you love the look of them! They came out just like we hoped they would! Pine definitely will work good for a box beam. Just use alot of glue and pick some nice boards! To determine how I figured out how many beams to do was depending on obstacles. For instance, lights, soffits, speakers, ect. Depending on your situation, you will have to decide that. I tried to keep mine centered between can lights. Hope this helps!
I used a stainable minwax wood putty prior to sanding. Honestly, I wouldn't recommend that wood putty though, because in some coloring it worked well and in some darker areas it didn't match as well. It came out good, but there are probably better putty's put there. Hope this helps!
Thank you for the very informative video! Please could you help me out by telling me what is the width (bottom of beam ) ? And what is the height (sides of bear ) ? And what is the height of your ceiling ?the aff in that room ?
Center beam is 10" wide by 12" tall. Side beams are 8" wide by 10" tall. My walls are 18' and beams look very proportionate. I hope this helps. Thank you!
Looks good but I wouldn't have taken any of the distress off. Personal preference. They did turn out great! Where did you get such long pieces of wood?
Yeah, I get that, we wanted some rustic but not to much. Personal preference. I got the material at my local lumber yard. They carried up to 16' cedar boards
It’s been two years: In hind sight; is there anything you would have done differently? Also, does ceiling height determine what width you’d use on the boards?
I still love these beams! I the size and color came out right. I would definitely do again. The size definitely depends on the height and size of room. This are large because of the high ceilings. Hopefully this helps you.
For my center beam, the larger one, I used 1x10s for the bottom and 1x12s for the sides. For side beams I used 1x8s for the bottom and 1x10s for the sides. Hope this helps!
Thank you! I was able to get 16' cedar boards from a lumberyard without special order. Mine were around 15' 6" for the sides and 16' for my center beams. Good luck with your project!
What are yr beam sizes? Main spine and branches dimensions? Also what was the height from floor to highest point (peak) of ceiling and floor to top of walls where it meets the ceiling?
Main center beam so 10x12” and side beams coming down are 8x10”. Thea are big beams up close but look proportional once installed! Floor to ceiling height are two story in some parts. In the peak is 21’ and sidewall is 18’ on main floor and second floor is 10’6” to peak and 8’ sidewall.
We do have another video showing how to install them, you can check it out. Cost wise, my materials ended up being near $1,000 at the time, this was before lumber prices rising. It can be done more cost effectively with pine instead of using cedar.
@@buildingwithjosh Thanks for a quick reply. I did see your other video after I commented. Oops. But yes looks great! I have beams across my living room that are covered by textured drywall. Should I remove the drywall or just cover it with new beams?
@@AM-dm1pl I think I would try and leave the drywall for sale of the mess it would make. As long as you can get the size beam you want and have enough size to cover it up. I hope this helps!
Thanks for your input. Sanding only took some of the look away. We didn't want dust and cob webs catching on rough splintery wood. They came out looking like a refined rustic look, which is what we were going for.
This is true, there is plenty of distressed wood out there. However most of it isn't straight, flat or long enough to make these beams. You probably could make them though out of reclaimed wood if you wanted to! We wanted a distressed look but the to be smooth at the same time and it came out just like we wanted!
The best I've see on UA-cam thus far. They look beautiful! It really pays to put in that extra work. I have a brand new house and I plan to do what you did. Beams take a home to another level when they are done right. They add great value! Thanks and God bless you and your precious family!
Anything worth having in life requires hard work! Good luck with your beam project, I’m sure they will look great 👍.
Thanks you, we need God’s blessings! God bless you 🙏
I love seeing your kids playing in the background with the scraps! Happy happy!!
Thank you. Me too. Kids playing outside while work is a gift. Thanks for the kind comment.
These are some of the prettiest results I’ve seen. I’ve been binge watching these tutorials and so many gorgeous ideas out there. But I really just love the combo of the cedar, light distress and early American stain with satin finish. Perfect!!
I agree, we love them! Thank you for the encouraging words!
Glad you 45ed them I've seen alot of videos on these and the always but them together in my mind it's the biggest tell. Nice work
I completely agree! I think it makes them look more like one piece and more professional.
Thanks for your comment!
@@buildingwithjosh thats the way to do it!
That turned out beautifully! When I was little, my mom took all her kitchen cabinets down and started beating them with chains and pounding screw marks in them. I thought she had lost her mind. But she did have fun.
Lol. Having fun is the important part of the process! Thank you. They were a lot of work!
Looks amazing ,we are building a cottage and I am going to use your style
Thank you! Good luck on your project, I'm sure it's going to look great!
Great job, keep up the good work.
Thank you Mark!
Awsome work. Thanks for sharing !!
Thank you!
Nice work.
Thanks!
beautiful!
Thank you
Looks great thanks for video
Thanks Chris!
Awesome! Thank you for sharing..Look forward to more..
Thank you!
Looks great! I want some in my house 😊
We can always put some in your house!
Love it!!!
Just messaged you in the installation video on how to… and I realized that yes I had missed something !!! These look beautiful. I like the finish of them, color, everything! I am thinking about doing this project but using pine wood vs cedar. I just want to make it light and to lower the cost. How did you come up with the amount of beams you needed in the room? Thank you again for your time!!!
I'm glad you love the look of them! They came out just like we hoped they would!
Pine definitely will work good for a box beam. Just use alot of glue and pick some nice boards!
To determine how I figured out how many beams to do was depending on obstacles. For instance, lights, soffits, speakers, ect. Depending on your situation, you will have to decide that. I tried to keep mine centered between can lights.
Hope this helps!
Do you have pictures of what they look like when they were installed? More videos on how to install them?
Yes, I have another video on the install process and show it finished!
What type of wood putty did you use? Turned out so clean!!!
I used a stainable minwax wood putty prior to sanding. Honestly, I wouldn't recommend that wood putty though, because in some coloring it worked well and in some darker areas it didn't match as well. It came out good, but there are probably better putty's put there.
Hope this helps!
Thank you for the very informative video! Please could you help me out by telling me what is the width (bottom of beam ) ? And what is the height (sides of bear ) ? And what is the height of your ceiling ?the aff in that room ?
Center beam is 10" wide by 12" tall. Side beams are 8" wide by 10" tall. My walls are 18' and beams look very proportionate. I hope this helps.
Thank you!
Looks good but I wouldn't have taken any of the distress off. Personal preference. They did turn out great! Where did you get such long pieces of wood?
Yeah, I get that, we wanted some rustic but not to much. Personal preference. I got the material at my local lumber yard. They carried up to 16' cedar boards
@@buildingwithjosh wow, that's great, thanks!
if i do it four sided and hang it with chains , do you think it ks durable enough to hang stuff from it ? like some lights and plants?
Yes. Probably not a tremendous amount of weight but lights and plants yes.
Really nice video and a great result. Was the wood Cedar?
Thank you! Yes the wood was cedar. I chose cedar because pine is more likely to cup and twist in wider 1x material.
It’s been two years:
In hind sight; is there anything you would have done differently?
Also, does ceiling height determine what width you’d use on the boards?
I still love these beams! I the size and color came out right. I would definitely do again. The size definitely depends on the height and size of room. This are large because of the high ceilings.
Hopefully this helps you.
@@buildingwithjosh yes it does! Thank you.
What was the size of the 1 by’s? That you used for center and sides of your beams? Looking at attempting a few in my house.
For my center beam, the larger one, I used 1x10s for the bottom and 1x12s for the sides. For side beams I used 1x8s for the bottom and 1x10s for the sides. Hope this helps!
Like the work but what’s up with the chain
How long were they? How long can you make those with no joints? Great stuff thank you 🙏🏼
Thank you! I was able to get 16' cedar boards from a lumberyard without special order. Mine were around 15' 6" for the sides and 16' for my center beams.
Good luck with your project!
What are yr beam sizes? Main spine and branches dimensions? Also what was the height from floor to highest point (peak) of ceiling and floor to top of walls where it meets the ceiling?
Main center beam so 10x12” and side beams coming down are 8x10”. Thea are big beams up close but look proportional once installed!
Floor to ceiling height are two story in some parts. In the peak is 21’ and sidewall is 18’ on main floor and second floor is 10’6” to peak and 8’ sidewall.
Hopefully this helps you!
i’m going to do the same. how did you fasten them? wood glue and 15ga nails?
That's great! I used wood glue, 16 and 18 guage brad nails. Good luck!
How do you hang them? And how much did this end up costing?
We do have another video showing how to install them, you can check it out.
Cost wise, my materials ended up being near $1,000 at the time, this was before lumber prices rising. It can be done more cost effectively with pine instead of using cedar.
@@buildingwithjosh Thanks for a quick reply. I did see your other video after I commented. Oops. But yes looks great! I have beams across my living room that are covered by textured drywall. Should I remove the drywall or just cover it with new beams?
@@AM-dm1pl I think I would try and leave the drywall for sale of the mess it would make. As long as you can get the size beam you want and have enough size to cover it up. I hope this helps!
Do you take orders?
It depends. Where are you located? We are in Colorado.
How much did you spend in materials?
Due to them being ceder, it was a little pricey. It was around $900.
If it was pine, it would would have been a third of the cost.
I want this in my house. How can I contact
You can Building with Josh on Instagram and P.M. me!
Seems sanding just defeated your efforts at giving it rough sawn look
Thanks for your input.
Sanding only took some of the look away. We didn't want dust and cob webs catching on rough splintery wood. They came out looking like a refined rustic look, which is what we were going for.
Waste of good wood and $ ya don’t need look far to find endless supply of distressed stuff
This is true, there is plenty of distressed wood out there. However most of it isn't straight, flat or long enough to make these beams.
You probably could make them though out of reclaimed wood if you wanted to!
We wanted a distressed look but the to be smooth at the same time and it came out just like we wanted!
Pretty good, but keep your kids away.
It seems if you bevel the edges at 45.5 degrees the mitered joints are even tighter. Just sharing.