Considering making a ceiling with 22x195 raw boards with the raw side facing inwards. This is to give the impression of "old wide planks."
Now, you can't buy such wide raw tongue and groove ???
so I guess you have to go to a carpenter and have tongue & groove milled.
Tongue and groove should prevent it from separating too much, and where it starts to gap a little, the tongue keeps it "tight"?
Or are there other suggestions based on experience?
Now, you can't buy such wide raw tongue and groove ???
so I guess you have to go to a carpenter and have tongue & groove milled.
Tongue and groove should prevent it from separating too much, and where it starts to gap a little, the tongue keeps it "tight"?
Or are there other suggestions based on experience?
195 does not give the impression of "old wide planks" I think. Instead, talk to a sawmill that cuts up wide planks, preferably in different dimensions.
I have done something similar to what you describe with 145, 170, and 195 mm wide panels with grooves just to imitate old paneling, and it turned out quite well, but not as well as I thought.
I have done something similar to what you describe with 145, 170, and 195 mm wide panels with grooves just to imitate old paneling, and it turned out quite well, but not as well as I thought.
I think that sounds like a good idea. I'm having the same thoughts as you. I was just about to nail up råspont as an interior ceiling, but I'll probably steal your solution instead. Other options, such as buying wider planks from a local sawmill, become a bit too expensive.
Regarding the milling of tongue & groove, I recently did it myself with a router for an old wooden floor that I installed. I milled a 6 mm groove on each long side and used 2 pieces of 3 mm masonite strips as a loose tongue. It turned out great.
Roger
Regarding the milling of tongue & groove, I recently did it myself with a router for an old wooden floor that I installed. I milled a 6 mm groove on each long side and used 2 pieces of 3 mm masonite strips as a loose tongue. It turned out great.
Roger
Just one thing.
Rå råspont is likely to shrink significantly when it dries indoors, right? I would let it lie inside for quite some time to avoid too many gaps, or buy from a lumber yard that has drying facilities and get it dried first.
Rå råspont is likely to shrink significantly when it dries indoors, right? I would let it lie inside for quite some time to avoid too many gaps, or buy from a lumber yard that has drying facilities and get it dried first.
Absolutely right.....
But you do want some gaps "when it should look old"
I just reflected on this when I was at two of the local lumberyards recently. All the paneling, moldings, and similar for indoor use are kept in "cold storage." It's important that all the timber intended for indoor use gets a chance to "mature" in the environment where it will be used.
But does one have the time to wait 8)
But you do want some gaps "when it should look old"
I just reflected on this when I was at two of the local lumberyards recently. All the paneling, moldings, and similar for indoor use are kept in "cold storage." It's important that all the timber intended for indoor use gets a chance to "mature" in the environment where it will be used.
But does one have the time to wait 8)