Beam in the ceiling between rooms

[Eraze]

We have removed a wall between the hall and living room but would like to place a beam there to partition the room a bit. We need to put something there as the gap between the ceiling gypsum is there.

At first, I thought about buying 45 x something (haven't decided yet) and wrapping it in gypsum. But I'm considering having a beam instead. However, it should match a part of a wall that is 70 mm.

I only find beams that are 90 or 95.

So my question is whether I should go for gypsum instead since the measurements would be right, but much more work involved. Or should I buy a beam, maybe a C24, and have them saw it to be 70 mm thick?

What do you think?

 

[Jonatan79]

What do you mean by balk? Wooden beams are available in 70x70mm for example.

 

[Eraze]

What do you mean by beam? Wooden studs are available in 70x70mm for example.

You can have a glulam beam in the ceiling between rooms to divide. 70x70 is a bit small, I would like it to go further down and look nice. It doesn't need to be a glulam beam, but something that looks nice.

 

[Magnus E K]

There should be glulam beams that are 66 mm thick, which might be close enough to look good? For example, 66 x 270.

But most often you have a beam in the ceiling to replace a previously load-bearing wall (or if it's required from the beginning for load-bearing reasons). If this is not needed here, maybe it would look better without? (i.e., to redo the ceiling in another way instead.)

 

[surris]

There are some options mentioned. Alternatively, talk to a local sawmill and planing mill and they can cut and plane to the dimensions you want.

 

[Larsa]

I glued together 2 pieces of 34x145 to create a "beam" with the right dimensions for my ceiling.

 

[Eraze]

There should be glulam beams that are 66 mm thick, which might be close enough to look good? For example 66 x 270.

But usually, a beam is placed in the ceiling to replace a previously load-bearing wall (or if it is required from the beginning for load-bearing reasons). If this is not needed here, maybe it would look better without? (That is, to redesign the ceiling in another way instead.)

Not a load-bearing wall. Other alternatives are welcome. Just want to make it as simple and nice as possible. I feel that if I start putting up gypsum and edges, there's a risk something will go wrong.

 

[JanneJanne123]

Do I understand correctly that "balken" is supposed to be decoration?

 

[Eraze]

Do I understand correctly that the "beam" is supposed to be decoration?

Yeah, kind of, it's not supposed to support any wall. Just to be between 2 walls.

 

[JanneJanne123]

Maybe https://www.bauhaus.se/mork-balk-12...MI0u2O7IXv7QIVF28YCh091gl7EAQYASABEgKJ9fD_BwE ?

 

[Eraze]

Maybe [link] ?

Looked at those but nothing that suits our house.
Thanks anyway

 

[Jonatan79]

Can you take a picture where you want to rebuild. Is it a painted wall surface where you want to build down? I would bite the bullet and set wood studs with plasterboard on both sides. Unfortunately, there are no shortcuts if you want it to blend into the surroundings.

 

[Snappahaneklanen]

The expectations for the final result somewhat determine which method is best. I don't think it's such a good idea to buy a whole beam, both because it's more expensive than necessary and a beam is quite heavy, requiring either posts to be built to lay it on or something sturdy to screw it into. If you want it to be a smooth and nice box, I believe studs and gypsum are the way to go. It's also possible to build a box from studs and MDF, easier to get nice edges so less filling and sanding. It can be painted with regular wall paint as long as you prime it first.
If you want something with a wood appearance, you can build the box from laminated wood panels and paint/stain or treat it however you like.