Hello!
Now it's time to put up the ceiling panel in the hallway. What I'm a bit worried about is that the ceiling as it is now is not perfectly rectangular, more like a rhombus. I don't want to end the last panel board by cutting it at an angle lengthwise, if that makes sense.
Do you have any good tips on how to measure for "straight" panel boards?
Have I been unclear so that a picture would help?
Now it's time to put up the ceiling panel in the hallway. What I'm a bit worried about is that the ceiling as it is now is not perfectly rectangular, more like a rhombus. I don't want to end the last panel board by cutting it at an angle lengthwise, if that makes sense.
Do you have any good tips on how to measure for "straight" panel boards?
Have I been unclear so that a picture would help?
The trick is that it shouldn't be noticeable that the room is crooked. If you place your ceiling panel straight, it will end up with a gap.
Instead, if you measure the width of the room, you can calculate how many boards fit into one end of the room and the other end.
Take the smallest number, then you can calculate the cc measurement at each end of the room. If the room is long, you might also need a measurement in the middle of the room.
Finally, draw lines at the cc measurements you've calculated.
Remember, if you get 122mm in cc measurement, you should measure out 122, 244, 366, .. mm and not 122mm between each line. That way, you don't accumulate the errors.
Instead, if you measure the width of the room, you can calculate how many boards fit into one end of the room and the other end.
Take the smallest number, then you can calculate the cc measurement at each end of the room. If the room is long, you might also need a measurement in the middle of the room.
Finally, draw lines at the cc measurements you've calculated.
Remember, if you get 122mm in cc measurement, you should measure out 122, 244, 366, .. mm and not 122mm between each line. That way, you don't accumulate the errors.
So you find out how many boards you can fit in terms of width. Then, you divide the roof width at each end by the number and make markings.
If you can manage this without any gaps, just go ahead. Otherwise, you need to create wedges on the sides to at least center the boards.
Crystal clear?
If you can manage this without any gaps, just go ahead. Otherwise, you need to create wedges on the sides to at least center the boards.
Crystal clear?