How do you splice Regina ceiling panels nicely?

[Kjell_G]

Will, upon request, install Moelven Regina beadboard ceiling panels in a small bedroom (10 sqm).
The width of the room (2.65 m) means the boards will need to be joined. They are tongued and grooved, so it should work fine, but...
The panel board is 2.435 m long (or 1.215 m), and with the longer one, it will leave just a piece of about 0.2 m. Should I stagger the joints and start the next row with the cut board? I understand this minimizes waste, but how will it look? How can the appearance of the joint be minimized?
The idea with the panel is, of course, to avoid painting it at present.
Grateful for tips

 

[Leif i Skåne]

Draw it on a piece of paper! Try to make the seams so they don't form lines; it's usually okay if the seam matches at the same distance from the wall with a few brothers in between.

 

[Ripley]

Not an answer to your question, but I would have chosen other ceiling panels.

The panels are thin and quite flimsy, and the tongue and groove are even thinner, which made it difficult to fit them together nicely. We had bought the long variant.

If we didn't have 43 miles home, we would have returned them.

 

[Kjell_G]

Not an answer to your question, but I would have chosen other ceiling panels.

The panels are thin and quite flimsy, and the tongue and groove are even thinner, which made it difficult to fit them together nicely. We had bought the long version.

If we hadn't had a 43-mile trip home, we would have returned them.

Unfortunate that they didn't feel good. I've used these on a wall and on an interior door, which works well. But I can imagine it gets tricky on the ceiling.
How did the final result turn out otherwise?

 

[Kjell_G]

Draw it on a paper! Try to position seams so they don't form lines; it's usually okay if the seam matches the same distance from the wall with a few boards in between.

The MDF boards are 600 mm wide, so the seam includes 5-6 "boards". It will probably be noticeable. I saw in some instructions that you should apply a bit of paint in the groove. Maybe that reduces the seam impression?

 

[Ripley]

I'm not satisfied, and I'm not particularly picky 😃. But I haven't gone over it with paint yet; maybe it will be better then.

We're planning for the roof on the top floor and haven't really decided what to use; beadboard is nice. Huntonit has thicker beadboard panels, but they are actually for walls and weigh a ton.

For us, it's all about finding a compromise between getting it done (it’s a vacation house, so we only have holidays and long weekends to work on it), keeping it affordable (the house isn't highly valuable), and making it relatively easy to install (I'm not particularly handy).
That's why I like panel boards, affordable and quick to assemble, plus I can usually put them up myself.

If you've used them on walls before, you know how they look and work. Hope it turns out well (perhaps you're more cunning than us too 😃)

 

[Karrock]

It sounds like it's wall and breast panel boards. Such seams in large sections can hardly look good on the ceiling? Is it possible to place a general seam in one or a couple of places, extend the ceiling moldings properly, or completely hide the seams in another way?

 

[Kjell_G]

It sounds like it's wall and wainscot panels. Such seams in bulk probably can't look good on the ceiling? Could you make general seams in one or a couple of places, extend the ceiling moldings properly, or somehow completely hide the seams?

Correct, and my feeling is also that it won't look good. But obviously, the panels are sold and installed.
Maybe I should fake seams here and there so you don't think about it 😁

 

[Kjell_G]

I'm not satisfied, and I'm not particularly picky 😃. But I haven't gone over it with paint, maybe it will be better then.

We are planning for the roof on the upper floor and haven't really decided what to install, beadboard is nice. Huntonit has thicker beadboard panels but they are actually meant for walls and are very heavy.

For us, everything is a matter of finding a compromise between getting it done (it's a vacation home, so we only have vacations and long weekends to work on it), it can't be too expensive (the house doesn't have much value), and it should be reasonably easy to install (I'm not very handy).
That's why I like panel boards, affordable and easy to build with, plus I can usually install them myself.

If you've used them on walls before, you already know how they look and work. Hope it turns out well (maybe you're cleverer than us too 😃)

I also like ready-made solutions for ceilings. Plastering, sanding, and painting are completely out of the question. We have panels today measuring 300x600, and one idea is to unscrew those and put up panel boards, but then there's more work with knot lacquer and painting.
Unfortunately, no clever solution ☺️

 

[Kjell_G]

There were some scraps from before, and it was clear when I put them together - no, it doesn't work. But there's hope, the missus suggested placing the boards the other way. The room has a sloped ceiling, so there will be a cover strip at the transition. It felt a bit unusual but I think it will look okay.