It's now time to install the same ceiling in the living room that I've already put up in two bedrooms before, namely Huntonit brilliant in the size 1200x600mm.
The size of the other rooms has been lucky that it could only be done in one way since they were quite exactly 3 boards long, 3,6 meters.
Now that it comes to the living room, which is 5365 x 4025 meters, I find it much harder with the pattern and there is no information in the installation instructions.
I've sketched a bit on two alternatives and would love to have some feedback on them!
Alternative 1 is symmetrical, and there will be equally long pieces on both sides of the room, and the lamp outlet in the ceiling will also be symmetrically positioned in the middle of a board.
The downside is that there might be short pieces towards the walls?
Alternative 2 doesn't have equally long pieces on both sides in the same row; it starts with a whole board and ends with a half.
At least almost; the "whole" board in one row and "half" in the next are missing 3,5cm, but I figure it's so little that it won't be visible, especially since there will be a curtain rail with curtains up at the ceiling from wall to wall over the windows that are on that side of the room (This is also the reason I start with a cut board up there in the right corner and not a whole one).
How would you have done it? Grateful for all thoughts and ideas!
I have such ceilings and took a tour to see how we did it. They were all symmetrical and the shortest pieces were 45 cm. The lamp sockets are not symmetrical; they are placed where needed. Perhaps it doesn't really matter which option you choose, because I have never really thought about how the panels in the ceiling are placed. In option two, I believe there is less waste, so I would probably choose that one. Good luck
I have such ceilings and took a walk to see how we did it. They were all lined up symmetrically, and the shortest pieces were 45 cm. The lamp sockets are not symmetrical, they are placed where needed. Perhaps it doesn't matter much which option you choose because I've never thought about how the boards on the ceiling are arranged. In option two, there is less waste, so I would probably choose that. good luck
Alright, thank you very much for taking the time!
You are probably right that it might not matter much as long as the joints are in the middle of the full boards, one usually doesn't lie on the floor and intensely study the ceiling...
I'll probably go with option two, then I avoid such short pieces against the walls and there will be less waste.
It's not necessary to be that exact. You don't think about it at all.
It's more important to measure a bit so you don't end up with a gap of a few cm against a wall. Also, keep in mind that the walls might not be exactly 90° to each other. If you start with a whole panel in one corner, there might be a gap on the other side that isn't even covered by a ceiling trim.
Of your options, the second one intuitively feels better for me, more natural.
But when it fits almost with a half plate, I wouldn't cut more than on one side.
So start with a whole plate on one edge, cut the last one in the row. Then start with a whole plate on the other edge and only cut the last one.
Sure, I've counted and measured about 4000 times, I might have to send the distance measurer to Leica for service after this...
It might not show on the sketch, but the boards next to the long side of the room are cut lengthwise as well, they are 51 cm wide on both sides so there's some room to adjust if the walls aren't perfectly straight, and they're not. I've measured a difference of almost 2 cm, which I can either adjust with the last board or just cover with the ceiling molding (cove molding 43 mm so it covers about 3 cm).
But you're probably right that it's just silly to start with a board that's cut lengthwise instead of a whole one just to get those 3.5 centimeters on the side of the room where I think it will be least noticeable...it probably won't show anyway.
Then it was finished (actually a few weeks ago ) and it turned out great this time as well!
I worried until the last minute but went with option two, though I started with a whole panel in the lower left corner.
In hindsight, I can say it didn't matter, you were absolutely right that those few centimeters don't show at all; it's actually hard to see even if you try.
Neither does the fact that the lamp socket isn't centered on a board bother at all.
What was a bit more annoying is that I had to discard almost 1/4 of the boards because they weren't perfectly painted. They looked more rolled or sprayed in patches than brush-painted. In the rooms I did earlier, it wasn't like that at all; all the boards were perfect...
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