How to Install a Beadboard Porch Ceiling

Photo:  Kolin Smith

Measure the depth of the porch front to back at the end where you will start installing the beadboard. Subtract ½- inch from this measurement to account for the ¼-inch gap you want to leave around the perimeter of the ceiling to allow the wood to expand. Using a miter saw, cut a piece of beadboard to this measurement.

Steps

• Introduction
• Overview
• 1. Cut the beadboard to length
• 2. Trim the first board
• 3. Saw off the grooved edge
• 4. Face nail the first board
• 5. Toenail the rest of the boards
• 6. Trim beadboard around openings
• 7. 7. Mark cut lines on the boards
• 8. Tack up the trim
• 9. BUYING GUIDE: Beadboard
• 10. BUYING GUIDE: Solid Flooring
• 11. BUYING GUIDE: Engineered Flooring

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