Installing Beadboard Paneling Over Popcorn Ceilings

Install beadboard ceiling panels in the same direction as your floor boards for visual continuity.

Installing beadboard paneling over popcorn ceilings.

If the old ceiling is reliably flat you can install the paneling right over the old drywall. Covering the ceiling with traditional tongue and groove wood planks or beadboard paneling that you can buy through any quality lumber supplier. This time we decided that since i wanted a planked ceiling in the bedroom anyway we would just plank over the top of the popcorn instead of removing it first. This is the old school option.

Beadboard planks are a decorative solution to easily camouflage damaged or outdated ceilings such as popcorn or plaster. Installing beadboard paneling over popcorn ceilings is a quick way to cover the popcorn. This is important because many homes have popcorn ceilings that contain asbestos. When we renovated the kitchen family room and dining room we scraped the popcorn off of the ceilings and it was such a mess.

In many cases it is best to leave the popcorn to avoid asbestos problems. You could go to the trouble of removing all the texture first but a simpler method would be to put furring strips made from 1 3 or 1 4 boards on the ceiling then attach the paneling to them. Removing a popcorn ceiling is a messy time consuming job. After witnessing what a mess it was to scrape off the popcorn in our living room you can read my tutorial for removing popcorn ceilings here i decided to try something different i wanted to brighten the space and add some nice up scale detailing to the space beadboard ceiling seemed the best route to go.

1 prime both sides of each piece of beadboard paneling you. Since you have textured popcorn ceilings the surface would be too uneven to just put paneling on top of it. Our analysis of trying to cover popcorn ceilings with beadboard is that it is more difficult than scraping but easier. If you have ceiling beams run the panels perpendicular to beams for an interesting twist.

That sounds dumb but what i mean is that it is a little more difficult to work with big materials and we had to prep the cuts ahead of time but it was much easier and neater than dealing with scraping sanding mudding and. Covering a popcorn ceiling with classic beadboard paneling can instantly transform the look of the entire room from dated to timeless. Covering a popcorn ceiling with tongue and groove paneling.