Thanks for showing that projects don't always go as planned, even for professionals, and how to recover. Really enjoy the videos you make and am learning a lot that helps in my DYI projects around the house. Thanks!
Appreciate your honesty, my motto is "Nothing is easy"... I liked that you made a mistake and figured it out while making the video, didn't edit it. Stuff happens, deal with it. Good job.
I watched the video when you went to the high school to talk to the carpentry students and I just want to tell you thanks for doing that, sharing your story how you have been growing in your business is amazing and inspirational; for everybody specially for the teenagers who don't know what to do for living yet Thank you, GOD bless you
I really enjoyed this video. I was asked to put up some wood beams in a friends house and I mentioned Faux wood beams. I have never installed them before so this video was very informative. Thank You. Really enjoy your videos.
Thanks work as usual I like all the explanations when you watch that RU-vid all you see is people doing nobody explains what’s going on I like the explanations it helps all DYI’S. I like to see more Coffered ceiling work and it’s Intercal detailing
Totally good stuff, I really enjoy the Vida. We call those kind of days, first day jitters, new job, new materials, tomorrow you will do great cause you touched it and worked out the issues. Looks great.
Thanks for the educational and informative videos. Your professionalism shows. A whole lot of contractors I've been around couldn't film the process / jobs because they would show how poor the craftsmanship is and how messy the job sites are. Always enjoy your videos.
I used to make and install 'distressed' faux wood beams in the 70's. I'd make the beams and beat the heck out of them and used hammers and a router and chains to 'distress' the beam. People loved them back then- always stained in dark walnut. Edit: I'd make them out of 1by attach the 3 pieces with glue and nails on the flat. All the banging, scraping and beating would hide the seam. I'd pull out the partially sunk nails when dry and beat, rout and scrape and stain. I got great laughs watching you try to get that first beam up. It brought back old memories.
Wow that drone editing is going the extra mile, no pun intended. I did a coffered ceiling in a house I owned with 4 ft squares but mine were not styrofoam, all pine. These foam beams look great.
Great video. All the videos are awesome, but this is a neat idea to add a different dynamic to the dinning room. I really enjoy the quality and knowledge shared on this channel. Thanks.
Good work...I appreciate the different types of job videos. Someone else mentioned that it would be nice to see how you lay a job out...good thought. Pray your family is well.
Love your videos - I have learned a lot from them! One suggestion about the problem fitting the initial long beam with the window crown interference - I believe if you had raised the faux beam up to the ceiling just beyond the crown and then it brought it back over it would have worked - but know you didn't have much clearance with exact measurement so this may have involved slight dragging across the walls to bring it back into position. But you got it worked out anyway!
Installed a few beams when I spent time in canada, the pocks are handy to prop the beams up into position while you screw/pin them and also you can get a look at it from ground level before fixing them.
Enjoying your vids. You should consider adding the dewalt belt clips to your drill, impact, multitool ect. It makes climbing a ladder with materials and tools a lot easier.
On the ends of the faux beams against the wall.. measure tight but bevel the ends into their selves. The foam being soft will crush as it needs more room.
Funny you doing this project I just finished doing a 33' long ceiling beam for a customer, but with finish grade plywood stained and cleared, place metal brackets where the seams were to make it look like it was structural, came out great.
Hey Richard, just a friendly suggestion to make life a little easier. I dont know if you have one but a featherboard for your dewalt table saw is a wonder for keeping rip cuts super flush. I have one for my dewalt table saw and I love it, plus it eliminates having to put my fingers so close to the blade all the time. Keep up the good work! 👌
I LOL'd when you spun the beam around "maybe it's shorter this way" I know that's not what you were doing, but that's what it looked like and it was pretty funny.
Great video...you guys are actually human and make mistakes! First attempt looks totally like something I would have done and been cursing about it the rest of the day. Thank you for the great videos and proving even pro"s make mistakes. Will be doing foam beams in our renovation so this one and your next helps!
Thanks for showing the work around for the challenge at 10:15. The pattern stayed the same but the direction you ran the boards changed. Therefore you could use the same holes but wouldn't need to as the existing holes could/would be covered by the shorter runs. Also at 12:30 there is some interesting crown behind you that I would like to seeing how it's cut and installed. Could you link me to a video showing that if you know of one please? Richard, I am not only impressed with the quality of your videos and teaching but also in the amount of content you provide. Really appreciate you guys. And it looks like the more videos you do the straighter your teeth are getting. :)
Very nice Richard we support you I have work in 24 others kind of work I like this one I want to learn it ,that is why I wash you beside you are very funny. Thank you
Just did one of these on a new build. Was a fun project but challenging. The beam ran through about 6 different ceiling sections between different dormer angles.
I like the style of this video, the content was interesting and although 19 minutes long the time did not drag. the drone footage was cool and even the trip to home Depot was interesting, keep up the good work !
On your first beam take your small sample. trace and cut through the Sheetrock with a razor knife. Then remove as much as yo need to get the beam in place. Do this on both ends for a really authentic look. Keep up the good work.
I am going to try to make ceiling beams out of floating vinyl flooring tiles. Probably May of next year. I work on my place twice to save the funds out of pocket. I have to load up what I have video taped of the place first. Thanks for the tip on the structure board to hold it all together. I was going to put wooden pieces inside to put the tiles onto. It would make it more light weight. The whole thing would be about $500. to do a 26' by 22'. Strip down the center of the room and 5 coming out from the center in the living room and 5 in the kitchen. I put 24" in between each one. The good thing about my place is the upstairs over the kitchen and living room was an attic. Now it is two bedrooms. The ceiling is 6', so you have a good close platform to work on. Once I have the lighting, beams and fans up, I will remove the floor. I will have 14' ceiling on that side of the house afterwards. It is my childhood home I am flipping. When I get the videos up I will post the link, so you and your viewers can follow me. I am new at all of this. Only art and crafting I have experience in and can reproduce most things in wood or ceramic form. I plan on making my own terricotta roofing tiles later. Your videos are most educating for me starting out. I will mention the people who's videos I learn from as well so you can get more viewers on your channel that way.
I wish a trim carpenter in my state did videos like you so I could see their work and work ethic prior to hiring them. I would hire you on the spot. We desperately need crown and wainscotting in a bunch of rooms of our house.
I really enjoyed watching this video-it’s great when a problem works itself out without someone getting hurt or costing someone a bunch of money! Do you encounter window trim like that very often?
Dude the editing and production is pretty good. I liked the music when the truck was driving. Question how did you get those 2 shot of the truck from so far away. Drone or bridge or....
Couldn't help but notice the headpieces over the windows. They are gorgeous. Maybe you could do a video on how you put those together? I hate trying to cut those small mitered pieces with a 10" saw.
Great video. How do you handle coping the beams where the ceiling might not be perfectly planar? Also, how tight to do you attempt to cut the beam length to the actual measurement in order to allow clearance to slip it into place without damage to the wall (in the case of actual wood beams, not foam)?
Love the video. Enjoy seeing how the day panned out. Have you ever used toggler hollow wall anchors? I switched to them from spring toggles especially in walls with insulation. Also. How are you finding the flexvolt table saw?
Could have slid the beam up evenly on either side of the window past the crown and then slid it over to the 2x6. That's what this keyboard carpenter has to say about that. Nice work, love the videos.
Nice professional video! May I suggest video idea ? How to prepare a job site for painting with your new paint gun. How to clean the paint gun after. Thanks for your video!,
I have had trim work in the way and in this case lifting the beam at the corner of the window to get it above the trim and then sliding it across. Wax paper helps for that too.
This turned out great. Would be nice to know where you got the foam beams and do they deliver across the US? As far as the layout goes and the fact that you were struggling with the beam running the original way...couldn't you guys have slid the beam up the wall above the window casing and then slid it over to the cleat?
Hey, I'm a fan of your channel. I like what you are doing. If you ever get the chance to make a video on a faux truss installation, that would be awesome.
You might need to look into building one or two of those Paulk workbenches I’ve seen here on RU-vid. Seems that would help your workflow and give you some adequate workspace up off the ground. I think he is a finish carpenter also from what I understand. Search Ron Paulk good guy lots of good ideas too.
