Monday, January 18, 2010

Calculate Board Feet For A Ceiling

Have a tape measure on hand when calculating square footage.








You can install a wood ceiling as a transition from a basic drywall ceiling in a remodel or when building a new home. The wood ceiling material ranges from an inch to a foot in width, depending on your needs. To install a wood ceiling in your home, you must first determine how much square footage of board you'll need to cover the entire area, using a tape measure and basic math skills.


Instructions


1. Measure the ceiling perpendicular to the wood course direction in inches, using a tape measure. Divide this number by the width of the board you're using to determine how many courses of board you'll need to span the entire ceiling.


2. Measure the length of the room in inches to determine how long each course of wood will be across the ceiling.


3. Multiply the board course length indicated in Step 2 by the number of courses of wood determined in Step 1 to calculate the total inches of wood you'll need to cover the entire ceiling.








4. Divide the total inches of wood determined in Step 3 by 12, which is the number of inches in a foot, to determine how many feet of wood you'll need to cover the entire ceiling.

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