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08-21-05, 10:00 AM

miraclemomof3

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covering option for laminated beam

We are doing our basement, we added a 23ft long 12 wide laminated beam for support. Trying to get ideas on things other than sheetrocking it. Thought of maybe using cedar or wainscoating material. Any ideas would be wonderful. Thanks

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08-23-05, 12:57 PM

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It all depends on the look you want to go for. If the beam is sanded smooth enough, you could probably get by with a paint treatment, or even a plaster texture.

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08-23-05, 07:45 PM

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I have the same situation. I am planning on buying 12' pine board (plank) to put across it and put a natural stain on it.

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08-23-05, 09:17 PM

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Once saw a beam covered with large PVC pipe, split down the middle.. and finished with texture.... it was different, for sure.... Looked great - in the contemporary home...

Also love ceilings and ceiling areas finished with 3 inch wood flooring strips.... a light colored floor - on the ceiling - is fabulous....

Does the beam have support posts along it's length? If so... cover them with a box of OSB - and install faux brick/stone columns to support the beam.

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When we did our basement we considered covering it in wood to make it appear to be a wooden beam. For our situation, it was too long to cover with a single piece of wood and it would have been expensive to do right.

We opted on covering it with drywall and then faux finishing it to look like wood. We used a dark tan base coat and then applied a dark brown glaze over it. We ran a brush over the top to remove some of the glaze and leave lines that look like woodgrain. (It is a technique called "flogging".) It looks very realistic. It was much less expensive than wood would have been.

In your situation, you may be able to just apply the faux finish directly to the beam.

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