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Before actually building and finishing these soffits, determine the layout and spacing of the box beams on the ceiling. The most eye-pleasing box beam spacing is forming perfect squares.

Before actually building and finishing these soffits, determine the layout and spacing of the box beams on the ceiling. The ideal and most eye-pleasing box-beam spacing is forming perfect squares.

Coffered ceilings are very detailed and difficult to install. Although it looks like the coffers are made from solid beams, they are actually pieced together using lightweight stock.

Step 1 -- Establish the Maximum Height of the Suspended Ceiling With the metal grid installed, the ceiling panels themselves are simply dropped into place from above.

How ceiling insulation works Ceiling insulation is designed to reduce the transfer of heat through the ceiling. Heat naturally flows from warm to cool areas, particularly through ceilings.

It is important to have at least standard-height ceilings when installing box beams. The beams do not have to be extremely deep to hide the wiring, but if they are too shallow, they will not look ...