Mama Bear is thinking about doing a reclaimed wood ceiling in our bathroom remodel. I have some old gray hay mow boards I saved from a barn a few years back that are about perfect for this. I want to seal them to allow for easier cleaning and maybe protecting from shower steam issues but don't want to darken them. I have tried polycrylic in past projects but don't like how it darkened the wood. Anyone know of any products that worked on projects you have done?
Sorry, I have no advice on the product you can use for your application, but we definitely need pics when it is done - I'll bet it will be amazing!
This project seems like I will never be done working on it. Some nights have been long and others quite heated, and my sanity needs it to be over. One of the true tests of a relationship is living through a remodeling job done by yourself. I'm tested. However the ceiling is up.
pretty gutsy in a high humidity area, looks great though. I would of used engineered wood flooring designed to go over concrete for this.
Looks great. Do you know what kind of wood it is? A lot of the old growth wood doesn't react like the new stuff. Glad it's done. I've been through a kitchen remodel where I designed and built the cabinets, tear out and rebuild new hearth for wood stove, and STILL working on utility/laundry/mud room. I told my hunny I would do it, she doesn't have to remind me every 6 months......
There were multiple aromas as I cut boards so I'm unsure of total varieties. Pine, fir, and another very scent lacking bunch of boards if I had to guess flavors.
I ended up doing some de-nailing on big nails and easy to pull ones, but didn't want to gouge it up too bad digging out small well set nails and I liked the rustic look of leaving some in. Then it got a scrub bath with dawn, a scrub brush, and the hose. It was surprising how much that changed the colors. It was left to dry a few days, and then the back side was polycrylic coated. Once dry it was turned over and given a coat of sanding sealer and then a coat of polycrylic. I just went looking and found a place that does reclaimed stuff, and for my square footage, to get just the de-nailed boards not washed, not sealed, and not including shipping, would have cost me around the $1400-1500 mark not counting what there was in waste cut offs.
well it sounds like you sealed all 4 sides hopefully it stays stable, I had one expand many years ago and it was an almost disaster. I was able to remove a couple of boards and trim them down and get them to lay back down. Certain times of year the gaps are a little big.
