Cedar Porch Ceiling

[Peter 315]

I would run a piece between them.

 

[oosik]

buckeyefarmer - it, more or less, depends upon the look you want to achieve. Done properly - either way would be fine.

 

[Duds13]

Before Covid, I tore down my small back porch and started building a bigger back porch that's 16x24. My ceiling is 8 foot long T&G Western Red Cedar that cost $14 each at Lowes. I bought enough to get started, but not enough to do half of the ceiling.

After the Lockdown, it disappeared for a year. I got lucky and found some that had been returned to McCoys that was 10 feet long with damaged ends for $14 each. That got me just over halfway.

When it showed back up on the shelves at Lowes, it was $34!!!

I slowly bought a couple at a time, until I had enough. It was stupid expensive, but I had already committed to it and there isn't anything out there that I liked better.

Before installing each board, I set it on a saw horse and soaked it with Sherwin Williams Super Deck Exterior Oil Based Transparent stain. To me, it makes a very attractive wood into something of extreme beauty. I couldn't imagine not using it, the difference is night and day better!!!

I install each board with a stapler, and when I get to where a light is going to go, I install the board, drill the wood to fit the light, and install the light. Then I move on. I did the same with my two ceiling fans. When I was almost done, I realized that I wanted a couple more lights in my soffit, so I had to play that game of getting 14/2 romex to go about 12 feet to where it needed to be, in a small space.

Be sure to have a solid plan on lighting, and to have everything in place before you install your wood. I went with 3 inch LED can lights, which we really like.

First Year

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Second Year

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Forth Year

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That looks fantastic Eddie. I found a local mill who had 8' cedar boards for $14 so I bought 50 of them. I ended up sealing them with Watco Exterior Wood sealer. I got the same look you have and I love it!

 

[Duds13]

Couple photos. We are adding two more lights to the porch and will replace the one in the photo with a more rustic style light

 

[EddieWalker]

Good deal finding them for $14 each!!!! I miss the days when they where that much at Lowes.

The cedar is going to change the entire look of your porch.

 

[Duds13]

Good deal finding them for $14 each!!!! I miss the days when they where that much at Lowes.

The cedar is going to change the entire look of your porch.

Thank you! $14 a board saved me a lot of $$ for sure. It will definitely be a nice transformation. The posts are going to be wrapped with cedar and sealed with the same sealer. The original floor was pressure treated wood that was painted, so it was always peeling so we went with Timbertech Azek in the same color and a picture frame pattern. The color is close to the color of our barn and a brown floor would have been too much brown in my opinions with the brown windows and doors.

 

[EddieWalker]

Looks great. What are you going to do in front of the door?

 

[Duds13]

Looks great. What are you going to do in front of the door?

Thank you. Not sure what you mean? For decoration? It's a step up into the house.

 

[EddieWalker]

Sorry. I assumed you where going to put a step or something in front of the door so it's not a tripping hazard, but I know that some people get used to not having the outside being the same height as the inside of a door.

 

[Duds13]

Sorry. I assumed you where going to put a step or something in front of the door so it's not a tripping hazard, but I know that some people get used to not having the outside being the same height as the inside of a door.

No worries!! It's a regular step up and is pretty common in this area people are used to it.