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Box Beams From "Kitchen Renovations" episode DKTN-406

In this third segment of the first episode of "Rustic Contemporary," a trim expert shows host Paul Ryan and Darcy (the homeowner) various stacking options for decorative molding. Paul and Darcy show how to dress up your kitchen by building box beams.

[Materials List and step-by-step instructions are below.]

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Materials and Tools for Installing the Floor--

ear protection
safety glasses
8 penny ring shanks
nail gun
rosin paper
hammer tacker
laser level
tape measure
pencil
chalk line
string
1 x 2 batten board
pneumatic floor nailer
compressor
screw gun
screws

Materials and Tools for Building a Box Beam--

pencil
speed square
pre-primed finger-jointed poplar
quick clamps
nail gun
1-1/2" pin nails
2-1/2" screws
screw gun
painter's chalk

Materials and Tools for Window Trim--

pre-primed finger-jointed poplar
chop saw
trim screws (Torx head)
torx head driver bit
painter's putty
nail gun

	Figure A
	Figure B
	Figure C
	Figure D

Building Box Beams

Note: For this particular job Paul and Darcy are using pre-primed, finger-jointed poplar wood.

1. Cut the boards to length. Using a pencil and a speed square, scribe a line 1/8" from the edge of the board, to mark the spot for the reveal (figure A).

2. Stand one board along the reveal line of the bottom board so the two boards are at 90-degree angle.

3. Hold the two boards together with quick clamps until they are attached permanently.

4. Use a pneumatic nail gun loaded with 1-1/2" pin nails and attach the three cut boards to make the beam (figure B). Drive nails from below so that the top board doesn't move out of place. Drive the nails at an angle to prevent the boards from pulling apart. Nail every 6" to 8".

5. Use scrap wood from the earlier cuts to support the final board while you clamp it and then nail it into place.

6. Fill the nail holes with painter's chalk.

7. The first beam should go in the center of your room. Use a laser line to guide the placement of the nailer board. The beam will be attached to this board (figure C).

8. Use a power nailer to temporarily hold the board in place. Then screw it in place with 3" deck screws.

9. Place the finished box beam over the nailer board on the ceiling. Nail the beam into the nailer board on the ceiling. Nail the beam (figure D) into the nailer board using 2-1/2" finish nails every 6" until it is very secure.

RESOURCES :

Tasmanian Oak Flooring
Brand Name: Boral Timber
Size: 3/4" x 5-1/4"
Style: Tasmanian Oak, Australian-grade
Boral Timber
Website: www.boraltimber.com

GUESTS :

Robert Shaffer
President, The Foundation Architects
212 3rd Ave. N., Suite 460
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Phone: 612-340-5430
Website: www.foundationarch.com

Jim Lowinske
NMI Products
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