Tongue and groove ceiling planks with their authentic wood looks create a decorative focal point for any room.
Tongue and groove pine wood ceiling.
The reason is that it can add a character to the ceiling as well as the entire porch.
Choose a finish to match your look as paint stain whitewash or clear finishes can transform any wood project.
But before you rush to your local home center or a lumberyard for materials consider some of the main advantages and pitfalls of both ceiling materials.
Tongue and groove ceilings are usually coated with a urethane sealer that protects the wood and also allows for easy cleaning.
But other wood options and sizes can be special ordered.
Wood tongue and groove paneling offers a tantalizing drywall alternative.
It has a vaulted ceiling design with stained pine tongue and groove boards as the material.
Tongue and groove boards have a wide range of uses from ceiling paneling to accent walls and wainscoting.
Most of the tongue and groove you ll find at home centers and lumberyards is 1x6 or 1x8 spruce.
Tongue and groove wood ceilings are often made of knotty pine cypress or cedar.
The use of t g material for a vaulted design like this is excellent.
Whether your décor is rustic or formal eclectic or traditional ceiling planks add textural contrast to walls and floors and enhance a room s visual appeal.
Some boards are rough on one face and smooth on the other.
Others like the 1x8 boards used here have a groove down the middle of one face to give.