White Tin Ceiling

This past week I have been priming and painting the tin ceiling, removing it from it's shiny status. From what I understand, the tin ceiling concept was utilized as an economical way of recreating the fancy plaster work found in the more upscale homes. With that, it makes sense to me to have it painted white.

This project would have been completed a day earlier had I used actual PAINT and not primer to do the final touch ups. Label reading prior to opening is so understated.

I Like Shiny Things

For the end of the week, I was busy installing the tin ceiling. First I installed the "filler" around the edges since the main tin panels weren't in yet. Then it was the crown molding and finally the 2' x 2' panels. It went very smoothly and wasn't too overly difficult. The nail gun was a huge help (once again). I'd say the most critical part in the whole process was just making sure the pieces were laid out properly prior to nailing into place. That and making sure the panels were square to the wall, but that just takes a lot of measuring and a few reintalls.

The shiny look is very exciting and I can't seem to walk through the dining room without taking notice with my mouth agape, but I'm off to Home Depot to purchase some white paint. And it has to be oil based paint, or else it'll make the tin ceiling rust because the tin ceiling is really a steel ceiling.

Tin Ceiling Ordered

I finally got on the ball and ordered the tin ceiling. I went through a couple of different companies to get the best price. I was planning on going with a pattern that I've seen more commonly, but at the last minute I came across a couple that were pretty interesting, finally deciding on this:

I'll have a "filler" around the edges which has a hammered look to it. Then this moulding to cover the perimeter edge:
I've been told that I should see the panels by the end of next week, so we'll see.

Plying the Ceiling With Wood

This is so I can attach the tin ceiling in the weeks to come. It was quite a task hoisting the 4x4 pieces of half inch plywood over my head on a wobbly ladder, but that pneumatic nail gun was a life saver. I was quite surprised by how fast it went.

Here's some before and after shots:

Mt. Popcorn

That is my ceiling, on the floor.

On Tuesday evening, in preparation for the drywall finish team, I scraped off the popcorn ceiling in the dining room. This was so they could blend the walls in with the ceiling. Also, since I will be installing a tin ceiling, I needed to make a smooth surface to attach the tin panels.

First, I sprayed the ceiling liberally with water, then took a tape knife and just scraped away. It came off fairly easy. The toughest part was cleaning the entire mess.

And the final outcome, not much to look at.....yet.