DIY Coffered Ceiling For Our Home Office

How I built a coffered ceiling in our 14x14 home office
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[@hammockmonk]

"Knowing me, I'd screw it up ..." Man after my own heart. Know your limitations. ❤

[@mattsb5196]

Looks awesome. Not sure if my neck and shoulders are up for the task.

[@CityBillyAdventures]

Thanks! The wood was light but it's a lot of looking up and working above your head for sure

[@BenJoynerCollection]

This is one of the best videos I have seen on building a coffer frame layout.

[@CityBillyAdventures]

Thanks a lot! This is one of my earlier videos and I wish I could go back and improve the production quality a bit, but the information is the same. I appreciate the kind words

[@megaforcemedia]

awesome... i chuckled at your quip at the end too

[@SnakPakFlight]

Another great one! These are some of the best DIY vids out there. Great music. Funny vibe. And direct to the point instruction on what is happening. Not like other vids where there's some old guy telling a story about Pepperidge Farms and how they did things before power tools. Great stuff.

[@CityBillyAdventures]

Your comments are both very kind and also make me laugh out loud haha +subscribed 🤙

[@stretchhurion6702]

I like the way you did the ceiling I am going to do this in my living room but just a little different I am also going to build my own Crown Moulding as I built some for the bed that I built great job

[@europaeuropa1858]

Wonderful! I'm doing this same thing right now in my home, it's not that difficult as it may seem.

[@HowIDoThingsDIY]

Looking good. Great upgrade.

[@sarahsiebert7969]

Great project! I am thinking of doing a similar ceiling in my basement as a custom drop ceiling. Good idea to use a chalk line to set up the grid to get the spacing right.

[@MrCook-fz8jp]

I'm thinking of doing the same. I would love to see your work at some point if possible.

[@nathaniellayton9549]

Good job and good video bro! I like the music to. Getting it done.

[@CityBillyAdventures]

Thanks Nathaniel! I appreciate the kind words!

[@isubiez]

man if permits and city codes weren't such bs I would love to redo my whole house like that, just fk it tear down all the walls. would be dope, congrats on doing all this

[@CityBillyAdventures]

Permits don't apply to DIYers, right??? #JustGonnaSendIt

[@truthlove1114]

Beautiful!

[@craigburghardt8604]

The poplar (or any stock hardboard) will expand and shrink with the seasons. Since you only used Brad nails there is a chance the boards will warp too. That will reek havoc on your fill and cracks will appear in your finish. Best to use plywood or composite wood (MDF) for projects like this as they do not expand and contract seasonally. Especially if you are just. painting.

[@CityBillyAdventures]

Here I thought I was making it nicer by using hardwood. Thats good to know! Learn something every day!

[@Noone73902]

Daaaaaaaang that looks good

[@CityBillyAdventures]

Thanks!

[@blockclub8161]

GREAT JOB

[@CityBillyAdventures]

Thanks!

[@Trashpanda_404]

Wait… you took out the fast food benches? Even chase put those in. Missed opportunity! 🤣 Those are horrible at chase! But seriously brother that looks awesome! What was your ceiling hight? Wanna do it in my kitchen and have standard 8ft. Wanted to see if you had the same, and if it made it look too close.

[@CityBillyAdventures]

Our ceiling was 8 ft too. As long as you keep the coffers fairly shallow, it will look good. I wanted to make the coffers deeper and Mrs CityBilly talked me out of it. Glad I listened because she was right!

[@josephringer6719]

Looks great! How long did it take to complete?

[@CityBillyAdventures]

Thanks! Probably took about 2 weeks if I had to guess.

[@johnvicente796]

Looks great. How tall are your ceilings? 9 feet? 10 feet?

[@CityBillyAdventures]

Thanks John! Standard 8' ceilings. Shallow coffers go a long way with short ceilings

[@muskies22]

@@CityBillyAdventures I tell you what. This video made me very happy. We have standard 8ft. And the way you did it is just awesome. Well done.

[@CityBillyAdventures]

Thanks!

[@beardedfishingmd5232]

Looks great, quick question, how high are your ceilings? Thanks

[@CityBillyAdventures]

Thanks! Standard 8' ceilings. I wanted to have the coffers come down further but I'm glad I listened to my wife and kept them relatively shallow. Any bigger would make the room look small

[@beardedfishingmd5232]

@@CityBillyAdventures perfect!!!! I was trying to justify me doing a coffered ceiling in my 8’ family room and I finally found a video that I can prove it can be done!!! Thank you. I appreciate your fantastic work!

[@CityBillyAdventures]

@@beardedfishingmd5232 It can definately be done! Just keep it shallow. Good luck!

[@beardedfishingmd5232]

@@CityBillyAdventures yes I agree as long as I use standard crown and maybe no more than half an inch of a lip to the bottom of the crown I’ll should be good! Thank you and again great job!

[@WheresNaldo]

Amazing work!! Very inspirational. I don't think I can do this though. Liked and subscribed!

[@CityBillyAdventures]

Thanks for the kind words! If you have a miter saw and a nail gun (or if you rent/borrow them), you can do this. In the meantime, there's lots more unique project videos coming down the pipe, hopefully with some improvements in production quality haha!

[@andyanderson7712]

Think a coffered wall would be a bit much to go along with a coffered ceiling ?

[@CityBillyAdventures]

That's a lot of coffers! A coffered ceiling is like an accent wall. Doing the walls too would take away from the ceiling in my opinion. But maybe I'm just not seeing your vision. That happens here all the time, until someone sees it, it can be hard to picture

[@avidreader1009]

Can someone please tell me if I want to install a coffered ceiling, do I need to remove the crown molding that is in the room? If yes, can I re-use the crown molding that I removed?

[@CityBillyAdventures]

If your coffers are going to run into the existing crown, I'd think you'd need to remove it. If the crown comes off nicely, I don't see why you couldn't re-use it.

[@throwaway531]

I didn't understand the trick with the tape on the miter saw can you explain again?

[@CityBillyAdventures]

So when you cut crown, you have to hold it upside down on your miter saw. Tiny variations in the angle that you hold it against the fence can make your pieces not line up right when you go to install them. Put a strip of painters tape along the base of your saw and hold a piece of crown at the correct angle against the base/fence. Draw a pencil line on the tape across what is actually the top edge of the crown (the part that is against the base of the saw since the crown is upside down). Then use that line to line up all the pieces that you cut so you have the same angle with every piece. Hopefully that makes sense 🤙

[@skinniminnilyss]

Child laborers lmaaaoooo!

[@christopherdeeks3287]

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