HELP!! What is this called????????????????

Question

I'm trying to describe it to my handyman....you sometimes see it outdoors on the patio celing...it's like tight tongue and groove wood. Do you know what kind of wood you would use?? And is there a name for the technique??

Answer 1

It sounds to me like you're talking about, plain & simple tongue & groove. You can get it in pine & oak. Pine is the most common for ceilings on a porch. If you're trying to explain this to your handyman and he doesn't get it, you may need a new handyman.

Answer 2

You could be talking about beadboard or paneling. Definitely not lattice, though--that's the stuff that is often used around the bottom of decks/porches/gazebos to keep animals from making homes there, and looks like a grid of Xs. Beadboard is a type of paneling that typically has narrow sections between the grooves, or beads. Paneling has gotten a bad rap since the dark pressboard stuff that was popular in the 70's, but real wood paneling can be very appealing (it comes in just about every wood species, as well as a whole variety of patterns). Ask your handyman to show you samples or pictures of your options.

Answer 3

It's called wainscotting and it can be purchased at most lumber stores. It is a tongue and groove type material by the way, and was very common on older porches and sometimes used on walls, often times just the lower half of the wall with a peice of chair molding above it for a nice look. It's a little pricey and kind of high maintenance..usually vinyl soffitt is used on porch ceilings instead these days...cheaper and faster to install.

Answer 4

you got it! 3" T&G - V groove, most common species being "Pine" clear or select quality meaning "no to few knots" , actual size 2 1/2" - 2 3/4" wide X 5/16" - 5/8" thick X random lengths. usually sold per linear foot @ about $.85 / L' allow $2.55 / L' insallation not including paint or shellacing of knots. other species would be cedar, white wood or popular.

Another wood profile I have seen used was called "Pic-Wick". Yes bead board, is profile that slipped my mind....

Answer 5

If you dont know what it is called, why not take a photo of it. The hardware guy can figure it out much better from that - remember a picture says a thousand words. This is especially true when trying to describe something in particular.

Good Luck

Answer 6

It is called bead board and it comes as both boards and in 4x8 panel sheets. The panel sheets will be easier and if they are put up right, no one will tell the difference. It you intend to paint, use the pine, but you may have to sand it a little first.

Answer 7

I think you're talkign about beadbaord wainscoting which of often used on porches (particularly in the South). Here's a link to an image of it on a wall:
http://www.decomoldings.com/assets/wainscot-images/beadboard01.jpg

Answer 8

It may be bead board. That is a common ceiling treatment and on walls up to the chair rail also.

Answer 9

I think you're talking about T1-11. Check out this picture to see if this is it.

http://www.foxhomecenter.com/lumber/plywood_sdg.htm

Answer 10

I believe it is called either waynes coating. or vaynes coating. We used it on our previous houses' porch floor & ceiling. Cherry, Cedar, or kiln dry oak.