planing uneven beam bottoms for ceiling sheetrock

06-30-2008, 04:08 PM	#1
amakarevic Member   Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 2,067	planing uneven beam bottoms for ceiling sheetrock is this a common practice for older homes where some beams may have subsided slightly ? my house is 100 yrs old. i definitely have some uneven beam bottoms, no more than 1/4' between adjacent beams.

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06-30-2008, 05:00 PM	#2
Maintenance 6 gravity always wins   Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Central Pennsylvania Posts: 2,374	planing uneven beam bottoms for ceiling sheetrock Lumber was pretty good back in that day, but finishing techniques weren't always the best. It's not uncommon to see framing lumber in older homes with a lot of variation. 1/4" isn't too bad. You can see almost that much today.

06-30-2008, 05:14 PM	#3
amakarevic Member   Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 2,067	planing uneven beam bottoms for ceiling sheetrock thanks. so, should i resort to the proposed technique ?

06-30-2008, 05:16 PM	#4
Termite Moderator     Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 6,520	planing uneven beam bottoms for ceiling sheetrock I would not plane them. It'll be more work than it is worth. I'd suggest adding strips of lumber to the side of them or perpindicular to them to fur the entire ceiling down just a little bit to make up for the variations. Pretty easy to do with a laser or a long straight edge.

06-30-2008, 05:17 PM	#5
RippySkippy Member     Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Ames, Iowa Posts: 1,233	planing uneven beam bottoms for ceiling sheetrock I wouldn't....that's a lot of work for a relatively small gain. I'd use sheet rock shims in the area above the lowest plane. Once you finish, most likely you'll never see it. __________________ when it comes to breakfast, the chicken is dedicated, the pig is committed. LMASD

06-30-2008, 05:18 PM	#6
Termite Moderator     Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 6,520	planing uneven beam bottoms for ceiling sheetrock Quote: Originally Posted by RippySkippy I wouldn't....that's a lot of work for a relatively small gain. I'd use sheet rock shims in the area above the lowest plane. Once you finish, most likely you'll never see it. Me and RippySkippy are thinking with the same brain. He said it better though.

06-30-2008, 05:19 PM	#7
amakarevic Member   Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 2,067	planing uneven beam bottoms for ceiling sheetrock okay - i just wanted to add a planer to my toy kit and was looking for an excuse ...

07-23-2008, 04:17 PM	#8
bjbatlanta Drywall contractor   Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Lilburn, GA Posts: 2,066	planing uneven beam bottoms for ceiling sheetrock I think I'd have to find a better excuse than to have to use it overhead on a bunch of semi-petrified (probably oak) ceiling joists!! OH my aching shoulders!! I'd bet there's a couple of doors that could use a shave though. __________________ If you can read this, thank a teacher. If you can read this in English, thank a soldier. Support our troops.