Step 1 Decide the placement of your beams. Remember, you may have objects on your ceiling that might hender exact placement. Such as lights , fans, AC vents, smoke detectors, and fire sprinklers.

Step 2 Measure and mark on the ceiling the center of each beam. Snap a chalk line from mark to mark. This will give you a line to place your supports on from one side of the ceiling to the other.

Step 3 You should use 2x3 or 2x4 blocks bevel cut to fit the inner space of your beam. You should use 1 block every 4 ft of beam. The blocks are best held in place with a 3/16th x 4 inch toggle bolt . Drill holes in the ceiling along the chalk line using a 1/2 inch drill bit. put your toggle bolts through a hole drilled directly in the center of you blocks. (You do not need to hit a stud to hold these beams up. If you do hit a stud replace your toggle bolts with 4 inch deck screws). Tighten your block as tight as you can without pulling them through the drywall.

Step 4 Measure and cut your beam to length. Apply construction adhesive to the beam, put beam over your blocks and nail each side of the beam into the blocks with finishing nails. The finishing nails should be about 2 inch long for the larger beam and 1 1/2 inch long for the smaller beams.

Step 5 You may have gaps at the bottom ends of your beams. These can be filled with our walnut colored XTRA-BOND 9500 caulk/adheasive

Blocks, Toggles,and Adheasive can be found in our Tools and Supplies section.