It’s no doubt that customers love AZ Faux’s selection of faux wood beams for their home upgrades and renos. We provide customers with a great selection of high-quality beams at competitive prices. Our team also offers a wealth of resources to help you at every stage of your project. So, whatever your vision, it’s easily achievable and affordable.
But, homeowners aren’t the only ones attracted to the benefits of faux. Contractors, remodelers, architects, and designers often rely on faux wood beams for professional use.
Why, you ask? Let’s explore the top nine reasons professionals prefer faux wood beams over real, solid wood beams.
Why Professionals Prefer Faux Wood Beams
Magnolia Faux Beams in Fresh Coffee
Strict budgets, tight time frames, and labor costs are all reasons professionals choose to use faux wood products. Using real, solid wood beams is far more expensive, more labor intensive, and trickier to install.
Below are nine reasons that contractors and remodeling specialists prefer faux beams for professional use.
1. Faux Wood Looks and Feels Like the Real Thing
Hewn Faux Wood Beam in Brunette
Whether your project design calls for raised grain or deep cracks and knots, faux wood beams mimic real wood right down to the texture and finish. To achieve the most realistic look possible, all AZ Faux beams are handcrafted by professionals and finished by skilled artisans.
For that reason, many contractors and design professionals confidently recommend faux wood beams. Unless you’re the installer, it’s nearly impossible to tell the difference.
2. They’re Budget-Friendly
As a contractor or design professional, staying within your client’s budget is probably one of your top priorities. When compared to solid wood beams, faux wood beams are cheaper to purchase, ship, and install, making them a much more cost-effective material.
Even better, they don’t require contractors and designers to sacrifice creativity for affordability. If you’re working with a tight budget, design possibilities are abundant.
3. They’re Lightweight and Easy to Install
Real wood is heavy and cumbersome, often requiring a team of individuals to handle it. With real wood, the installation process becomes lengthy and increases labor costs.
Installing faux beams is easy and requires far less labor. And for clients with a tight budget, this can keep costs down and keep the timeline on track!
4. Faux Wood Beams are Customizable
If your client doesn’t want modern sandblasted or traditional old timber, not to worry! Our beams are available unfinished, giving you artistic freedom to stain, paint, or use other finishing techniques to fit your client’s vision.
AZ Faux beams are also customizable in width, length, and height. No matter how small or large the space is, there’s a beam to fit.
5. Faux Wood Ceiling Beams are Hollow
Saw Cut Faux Beams in Fresh Coffee
Not only does this affect ease of installation, but it also affects the ability to customize your beams. Unlike real wood, faux wood beams are hollow inside.
Contractors and designers appreciate hollow beams because they allow them to hide unsightly electrical wires or structural components inside the beams.
6. They’re Maintenance-Free, Insect-Proof, and Fire-Resistant
Faux wood beams are practically maintenance-free. Real wood beams can attract wood-boring pests that cause significant damage, while the faux version avoids this issue entirely.
And faux wood beams aren’t susceptible to the cracking and splitting that happens over time with real wood. When speaking to a customer considering faux vs. real wood beams, these are all great selling points!
For increased safety and to satisfy building codes in some states, our beams can even be made with fire-rated polyurethane.
7. They Can Be Installed Indoors and Outdoors
Magnolia Faux Beams in Espresso Brown
Faux wood beams are the perfect addition to any project indoors or out. Because they’re made of durable high-density polyurethane, they’re resistant to fading in harsh sunlight and aren’t prone to rotting.
As a design professional, you can confidently incorporate faux wood beams into the exterior of homes, restaurants, hotels, doctor’s offices, and shopping centers.
8. Faux Wood Allows for Many Design Possibilities
AZ Faux truss system
Faux wood beams are lightweight and hollow, making it easy to get creative! Beams can be cut and trimmed to fit the smallest and largest of spaces.
If your design calls for a more intricate look, use beams to create an eye-catching grid pattern. Or, to add personality to high ceilings, install faux wood trusses.
9. Professionals Enjoy Perks Through the AZ Faux ProAdvantage Program
Qualified applicants in the building trades industry can increase their bottom line through the AZ Faux ProAdvantage Program.
The AZ Faux ProAdvantage Program offers exclusive discounts, tax-exempt ordering, complimentary design consultations, a free sample kit, and assistance from a knowledgeable U.S.-based support team.
The program is open to interior designers, design firms, architects, architecture firms, builders, general contractors, purchasing agents, set designers and stagers, independent/small businesses, and other qualified applicants in the building trades.
Choosing the Right Faux Wood Beam for Professional Use
Our collection of faux wood beams includes eight realistic styles available in up to eleven colors. Each style captures the warmth and texture of real wood without the expense and complicated installation.
Whether you’re designing a rustic restaurant dining room or a modern-style retail store, there’s a faux wood beam to suit.
Below are examples of three of our favorite beam styles for professional use.
Old Tuscan Faux Wood Beam in Cappuccino
Old Tuscan Faux Wood Beam
For a heavily distressed look, perfect indoors or out, choose Old Tuscan Faux Wood Beams.
Available in seven finishes, plus an unfinished option, this style features deep ax marks that beautifully complement Old World, Italian, or 18th-century decor.
Old Barn Faux Wood Beam
This beam style mimics the rustic look of reclaimed barnwood. The wood grain and weathered texture are stunning as an accent to existing interior or exterior decor and are great for trusses.
Old Barn Faux Wood Beams are available in ten finishes. If you don’t see the finish that suits your client’s vision, order your beams unfinished.
Old Barn Faux Wood Beam in Weathered Gray
Hewn Faux Wood Beam in Burnished
Hewn Faux Wood Beam
For a comforting, timeless vibe, look no further than Hewn Faux Wood Beams. This style features a distressed texture reminiscent of Old World European design.
Of the seven available colors, you’re sure to find the one that brings your project to life.
Don’t Sacrifice Quality for Affordability With Faux Wood Beams
Whether you’re an interior designer looking for a timeless aesthetic, a contractor seeking an easy and affordable installation process, or an architect searching for a cost-effective way to enhance an exterior, faux wood beams are the perfect solution.
With their realistic appearance, lightweight nature, and low maintenance requirements, it’s no wonder why professionals choose faux wood over natural wood beams.
If you're considering going faux, check out our full collection of faux wood beams and get inspiration from our design ideas. To discover the benefits of joining the AZ ProAdvantage Program, click below!