Building a home from the ground up means you have a blank slate to infuse with character —whether by way of art, furniture, or finishes. If you’re looking to give your home a historic feel with a ...

In spite of the hours one spends redecorating a room, the largest visible surface, the ceiling, is often overlooked. But install decorative beams, and that ceiling suddenly enhances the room and sets ...

Most coffered ceilings cost between $3,000 and $4,500, though most homeowners will spend an average of $3,750 on a 150-square-foot ceiling. A coffered ceiling price is largely dependent on the ...

Many people in rural areas do not waste much time on building houses with ceilings, but for an urban dweller, they would find it hard to sleep in a house without a ceiling. However, for one to set up ...

The floor construction with Gifafloor Presto system elements from Knauf Integral promises easier renovation of wooden ceiling constructions, since no intervention in the underlying ceiling is ...

The new owners of this Peabody house wanted to remodel the kitchen but they had to work around the existing beams. Enthusiastic cooks with a fairly modern aesthetic, the new owners of this ...

Armstrong World Industries, a leader in the design and manufacture of innovative interior and exterior architectural applications including ceilings, specialty walls, and exterior metal solutions, now ...

Construction trends are ever changing, but one that is here to stay for a while is the raw wood beam trend. Wooden beams or timbers add a natural element to any home. No matter the use as interior or ...

Question: I want to add ceiling lighting and a ceiling fan to my living room, but no wiring is up there. I would like to add decorative box beams and run the wiring through them. How can I do this?

A ground beam is a reinforced concrete beam for supporting walls at ground level. Its purpose is to link the piles together and provide a platform for further superstructure construction. A beam is a ...