How do i remove fake timber beams on walls and ceilings?
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there should be screws in somewhere but however you will probably need a plasterer. good luck
We had no option but to rip them all off and get a plasterer in to re-do the whole room-it was a nightmare and I absolutely curse the previous tenant for this monstrosity!
If you are sure they are fake, pull them down any way you can, they won't be too well fixed.
Just prize them off and make good after...
No FAKE answers so far. Since you don't state what they are fabricated from IE: Foam? I'll assume that. Or they could be 3/4 pine put together in 3 sections forming a BOX/beam.
You also don't state whether or not you know how they are attached? GLUE/SCREWS ?
Certainly once you determine those two issues you'll know better how to proceed. If Glue, use a wide blade paint/mud knife. If screws, then I assume they line up with studs, or are perpendicular.
In any case it's likely there will be patching and painting to do after the fact.
I have to agree with the one answer who found them to be a pain. Some FAUX things are not so enjoyable.
Steven Wolf
Can you install a fake ceiling over them - like a drop ceiling with recessed lighting? It might be easier and cheaper.
Depending what they are made from, the easy way to remove them is by making a cut vertically into them and then hitting the beam with a hammer to smash them out.
I've got them, too. If they are original to the house, the laths on the walls may have been be fixed direct to the brick, before the plastering was done, so ripping them out will do a lot of damage. The plaster on each side of them will be of different thicknesses, so fully replastering the walls, rather than just making good, will be needed. If you are lucky, and they have been fixed on top of the plaster, you stand more chance of getting away with just making good.
The ceiling was probably plasterboarded, the beams fixed through the plasterboard, and a skim coat of plaster appied between the beams, so you would have the same problem of different thicknesses of skim finish on either side of each beam, and the ceiling would need a new skim coat. If you do decide to rip the ceiling beams out, do first lift a floorboard upstairs and check that the ceiling is plasterboarded, not "lath and plaster". Old lath and plaster ceilings can be rather delicate, and disturbing one might cause the plaster to "lose its key" from the laths, and the whole lot could come crashing down.
My "beams" were painted with a horrible dark wood-grain effect. I left them in place, and painted them white, which made them look tons better.
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