I approached my own job the way I would any other job where the clients were living in the house. By the time I was ready to install the ceiling, I was living in the house and didn t want to make a big mess. I also didn t have the budget to do the work while the house itself was still being remodeled. There were complications, such as a completely out-of-square room and a badly cracked plaster ceiling that undulated like the ocean. The rectangular grid of clear-finished moldings and box beams would be a strong complement to the room s tapered columns. I ve always been a fan of the Craftsman style and wanted to install one of the style s signature details, a coffered ceiling, in the living room. After making the house structurally sound, we started to attack the interior. I hired a local contractor to help me and to keep the work progressing when I was on the road. KATZ Recently, I moved from suburban California to a 50-yearold house in rural Oregon that needed a lot of work. 1 The Craft of Coffered Ceilings A trim carpenter problem-solves a tricky installation for this sought-after detail BY GARY M.
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