Dear Jim: My children have finished school and left, so I want to remodel for more openness and energy efficiency. I plan to knock out some walls and add ceiling box beams. How can I install the box ...

Dear Andy: This is an excellent idea for adding lighting and a fan to a room without access to existing wiring. Even if you did not need access to electrical wiring, adding box beams can be an ...

Ceiling insulation is designed to reduce the transfer of heat through the ceiling. Heat naturally flows from warm to cool areas, particularly through ceilings. During the winter months, the heat ...

Q: I made the mistake of walking through several million-dollar homes one afternoon and saw a feature that I want to install in my own home: a coffered ceiling. I have a living area that I would like ...

Exposed beams are a well-known ceiling design that can make your small rooms look way bigger, and they bring a certain je ne sais quoi to any space. Of course, exactly what kind of pizzazz they bring ...

Goodbye popcorn ceilings. Hello wood beams. Ceilings, which sometimes are referred as “the fifth wall,” aren’t always considered a decorative element in houses, but one of the current home trends is ...

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?