Post #207123 by LavaLounger on Thu, Jan 12, 2006 10:51 AM

Thank you for the tips Scotiki and MrBaliHai. Oh boy, I'm so dumb sometimes!! I was trying to hot glue the matting to the ceiling.....never entered my foggy brain to glue the edges while I was cutting it out on the floor. Now why didn't I think of that! I can't convey the idiotic cartoon picture it was of me with a large piece of matting curling over my head, while balancing on a ladder, the edges of the matting falling apart, and me with my glue gun trying to make it stick to the ceiling, the hot glue dripping down and me jumping around trying to avoid the glue drips.

Furring strips....another good idea. Furring strips might be a good idea as I can probably build the frame on the floor and affix the matting, then just screw it up like a sheet of plywood.

I know it's not supposed to be perfect but it's going to take me awhile to let go of "square","level","even" and "mitered" after building this house for 18 months. Although I must say I don't think our subs gave those terms much thought either.

About the bamboo trim.....I have acumulated some, but not enough to border the whole ceiling, where do I find a bamboo supplier that I can afford. One gardening place here wanted $12 for one 6.5 ft stick of 1 1/5" bamboo. Bamboo is a tough find in Kansas.

If I wanted to post a picture of the mess I'm making, where can I find how to do that?

Thanks guys,
LavaLounger