quote" Guys I am thinking the bill wants decking material to go on top of the rafters thick enough so the roofing nails don't show from underneath thus the open porch ceiling thing with the rafters showing. "quote I think this is exactly what he's asking for. When I build cathedral ceiling cabana's and pavilions for my pools I use T111 turned upside down for the price conscious buyers or 116 pattern V-groove cedar or #1 pine then stain/seal it when price isn't really the issue. Here are some pic's, during construction, of the pavilion by my pool. When they get really large I stop the standard hip/ridge/jacks/common rafters with decking going left to right and use hip/ridge/mini beams from hip to hip across a common and run the decking up and down. This 116 pattern is a 1x6 tongue and groove. Using a 7/8" roofing nail it doesn't come through. It doesn't come through on 5/8" T111 when using an architectural shingle, with a 3 tab shingle on T111 it slightly pokes the nail tip out. John you and the other deck guys here do some AWESOME work!!! The members of this forum are very fortunate to have industry pro's like yourselves contributing their insight. I'm thankful for the tips and design ideas I've learned from you guys surfing while this forum. See ya, Kelly

I am reading this thread and working on a porch ceiling too. I like this color and would love to know what is shown in the photo and what stain she decided to go with!! Any answers? The wood is pine and I’m leaning towards Golden Oak or possibly Mountain Ash by SW for a hint of gray. Let me know if anyone has suggestions!! Appreciate the help!

I think your ceiling can be really beautiful. I would not drywall over it. If it were mine, I would paint out everything...the TG, beams and walls in white or off white paint colour (as already suggested) OR I would paint the TG and walls white and then wrap the beams in new wood and then stain the beams to match wood floor colour so that the beams were a feature. Whatever you decide, please show the finished reveal once you complete your project.

Deck looks great, can you share details on the decking and roof? we are designing a deck and asked our contractor for roof over it. He is saying we need architectural drawings and roof extension permit from the city. so trying to understand how expensive the actual roof material and construction is before we decide to add roof to our project