Architectural woodwork for walls and ceilings

In creating an interior woodwork finish, elements of design, fabrication, and installation must all be considered since the highly interconnected relationships between different trades, structures on site, and dimensions leave unusually small margins for error. Unless space is properly allocated in the earliest coordinated drawings and specifications - and, of course, on the jobsite - elements will have to be shifted or removed to allow woodwork to fit. This article discusses designing woodwork interiors, lumber considerations, fabrication, and other aspects of the subject.