How To Hang Beadboard On Walls

Measure mark and cut the beadboard.

How to hang beadboard on walls. Beadboard either as wall paneling or as wainscoting can be installed over plaster walls. December 3 2016 at 11 26 am. That will ensure a reveal albeit a narrow one at the point where your beadboard meets the door. Run a wavy line of construction adhesive along the back of several boards.

The installation technique will depend on the type of walls you have. Panel should end and begin on a stud. Pencil a layout line on the wall using the level s underside as your guide. If you are installing beadboard over drywall choose a panel with 3 8 inch or 1 4 inch thickness.

Butt the grooved end of a board into a corner and nail it in place. If it is plaster over wood you can nail or screw the beadboard into the wall. How to install beadboard on walls and ceilings 1. Using a 4 foot level or longer find the floor s highest point along the wall.

Even before hanging it s best to test fit your beadboard. If it is plaster over masonry adhesive is the only installation method available. Beadboard has many uses not just as a wall covering. Hanging beadboard is a snap once you know these tried and true techniques.

Slide the tongues in the grooves leaving a 1 16 inch space between the. At this high spot place a cut board vertically against the wall and set the level on top so that the bubble is centered in the vial. Does the beadboard make good insulation. I measured every area surface that i was going to beadboard and then calculated my cuts based on the 4 x8.

In a conventionally framed room with wall studs 16 on center each 4x8 ft. Hang your beadboard. Spread the wood glue with a notched trowel as you slip the boards into place. Leave the edges 2 4 inches depending on your brush or roller size painting top to bottom then hang the painted panels.

Assuming your cuts are accurate. The top of each beadboard will land on this line. Plan the installation to start at a left side corner and work outward across the wall to the right.