How To Install Tongue And Groove Paneling On Walls
The paneling will be nailed directly to these furring strips.
How to install tongue and groove paneling on walls. Remove any old trim from your walls. Secure sections with a nail on the tongue and simply slide in the next cut when you need one. Avoid visible nail holes install planks with the tongue up. Measure and mark every 16 inches vertically on the.
Snap a chalkline or use a straight edge and mark a line on all studs so you know where to put your nails. Install the plank with groove closest to the wall. Insert the nails into the tongue at an angle and use enough force to have the nail flush with the surface of the tongue. As each section of tongue and groove wall paneling is installed don t worry about stud rafters overrun.
Use a stud finder or knock or drill holes until you find the studs at the top and bottom of the portion of wall you are going to install your planks on. Popular throughout the 1960s and 1970s wooden wall paneling or tongue and groove paneling is still widely used today to create a rustic traditional or even retro look in the home. If it doesn t line up to the stud rafters the end matching ensures that you won t have any problems. Nail up the first panel at a corner of the room with the tongue side facing out.
Install furring strips running horizontally across the wall if you want your tongue and groove boards to run up and down rather than sideways.