How To Hang Beadboard On Walls

Hanging beadboard is a snap once you know these tried and true techniques.

How to hang beadboard on walls.

Slide the tongues in the grooves leaving a 1 16 inch space between the. The installation technique will depend on the type of walls you have. I measured every area surface that i was going to beadboard and then calculated my cuts based on the 4 x8. Measure mark and cut the beadboard.

If it is plaster over masonry adhesive is the only installation method available. Beadboard either as wall paneling or as wainscoting can be installed over plaster walls. Even before hanging it s best to test fit your beadboard. December 3 2016 at 11 26 am.

Using a 4 foot level or longer find the floor s highest point along the wall. Beadboard has many uses not just as a wall covering. Panel should end and begin on a stud. Does the beadboard make good insulation.

Now fill in with caulking in gap and in screw holes then let dry and paint edges. That will ensure a reveal albeit a narrow one at the point where your beadboard meets the door. In a conventionally framed room with wall studs 16 on center each 4x8 ft. Run a wavy line of construction adhesive along the back of several boards.

How to install beadboard on walls and ceilings 1. The top of each beadboard will land on this line. 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.

Hang your beadboard. Leave the edges 2 4 inches depending on your brush or roller size painting top to bottom then hang the painted panels. Paint the beadboard first. If it is plaster over wood you can nail or screw the beadboard into the wall.

Assuming your cuts are accurate. Butt the grooved end of a board into a corner and nail it in place. Plan the installation to start at a left side corner and work outward across the wall to the right.