If you'd like to protect the lower section of your wall, or if you simply want a different look, you might consider installing tongue-in-groove wood-panel wainscoting (figure A).
Materials:
Measuring tape
Circular saw
Jigsaw
Drill with large drill bit
Safety glasses
Caulk gun
Panel adhesive or construction adhesive
Hammer
Nail set
Finish nails
Wood putty
Stud sensor
Flat bar
Level
Miter box (power or manual)
* Wainscoting panels typically come in 8' lengths. As such, they can each be cut into three 32" panels.
- Begin the project by cutting the panels to size. Store them in the room where they'll be installed so that they won't be hotter or colder than the room.
- Start at one end of the wall, and apply construction adhesive to the back of a panel (figure B).
- Shove the panel in place so that the groove faces into the corner, and press it against the wall (figure C). Apply adhesive to the next panel, and set it in place so that the groove fits over the tongue of the panel on the wall. Repeat the process for the rest of the panels, periodically checking for level and plumb.
- Use finish nails to secure every fourth panel to the wall. This will help hold all the panels in place as the adhesive dries.
- You'll probably have to cut the final piece of paneling. Measure the width of the opening for the piece (figure D) on both the top and the bottom because the wall you're installing it against may not be plumb. Transfer the measurements to the panel, and cut it to size. Then secure the piece to the wall with construction adhesive.
- Finish the project by attaching base molding and chair-rail molding to the panels.
RESOURCES :
Georgia Pacific
Georgia-Pacific Corporation
Atlanta , GA 30303
Phone: 404-652-4000
Fax: 404-230-5624
Website: www.gpplywood.com
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