Browse Forums Renovation + Home Improvement 1 Aug 02, 2013 2:31 pm Hello, I am renovating my bathroom in an old century home and am using 4' x 8' sheets of beadboard panelling for the wainscotting. The walls of the bathroom have been gyprocked and primed. I am ready to install the beadboard. It is my intention to cut the panelling into 4' x 4' sheets ~ as the wainscotting will run 48 inches up from the floor (give or take for levelling). It is my intention to install the panelling with the factory edge at the top; the top will be covered with chair rail, the bottom will be covered with baseboard. It is my thought that the best way to install the panelling is to apply PLP Premium adhesive to the back of the beadboard and then afix with a nail gun or finish nails. The design of the panelling is a series of vertical strips ~ 2" wide followed by 3/8 wide, 2", 3/8", 2", 3/8", etc, etc, etc. You get the idea...... My question is two-fold: a) Where do I put the first sheet of beadboard and b) what do I do at the seams and corners? The walls of my bathroom are approximately 6 feet long (not exact). I want the width of the corner "strip" to be exactly 2". That is, if one board ends, say, 1.5" into a 2" strip, I want to cut the adjacent board so there is 0.5" of a strip butting up against it so that, to the eye, the pattern of 2, 3/8, 2, 3/8, 2, 3/8, etc, etc. is not interrupted. [Of course, if you see 1.5" of a strip at the end of one wall, that strip of beadboard is ACTUALLY wider than that (for example, it would be 1.75" if the beadboard butting up against it is 1/4" thick). So..... to make the cleanest cuts (I'm really, really novice at renovating), should I use a table saw or a skil saw with a guide? Should I pick one corner to start at a factory edge ~ thereby making all other corners at variable positions of the vertical strips OR should I find the middle of each wall and centre a full sheet on each, thereby making all corner the same appearance? (The second choice would seem like a far more professional, consistent approach ~ just more work, more seams, more waste.) Maybe there is another way I haven't thought of? I hope I have asked my question well; I think it seems kind of confusing but I'm thinking if anyone out there actually knows what I'm talking about then you know what you are doing (if you know what I mean). Thank you very kindly for any input you have to offer! Karen Re: Installing beadboard panelling as wainscotting 2Aug 02, 2013 2:54 pm Using sheeting like that with a pattern on it is always a problem when you run into either internal or external corners or around windows and doors. If you want it to appear seamless then you need to work out your start and end points exactly so you don't end up with an odd sized strip at the ends. To be honest though after it is all painted and you have your vanity/towel rail etc in there you will not notice any small discrepancies in the corners. A circular saw with a sharp blade and a straight edge for a guide that has been clamped to the sheet is the best way to cut sheets like this. I presume that the sheet would be around 1/2" thick ? Trying to push an 8' x 4' sheet through a home handyman type tablesaw would be unwieldy. Stewie Re: Installing beadboard panelling as wainscotting 3Aug 02, 2013 3:29 pm Awesome! Thanks so much Stewie for the prompt reply! Yes, unweildy. I thought it would diminish that problem to first cut them in half (thereby now working with 4' x 4' sheets). But perhaps they would still be quite floppy. And you're very astute.... I hadn't factored in the probability that the wall widths won't perfectly accomodate my desired 2" corner strip. So I have a couple of options... I can do the math and figure out exact dimensions and make each corner, say, (for example) 1.7" or 2.2" etc. etc. OR I have a long, slender window in one corner ~ the casing of which butts up against one wall (it is so far into the corner as to make the casing a little shy of it's original width) ~ its "twin" is on the other side of the wall in the bedroom, but from the outside makes a nice double window in the centre of the gable end. I could use that corner as my "fudge factor" and (as you mentioned), by the time you add paint, towel racks, etc. you wouldn't really notice. Which option would you choose? Karen Re: Installing beadboard panelling as wainscotting 4Aug 02, 2013 10:13 pm If you aim to have the least desirable width that you end up with in the furthest corner that is less visible than the others I think you'll go a long way to achieving your goal. Stewie Hi everyone! This is my first time posting here, and I'm looking for some advice regarding my house construction project in North Kellyville. I… 0 6675 Ask yourself if the insurance company will be aware of the Reno. 4 7331 Hi l plan to install a self adhesive vinyl plank floor. l first need to attach masonite boards underlay to by plywood subfloor of my house. What size nails and how many… 0 8355 |