How To Hang Beadboard On Walls

In a conventionally framed room with wall studs 16 on center each 4x8 ft.

How to hang beadboard on walls.

Using a 4 foot level or longer find the floor s highest point along the wall. Does the beadboard make good insulation. 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.

Measure mark and cut the beadboard. If it is plaster over masonry adhesive is the only installation method available. 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. Use a stud sensor to locate and mark the wall framing.

Paint the beadboard first. Butt the grooved end of a board into a corner and nail it in place. Leave the edges 2 4 inches depending on your brush or roller size painting top to bottom then hang the painted panels. If you are installing beadboard over drywall choose a panel with 3 8 inch or 1 4 inch thickness.

Hang your beadboard. Beadboard either as wall paneling or as wainscoting can be installed over plaster walls. Now fill in with caulking in gap and in screw holes then let dry and paint edges. Plan the installation to start at a left side corner and work outward across the wall to the right.

The installation technique will depend on the type of walls you have. Hanging beadboard is a snap once you know these tried and true techniques. If it is plaster over wood you can nail or screw the beadboard into the wall. December 3 2016 at 11 26 am.

Pencil a layout line on the wall using the level s underside as your guide. Beadboard has many uses not just as a wall covering. I measured every area surface that i was going to beadboard and then calculated my cuts based on the 4 x8. Assuming your cuts are accurate.

Even before hanging it s best to test fit your beadboard. Spread the wood glue with a notched trowel as you slip the boards into place. The top of each beadboard will land on this line.