Gently remove any crown moulding baseboards and trim you plan on using again.
How to install hardboard wall panel.
On the back of each panel place a 1 4 bead of adhesive about 1 from the edges of the panel.
Step 1 move the hardboard panels into the installation room and lean them up against the wall with the backs facing outward toward the room.
Push the panel back on the wall and roll the panel with a rolling pin.
Load a caulking gun with a tube of panel adhesive and apply a small dab of it on the wall about every 10 inches.
Replace wall floor and window moldings rewire the electrical fixtures and reinstall them in their boxes.
Check the wall for bulges and correct them structurally if necessary.
Hold a sheet of paper against the wall exactly where the panel will go and have your assistant tape it firmly into place top and bottom.
Untape the sheet and cut out the traced areas.
Press the panel firmly onto the wall and add nails at approximately 12 intervals to hold it in place while the adhesive dries.
Place the panel on the wall and press it into the adhesive.
Trace the outline of each obstruction with a pencil.
If your plan is to install in thick plywood or hardboard panels or thin composite 3 d decorative panels that will be nailed and or glued in place you must start with a flat solid base wall finish like drywall or plaster.
This will allow it to adjust to the humidity in a room.
Install the hardboard panels on top of the wood furring strips.
Lay the paper over the panel and trace the cutouts onto the panel.
Install vertical strips of wood every 16 inches on top of the wall studs and attach with masonry screws.
For best results set the paneling in the room for a few days before you install it.
To install hardboard over masonry attach long wooden strips along the base and top of the wall using masonry screws.
Slide a stud finder along the wall where you intend to install the hardboard panels.
Pull the panel away from the wall and let the adhesive become tacky.