How To Install Beadboard Paneling On Wall

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

How to install beadboard paneling on wall.

If you are installing beadboard over drywall choose a panel with 3 8 inch or 1 4 inch thickness. We grabbed a piece of wall trim from the hardware store it has a little notch on the back perfect for resting on top of the beadboard to ensure it s level and used that along the top of the beadboard. Install the panels to the wall studs with finishing nails or a pneumatic nailer. Wherever the panels meet along a straight portion of the wall cut the panels on a 45 degree angle a scarf joint so the pieces match up to hide the seams.

That will ensure a reveal albeit a narrow one at the point where your beadboard meets the door. Adhesive may be used to fasten panels to a smooth well adhered surface. Watch how to install beadboard paneling from diy. If you are using the pre notched baseboard cut it to size with a miter saw and attach it to the wall with wood glue and a nail gun.

With the advent of industrial milling machines in the 1850s however less formal beadboard wainscoting became available. Wainscoting is a form of decorative paneling that protects walls and can add character to any room. It protects the wall and looks great wainscoting has protected walls since the 1600s when it consisted of wood panels framed by stiles and rails. Cut the wainscoting to fit around the room.

On the back of each panel place a 1 4 bead of adhesive about 1 from the edges of the panel. Beaded plank or beadboard paneling is a traditional style that has returned with easy to install kits and components. After your beadboard is installed throughout the room you re ready to trim it out.