Installing Beadboard Paneling In Bathroom

One option is to install it as wainscoting where the beadboard panel covers only a portion of the wall.

Installing beadboard paneling in bathroom.

Faqs on our beadboard bathroom and installing beadboard is there a between beadboard and wainscoting. You can see it is markedly different than beadboard which is characterized by narrow grooves of wood placed in a tongue and groove manner. One piece should be cut at a 15 degree angle to the front and the complementary angle on the back. Continue this process until the desired area of the bathroom is covered in beadboard.

Our small half bathroom is 4 5 x 5 wide and we planned on putting the beadboard two thirds up the wall. Prep your walls by dusting and cleaning the area where you ll be adding paneling. It is also called paneling. You can install beadboard in a number of ways.

Considering that the large panels would have left us with too much waste so we used the planks. Press the beadboard bathroom paneling into place along the line and attach it to the wall with finishing nails in the top and bottom of the beadboard. In a zigzag pattern apply paneling adhesive to the back of the beadboard. Our beadboard needed to reach the height of the damaged wall so we used that as a guide.

One factor on deciding whether to buy the 4 x 8 panels or the planks depends on the wall width of the room you re putting it in. Panels or vertical boards baseboards and top cap moulding which provides an elegant finish to the top of the panel. Install baseboard moulding to beadboard bathroom install your floor baseboard along the bottom of the beadboard wall using a brad nailer and brad nails. 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.

While there is no single standard height for installing beadboard in a bathroom the typical height ranges from 38 to 42 inches off the ground or taller than the vanity or sink. Join pieces in the corners with 45 degree angles. Decide which part of the wall you are going to cover with the beadboard. Hanging beadboard is a snap once you know these tried and true techniques.

Our foyer which you can see in the picture below has wainscoting. You can do 45 degree mitered cuts again for the corners a well. Another approach the one you re.