So. I had a plan for somewhat DIY makeover, and I lastly started working on it
final week. It concerned vertical tongue and groove molding that I may
incorporate into the prevailing chair rail that I put in years in the past.
to the chair rail, I wanted to take away the baseboards throughout the room:
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It isn’t all the time essential to take away the baseboards when including trim work
to partitions, however I extremely advocate it on this occasion.
You may see why this explicit trim accent seems to be higher with thicker
baseboards in a bit!
This time I made a decision to make use of precise tongue and groove planks from Lowe’s. I
thought it was going to be far more costly than it was — however as a result of
this was solely going to go up a few third of the wall, it wasn’t
too unhealthy.
How you can set up tongue and groove planks
tongue and groove product
has two thinner sections on both facet of the planks. You want to
take into account these when deciding how you may set up it.
Tongue and groove will be put in each horizontally or vertically. I
selected the latter for this mission.
One facet has a barely smaller part that’s about 5/8 of an
inch:
When you butt every plank up to one another utilizing this smaller facet, your
sections will go proper in opposition to one another like so:
The opposite facet is barely bigger, about 3/4 of an inch:
Once you use this facet whereas putting in, it creates a small hole that provides
you that basic tongue and groove look:
That is the look I choose, so I went with that.
Maintain these in thoughts as you put in these boards! You may know as you are
working which one is true.
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When you have a wall that’s huge open, I counsel ranging from the
center of the wall and dealing your means out for a symmetrical look.
This fashion you will not find yourself with a tiny piece at one finish and a bigger
one on the different. -
I solely did that technique on one wall, as a result of in any other case most had been
lined with furnishings and/or drapes. More often than not I began at
the left and labored my means over. -
I by no means advocate utilizing glue when putting in any trim to your
partitions. When you ever determine to take away it, your drywall shall be
destroyed. Simply say no to the glue, belief me!
cordless nail gun
to connect the planks to the wall — first into the thinner “tongue”
half:
I checked virtually each board for degree as I went — even in case you begin
out degree issues can get wonky quick.
As a result of the left facet of the boards is not flush with the wall, I added extra
nails into that facet as nicely:
How you can lower round shops and switches
Once you get to a lightweight change or wall socket, you may want to make use of a jigsaw
to chop a gap for them:
The jigsaw is my least favourite energy device, so when the outlet hit proper
in the midst of ONE board, this was the very best. 😉 I solely needed to lower one
board as an alternative of two!
You possibly can see on that piece how I marked the peak of the outlet field, and
then I held the wooden above it (within the spot it will be on the wall) to
mark the edges of the outlet.
Draw straight traces out of your marks to find out the dimensions it is advisable lower
out of the center of the board. I all the time mark that spot with an “X” so I
do not get confused whereas reducing.
By the best way, I used to be capable of scrap that darkish grey paint off the shops.
(After turning it off on the breaker!)
Working round home windows and doorways
I did not do something particular round our doorways — simply butted the tongue
and groove up in opposition to the door trim.
Our home windows had been a distinct story. We had an ordinary window trim on the
backside of our window sills that was too skinny. The planks would have been
thicker than the window trim.
So I eliminated simply the underside part of trim beneath the window sill (and
left the molding on the edges of the home windows):
DIY Craftsman window trim
element that I’ve performed so many occasions through the years, however did not need
something that will stick out too removed from the 1×6 board.
It is good for round home windows as a result of it will not rot. This backband is “L”
formed, so I positioned the lengthy facet of it on high of the 1×6 and let the
shorter finish grasp over:
The backband and 1×6 inch board (that matches the baseboards) makes a
beautiful chunky and thick window casing that I LOVE:
I used to be in a position to make use of scrap tongue and groove for nearly all the house
beneath the home windows, in order that lower down on value considerably!
For round this window trim, I simply held up my boards and marked the place I
wanted to chop utilizing the jigsaw:
Because the measurements had been all the identical for every window, this did not take
too lengthy in any respect.
Oh my…I love how this turned out. It has completely remodeled
our room. Here is a have a look at this a part of the room earlier than, with the grey
chair rail and partitions:
And this is that half now:
With all the traces within the room, I knew I wanted some softer angles.
This beautiful mirror was good!
Here is a have a look at one wall with each the earlier than and after:
Sherwin-Williams right here. I had it leftover from
our pantry makeover
and it appeared nice with the grasscloth wallpaper, however I actually wished to
eliminate all the grey undertones.
Here is that very same part now, with the trim painted in my favourite
white…Pure White by Sherwin-Williams:
Oh, I can not wait to point out you the way this room has been remodeled! It is so
stunning, I can not even consider the distinction this vertical shiplap has
made.
I hope this helps you out if you’re contemplating this search for your private home.
It is a basic addition that may stand the check of time and appears nice
in each white or darkish and moody colours.
If I missed something or you probably have questions, please let me know within the
feedback! I will be again with a full reveal quickly.
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