Not every wall needs wood paneling but we have to admit the best way to bring character to your interior is by wood paneling.
How to add wood paneling to wall.
As i mentioned earlier wall panels are a great way to conceal uneven or unattractive surfaces.
We started off by placing the first piece of wood paneling at the bottom of the wall with the groove pointing to the floor tongue pointing up making sure the pretty side is pointing out we did this to make sure it fit properly this method is called dry fit.
Depending on the method of fixing an additional substrate layer of plywood or mdf can be fixed to the battens to provide a smooth flat surface to work with.
It consists of adding strips of wood to your already existing walls either with glue or nails and then painting the entire wall to match.
Wait until you get the paneling up on that section before you move on to another one.
Put the glue on the batten and once that s all done for the whole panel squeeze the panel up against the glue and then use a hammer to secure the pins in place.
There s no better way to add character to a room and wall panelling comes with many other benefits too.
You can customize not only the size of the boxes to be squares rectangles or a combo of each but also the thickness of the boards that you add to the wall to achieve just about any look.
Smear a quarter size amount of the panel adhesive onto the wall.
If your wall is very uneven your builder may need to install wooden battens to the area.
The closet wall is 8 wide which means we did not need to cut any of the paneling for that wall.
Step 6 fit panel to wall.
Be it wood wall panels or mdf it can add to the natural shape of a room is a nifty way to insulate walls and to even protect them from damage that comes with time spent indoors.
In order to keep fixings hidden as much as possible i m going to suggest using glue and pins to fix the panel to the batten.
Thankfully the fantastic handyman team has described the basics in this short guide.
Repeat every 10 inches 25 4 cm up down and across the section of the wall where the first plywood panel will go.
Repeat for all of the panels.
Adding wood panels to your walls is a lot of work not to mention it requires a lot of skill and knowledge of the process and materials.
If it looks like the finish is uniform throughout you can skip this step.