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.
How to install horizontal wood paneling on walls.
Secure the paneling to the wall with panel adhesive and finishing nails.
The first step in how to install paneling is to remove all wall plates outlets and any nails in the wall.
Install wood paneling in any room to inject architectural detail warmth and character into your home traditionally used on the walls of kitchens and entryways many homeowners have begun to.
Load a caulking gun with a tube of panel adhesive and apply a small dab of it on the wall about every 10 inches.
The closet wall is 8 wide which means we did not need to cut any of the paneling for that wall.
The second of our wood wall paneling design ideas is to lay the panels vertically in several rooms.
Pull the panel away from the wall and let the adhesive become tacky.
Plus the panel thickness complicating the finished molding assembly at openings and outside corners.
The steps to installing this design are similar to horizontal paneling with a few changes including.
Also consider that if you choose solid board paneling in a vertical pattern you will need to prepare for fastening boards to the wall by applying horizontal furring strips.
Place the panel on the wall and press it into the adhesive.
This will increase the finished wall thickness an additional in.
Gently remove any crown moulding baseboards and trim you plan on using again.