Installing Shiplap Siding On Interior Walls

Mark the distance with a pencil.

Installing shiplap siding on interior walls.

With some quality plywood a few power tools and this tutorial you can bring a cool rustic new look to your walls. Then use the tape measure to measure the same distance on each of your shiplap boards. After assembling our supplies we started with the back wall first. Buy inch ac plywood.

How to install shiplap shiplap planks can be fastened to walls either vertically or horizontally. Cut and place boards to stagger cut ends from row to row. Shoot a horizontal line onto the wall near the ceiling to establish a level then install the first row of shiplap according to that line. It takes more patience layout and time to get it right.

We put quarter inch spacers on the floor to lift the lowest board up so there would still be ventilation behind the paneling. Simply nail through drywall directly into wall studs. Establish the first row of shiplap. Using a tape measure measure the wall on which you ll be installing shiplap boards from one side to the other.

Plywood is rated by quality. Allen the blogger behind mountainside home and spotted the gorgeous diy shiplap throughout we had to ask her for her. Start the next piece on the. If two boards meet at the same stud place the first piece halfway onto the stud and nail.

Measure the height and length of the wall and. If you ve been curious about installing shiplap in your own home there are a few things to keep in mind before you start nailing wood planks to your kitchen walls. The pine shiplap has a lovely warm hue which would be nice for a mountain retreat or country shed but i wanted pure white walls. V joint or 45 degree shiplap is a little trickier.

Measure and cut the shiplap board to fit the wall. Repeat until wall is complete. When we toured the beautiful home of photogragher stacy k. Ideally the first row will run parallel or very close to parallel to the ceiling.

While tight gap siding can be installed from the top down we usually run it from the bottom up.