Installing Wood Planks Over Drywall

In this video i show you how to install a wood accent wall in a bed room.

Installing wood planks over drywall.

We are giving our guest bedroom an outdoors themed makeover. They used prepared planks to install a wood plank wall in their shop. Use a stud finder or knock or drill holes until you find the studs at the top and bottom of the portion of wall you are going to install your planks on. The wood planks are up on the ceiling yay.

So we decided to cover it with. The point is use reclaimed wood walls sparingly but in strategic places unless you want to go for the whole wood rustic cabin feel. The hard part in adding distressed planks to a wall is preparing the wood cutting and painting all the planks to get a uniform look. How to install a tongue and groove plank wall.

Planks can be nailed directly into drywall if running parallel to joists as long as the planks are lightweight. Yes i m talking a one person planked ceiling install the stuff young girls diy dreams are made of sprinkled with only a few splinters and pulled muscles along the way. Now you are going to nail your planks on the wall. The planks are perfect for decorating damaged or plain drywall ceilings.

Determine how planks will fit on ceiling and make any necessary cuts on a chop saw. The other key to using reclaimed wood on your interior walls is to thoroughly clean and dry the boards before installing. We transformed our guest bedroom into my son s n. How to install a wood accent wall.

When installing shiplap over drywall start with battens on finished ceilings family handyman if you re installing tongue and groove boards over drywall or plaster especially it s a good idea to install 1x2 battens and fasten them directly to the framing with 2 1 2 in. So now i m finally sharing how to install a wood planked ceiling all on your own. When you install wood boards planks or paneling over drywall the surface of the wall moves out by an amount equal to the thickness of the wood. These medium density fiberboard wood look planks are prefinished for a far easier fix than repair or replacement.

For tongue and groove boards that distance is as. There was nothing outdoorsy about the old 90 s popcorn ceiling. For example if planks are running width wise in a 12 wide room and 8 long planks are being used cut several planks to 4 long. Rebecca and shannon of petite party studio are accomplished diyers and decorators and they love the look of distressed wood.