Knots on rustic wood paneling add character to a room.
Installing rustic wood paneling anywhere in a log cabin or country retreat designed home or in moderation in a more traditionally decorated home is a great way to bring the warmth and texture of wood inside. It is available in tongue-and-groove type boards and solid sheet frame-and-panel designs or elaborate raised panel pieces for ease of installation and many different wood types, finishes and grains. Installing a knotty pine or texture 111 rustic paneling requires basic carpentry skills and a helper to hold the level, but it is a fun interior wall finish option that lasts for years.
Instructions
1. Place the paneling in the room where it will be installed for five days to allow the wood to adjust to the room's humidity level.
2. Remove all of the baseboards, ceiling trim, window and door casings by scoring a line above and below them with a utility knife to separate any caulk or adhesive and then prying the boards away from the walls with a pry bar and mallet.
3. Nail 1-inch boards around the window casings and door jambs, with 2-inch wood nails, to extend them to be flush with the face of the paneling, if needed.
4. Cut 1-inch by 6-inch furring strips to fit the total dimension of the room--leaving out the door openings--with a jig saw. Apply construction adhesive to the back 6-inch face and attach them plum and flat at the base of the wall with 2-inch wood nails evenly spaced approximately 16 inches apart. The nails should go into the wall studs.
5. Cut enough 1-inch by four-inch furring strips to cover the diameter of the room twice--leaving out the door openings--with a jig saw. Apply construction adhesive to the back of the strips and attach them plumb and flat to the mid-point of the wall and the top of the wall with 2-inch wood nails.
6. Turn off all power to the room at the circuit breaker box and unscrew any wall-mounted light fixture brackets or outlet covers with a screwdriver. Disconnect the wiring within the wall attached to the outlets and light fixtures. Build and attach a 1-inch extended frame for each of the fixtures and outlets for replacing the fixtures on after the paneling has been installed. Do not nail into the wires.
7. Cut each of the paneling boards 1/4-inch shorter than the height of the wall, with a jig saw, using an equally wide strip of 1/4-inch scrap wood as a guide.
8. Hold the first rustic paneling board or panel in to one corner of the room and use a level to adjust the board until outside edge is plumb. If the walls are not plumb trim the inside of the board to fit against the corner with a jig saw and plum the board again with the level.
9. Nail a face nail into the face of the board at each corner and blind nails along its groove at each furring strip. Continue nailing the next paneling pieces, flush against each other or attached with the tongue and grooves, in the face corners with face nails and along the grooves or tongues, into the furring strips, with blind nails. Cut out carefully measured electrical box, door and window openings with a saber saw before hanging the paneling boards that will cover them.
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