Put Wainscoating or Molding Under a Chair Rail in a Dining Room
Wainscoting is often installed in a living room or dining room to add detail to a wall. Wainscoting can consist of sheets of bead board or planks of tongue-and-groove boards that are connected together to create paneling. When wainscoting is installed, a chair rail is typically required, which you may already have installed. This means that all you need to do is secure or attach the wainscoting to the wall.
Instructions
1. Measure the distance from the floor to the bottom of the chair rail with a tape measure. Measure the width of the wall as well. Make a note of the measurements on a piece of paper.
2. Measure the width of the sheet of wainscoting or the wood planks. Make a note of the measurement on the piece of paper.
3. Divide the width of the sheet of wainscoting or the wood planks by the width of the wall. This will give you the number of sheets or planks you will need.
4. Transfer the measurement for the distance between the chair rail and the floor to the wainscoting. Make a mark where it will be cut. Cut the sheet or board on the mark with the circular saw.
5. Place the first sheet or plank on the wall. Secure the sheet or panel to the wall with the nail gun. Drive a nail at the top of the sheet or board and at the bottom, into the wall frame.
6. Set the next sheet or plank into place on the wall and secure it with the nail gun. Push the tongue of the next board into the groove of the first. Repeat this process until you have secured the remaining sheets or planks to the wall.
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