Add an element of rustic charm to a bathroom by adding beadboard panels on the wall.
Beadboard is an excellent addition to a bathroom or any heavily used area of the home. It is usually attached to the lower half of the wall and topped off with a cap rail trim piece. If your baseboard is different from your door trim, you should gently pry it away from the wall before setting the beadboard in place, then reattach. However, if it matches the door trim in thickness, you should use a router to create a rabbet groove at the top of the trim piece, creating a recess into which you will hide the raw edge of the bottom of the baseboard. The trim is then reattached to the wall, and the beadboard is installed.
Instructions
1. Hold up a piece of beadboard on the wall and mark on the baseboard where the beadboard will sit on the baseboard, if you have thick baseboard that matches the door trim. If you have regular baseboard, proceed to the next step.
2. Pry baseboard away from the wall gently with a crowbar. Use the side of the hammer to shield the drywall from the crowbar to prevent gouging the drywall.
3. Allow beadboard sheets to acclimate for two to three days. Remove all outlet covers.
4. Use a router to create a groove in the top of the baseboard, into which the beadboard will set, if you have thick baseboard. Reattach the baseboard to the wall once the groove is created. If using regular baseboard, leave it off the wall and set aside.
5. Begin in a corner. Mark the top location of the beadboard--usually half the height of the wall. Leave room for the cap rail trim on top of the beadboard. Using your level and pencil, mark a line at this level along the entire length of the wall where you will be placing beadboard.
6. Cut a piece of beadboard to size, leaving a 1/8- to 1/4-inch gap at the bottom and in the corner, for thermal expansion.
7. Dry-fit the piece first, making certain it's level and that the vertical lines of the beadboard are plumb--straight up and down. Cut out any outlet boxes with a jigsaw.
8. Place construction adhesive in a zig-zag pattern along the back. Position the board in place and hammer into the wall using finish nails placed into the studs and every 6 to 8 inches apart.
9. Secure the cap rail on the top of the beadboard. Attach the corner molding. If has been removed, attach it back onto the wall over the baseboard.
10. Finish by adding paint or stain.
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