Wainscoting adds charm to a bathroom.
Give your bathroom a sophisticated touch of class with wainscoting, a wall treatment that features planks and vertical lines. Wainscoting finishes include light wood, dark wood and white; or you can opt for unfinished wainscoting and paint it any color you wish. Choose a finish that speaks to your style.
Instructions
1. Remove all outlet and switch plate covers from the walls. Remove the toilet if you intend to hang wainscoting behind the toilet.
2. Locate the high point on the wall by setting the end of a tape measure against the wall. Pull the tape measure around the room; when the high point is found, remove the tape measure and place a panel of wainscoting over it.
3. Set a level on top of the panel and adjust the panel until it is level. Use a pencil to draw a line on the wall along the top of the panel. Remove the panel. Use a straightedge and a pencil to continue the line along the rest of the walls in the room.
4. Begin in the corner of the room that is most visible. Apply construction adhesive on the wall where the panel will be placed. Set a panel of wainscoting on the wall, over the construction adhesive, so the top is flush against the pencil line and the tongue is facing out. Hammer three or four 4-inch nails along the tongues of the panel.
5. Apply construction adhesive to the wall where the next panel will be placed. Set the next panel on the wall, inserting the tongue from the previous panel into the groove of the new panel. Use the pencil line as a guide to ensure the panel is hung evenly on the wall. Hammer three or four 4-inch nails along the tongues of the panel.
6. Continue the process of hanging panels on the walls.
7. Cut out holes for electrical outlets or light switches with a jigsaw. Determine where the outlets or light switches will be coming through on the wainscoting before you install it. Use a pencil to draw a line on the wainscoting to indicate where the outlets and light switches will sit. Cut out holes in the wainscoting at these marks with a jigsaw.
8. Prepare the top molding for installation. Hold the molding on top of the wainscoting and mark where the wall ends on the molding with a pencil. Use a miter saw set at 45 degrees to cut edges of the molding that will be placed in corners of the room.
9. Set the molding on top of the wainscoting. Toe-nail the molding in place with 1 3/4-inch finishing nails.
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