- 1). Measure the area that you want to cover with beadboard. Wood beadboard is used typically as wainscoting or cabinet covering, or as facing for furniture. Mounting beadboard to the wall is one of the easiest ways to use beadboard. Use a pencil to mark on the wall where you want the beadboard to stop. Make the line level.
- 2). Measure the beadboard with a tape measure to make sure you have enough to go around the room or wherever you want it. Measure the length of the boards. If the boards are too long, use a circular saw to cut them to the right length. You will not need to sand the edges, because the cap rails will cover them later.
- 3). Start in a corner. Spread some adhesive along a small section of the corner wall and place one to two boards on either side of the adhesive, lining them up so that they are flush against each other along the two walls. Hammer the finishing nails into the boards 2 inches from each corner of the board.
- 4). Install the beadboard. There are two different kinds of beadboard. Tongue and grove beadboard has a small lip on the edge of each board that fits together with the other boards like a puzzle. Fit the tongue of each new board into the groove of the previously hung board. Use the hammer to nail one finishing nail 2 inches from each corner of every board.
- 5). Install straight edge beadboards by laying them one by one over the adhesive on the wall. Hammer finishing nails 2 inches from each corner. Once you have hung the corners, add another two nails to the edges of the board, directly in the middle.
- 6). Sketch the outline of window sills, electrical sockets, cable outlets and other protuberances from the wall onto the boards as you run across them. Use a ¼ inch drill bit to drill holes in the corner edge of each shape on the board. Fit the jigsaw blade in that hole and saw out the correct shape carefully.
- 7). Cut the cap rails to the correct length for your room. Install the cap rails over the boards. Nail them into place with finishing nails. Along all bottom edges where the cap rail meets the beadboard install a thin molding to make the job more professional looking. Install a strip of molding in all corners as well.
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