Installing Barn Board Wall

Each box of barn wood boards will cover 10 5 square feet.

Installing barn board wall.

Use a masonry bit to pre drill the fastener holes. In the kitchen you might front face an island with barn wood or perhaps diy a barn board backsplash. If you re installing the metal track directly onto a concrete wall and didn t use a backer board level the track in the desired location and mark the mounting holes on the concrete surface. April 22 2017.

For a herringbone pattern add at least 15 20 for waste from cuts. They look great as an accent wall in a bedroom or living room. How to install a reclaimed barn wood accent wall. Add four 8x32 inch barn boards to one side of the grid board and add a second 4x32 inch barn board to the opposite side.

Rebecca and shannon of petite party studio are accomplished diyers and decorators and they love the look of distressed wood. Here s the simple step by step process to create your own stunning and housewarming barn wood wall. These were pretty simple cuts with the jig saw. A 1x8x8 piece of barn board covers 5 25 square feet so you would require 20 pieces of board to complete the wall.

Find the square footage of the wall you are covering. Installing the metal track on concrete walls. Trim ends of boards at a 45 degree angle as needed to fit. Remove wall plates and outlet covers.

Before you install your shiplap boards open your boxes and let the flooring adjust to the room temperature and moisture for at least 48 hours. The hard part in adding distressed planks to a wall is preparing the wood cutting and painting all the planks to get a uniform look. The first step in your shiplap accent wall is to remove everything from the wall including any nails use a putty knife to gently pry and remove baseboards crown moulding and trim. 96 square feet x 10 105 6 square feet.

First you need to determine how many boxes of wall boards you will need to cover your wall. Use reclaimed barn boards on only one feature wall in a room to keep the look simple yet make a statement. They used prepared planks to install a wood plank wall in their shop. I had to cut all the boards that touched the ceiling.

Center a 4x32 inch barn board inside the center diagonal lines and perpendicular to the first barn board square. Ensure you add 5 10 for waste factor when cutting and installing the boards. Adhere and nail pictured. I continued my pattern up until i hit the ceiling.