Installing Barn Board Wall

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Installing barn board wall.

How to install a reclaimed barn wood accent wall. They used prepared planks to install a wood plank wall in their shop. A 1x8x8 piece of barn board covers 5 25 square feet so you would require 20 pieces of board to complete the wall. Trim ends of boards at a 45 degree angle as needed to fit.

Use reclaimed barn boards on only one feature wall in a room to keep the look simple yet make a statement. These were pretty simple cuts with the jig saw. First you need to determine how many boxes of wall boards you will need to cover your wall. Use a masonry bit to pre drill the fastener holes.

This will help you determine the quantity of barn board pieces required to complete your project. 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. Divide your wall square footage by 10 5 and round up. Find the square footage of the wall you are covering.

I continued my pattern up until i hit the ceiling. 96 square feet x 10 105 6 square feet. Here s the simple step by step process to create your own stunning and housewarming barn wood wall. In the kitchen you might front face an island with barn wood or perhaps diy a barn board backsplash.

Remove wall plates and outlet covers. Rebecca and shannon of petite party studio are accomplished diyers and decorators and they love the look of distressed wood. Adhere and nail pictured. 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. Ensure you add 5 10 for waste factor when cutting and installing the boards. And barn boards are surprisingly stylish and functional in a bathroom as well. I had to cut all the boards that touched the ceiling.

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. Each box of barn wood boards will cover 10 5 square feet. 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. Center a 4x32 inch barn board inside the center diagonal lines and perpendicular to the first barn board square.