Or in the case of thicker woods install the wood directly on the wall studs or on top of a layer of plywood where it is nailed screwed or glued in place according to preference.
Install wood to wall.
Take a pry bar and use it to pry the trim 1 inch 2 5 cm from the wall.
Because we planned on using trim to cover the edges where the ends of the wood planks met the wall brady just used his finger to measure this.
You won t need anymore than 4 nails per piece of wood and if you plan out the wall ahead of time you ll be sure to nail into 2 studs for each board.
Slide a 3 inch 7 6 cm putty knife between the wall and one end of the trim and pry the trim slightly from the wall.
We used another plank as a spacer between the floor and the bottom board.
Lot s of spackling though.
Some people call it wood pa.
A wood plank wall can add a rustic focal point to a room.
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.
Repeat with all of the trim on the walls you ll be paneling.
Work your way down the wall until you ve pried the entire strip of trim from the wall.
When you are about to your home up for sale or you just bought a home that needs some more character this super easy diy wood plank wall will readily add the.
I spend the day installing wood panels to the guest bathroom walls as part of our renovation project.
Rebecca and shannon of petite party studio are accomplished diyers and decorators and they love the look of distressed wood.