Installing Barn Board Wall

April 22 2017.

Installing barn board wall.

Trim ends of boards at a 45 degree angle as needed to fit. Each box of barn wood boards will cover 10 5 square feet. I continued my pattern up until i hit the ceiling. 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.

Installing the metal track on concrete walls. Adhere and nail pictured. 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.

Ensure you add 5 10 for waste factor when cutting and installing the boards. Find the square footage of the wall you are covering. In the kitchen you might front face an island with barn wood or perhaps diy a barn board backsplash. A 1x8x8 piece of barn board covers 5 25 square feet so you would require 20 pieces of board to complete the wall.

And barn boards are surprisingly stylish and functional in a bathroom as well. 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. I had to cut all the boards that touched the ceiling. 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.

How to install a reclaimed barn wood accent wall. Rebecca and shannon of petite party studio are accomplished diyers and decorators and they love the look of distressed wood. They look great as an accent wall in a bedroom or living room. These were pretty simple cuts with the jig saw.

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. Center a 4x32 inch barn board inside the center diagonal lines and perpendicular to the first barn board square. Divide your wall square footage by 10 5 and round up. Use reclaimed barn boards on only one feature wall in a room to keep the look simple yet make a statement.

First you need to determine how many boxes of wall boards you will need to cover your wall. Remove wall plates and outlet covers. They used prepared planks to install a wood plank wall in their shop. For a herringbone pattern add at least 15 20 for waste from cuts.