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TOOLS NEEDED: brad nails, nail gun, construction adhesive, contour gauge, speed square, pencil, chop saw, jigsaw, table saw.
Before you begin be sure to remove the reclaimed wood from its box and leave the straps on. Then acclimate the wood to the area in which it will be installed by letting it sit for a couple days so it can get used to the new humidity levels. If you live in an extremely humid area it’s a good idea to let the wood acclimate for up to 5 days.
0:00 - Intro
Hey there, my name is Ashley Quintero, on Instagram I'm she's the Carpenter. today I have a fun accent wall that I'm adding to my living room. This wood is from Centennial Woods and the color I'm using is Cheyenne. Now this is a very beginner friendly DIY so I hope to encourage you to have the confidence to do this in your own home. Let's get started.
0:18 - Prep & Adhesive
I would like to point out that the very horrible eyesore of that wallpaper that did not work out very well. My walls are extremely textured, I kind of gave up on it and ended up taking it down.
So here you can see I'm using construction adhesive. I'm just laying it there on the board in that pattern. I'm not getting too close to either of the edges because once it's placed on the wall I don't want to potentially see it where the boards meet.
0:49 - Staggered Seams
Now I feel like these are very beginner friendly because all of the boards are milled to the same width and the same thickness. They're different lengths to give that planked look, but it takes a lot of the guess work out. Halfway down, this wall was pretty easy because it was all the same length.
It got a little tricky where my stairs start, but I'll show you a couple of tips and tricks that I've learned to make it a little bit easier.
1:11 Cutting Wood Paneling Around Odd Edges
You can see here where my stairs start. There's some weird angles going on there, so to take the guesswork out, I'm going to use a contour gauge. I start by placing the top of the gauge where the next board would start as well. I push into the object and it creates a design that I can trace onto my next board. Just so you guys could see a little bit easier, I did trace it onto the lighter side of the board and cut that out with a jigsaw, but typically you would be doing this on the other side. This would come out backwards, which it didn't. But the one I traced on the correct side fits perfectly. I nailed that in with my brad nailer.
1:51 - Trimming Wood Paneling at an Angle
Next up was that Angle piece along the stairs. If you have a speed square that is a great way to figure out the angle. If you don't have a speed square, I typically overlap my piece of wood mark where it meets at the top and bottom. Connect those two lines and then you have your angle. Working my way down, I was actually able to use my cut off from the piece above because they’re the same angle.
2:16 - Electrical Outlets
Next I had to cut around the three outlets. One of them was a little bit higher than the other two, so it might look a little bit tricky, but I'll show you a trick on how I navigated around these. When I placed the board where it was supposed to be lined up with the board above it, I was covering part of the outlet. I measured the outlets at 4 1/2 inches and I subtracted the remainder of what was showing. After I had placed the board. For example, my first cut showed a four and one quarter remainder, so I cut off 1/4 of an inch. By butting up the boards you can also see where to outline the outlet. I used a speed square to make a straight line and cut it with my jigsaw. The last row was a little bit more narrow than the board, so I trimmed these on my table saw and put them into place.
3:05 - Conclusion
Reclaimed boards from Centennial Woods adds such warmth and character to my home. It was a quick, easy project. It took less than two hours and I loved the results.
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