How to Install Wainscoting | DIY Board and Batten

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How to Install Wainscoting for a DIY Board and Batten look. I installed this wall treatment in my small laundry room to freshen up the look. This is a pretty easy DIY project that can be done very cheaply with just some MDF, paint, caulk, and spackle. This is the first of several laundry room remodel projects I’ll be taking on this year.
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@Fixthisbuildthat 6 жыл бұрын

Download the SketchUp model to layout your own room here: fixthisbuildthat.com/how-to-install-wainscoting-diy-board-and-batten/

@albertc7375 4 жыл бұрын

your site does not work

@bp7770 3 жыл бұрын

This was painful to watch. You don’t use mdf for baseboard. Is to porus it swells when wet. You’ll sell as soon as you take a mop to that floor. Second.. stop spackeling edges on mdf. Use bullseye shellac base primer . Scuff smooth when dry . Done . Third . Pocket screw your stiles and rails in one assembly. It will ensure perfect joints that won’t separate. And lastly you should always lay out wanescott with a vertical stile at the ends of each wall . It’s traditionally how it’s done .looks funny otherwise. Also latex primer on mdf is a no no . The water raises the fiber and leaves you with a lumpy finish . A cabinetmaker

@ger-lz4mj 3 жыл бұрын

Really well done the bud, that's a great job. My wife seen it and now she's buy me power tools for father's Day, it's bit like when Homer bought Marge a bowling ball 😂. Honestly though I need them , thanks for video keep up the good work 👍

@ger-lz4mj 3 жыл бұрын

@@bp7770 would you give it a rest , did you not hear what he said at the start? It's his firs time doing it ffs. I suppose everything you do first time is top notch?

@pictureframe2104 2 жыл бұрын

@@bp7770 I bet none of those things will happen and no one will notice any mistakes

@speedracer210 5 жыл бұрын

I used to work as a trim Carpenter and the preferred wood for Wainscott is Poplar because it's solid and it takes paint very well.

@Vested_Keep3r 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah but MDF will look better for longer than using wood/sheet

@patriciaclark7046 4 жыл бұрын

@@Vested_Keep3r unless that washer leaked...

@MixingGBP 3 жыл бұрын

Agree, I would use poplar

@maddierosemusic 3 жыл бұрын

@@Vested_Keep3r No chance. 35 year painter, mdf edges are NEVER as smooth as poplar.

@Vested_Keep3r 3 жыл бұрын

Is any type of timber good in water ?

@Saxology219 3 жыл бұрын

I won't lie to ya bruh, I have watched other channels do this wainscoting thing... And yours is by far the most simplistic!🤷🏽‍♂️ It makes the average DIY GUY feel like he can bust it out! THANK YOU!💪🏽👍🏽💯

@b.j.castaldo926 6 жыл бұрын

I’ve been considering doing something like this in one of my rooms! Looks great man! Love it. You do clean work and I think any woodworker or craftsman can appreciate the quality you pump out.

@Fixthisbuildthat 6 жыл бұрын

thanks, BJ!

@knockout88 3 жыл бұрын

Literally the best video I’ve found on this. Uses all the terms, product used and I love the added website for design!

@ColbyR86 6 жыл бұрын

Great work, Brad. I just did a similar treatment to an entire 12’ tall wall on our stairs. I love the board and batten look.

@Fixthisbuildthat 6 жыл бұрын

Wow, bet that was a lot of work.

@red0681 5 жыл бұрын

Getting ready to add this to a bathroom we are putting in our walkout basement for pool access and I really appreciate all your tips on what you did and what you would do next time! Thank you.

@waltwhitmansgreatgrandaughter 2 жыл бұрын

this video gave me soo much confidence! Your voiceover is the best one I've listened to yet (bonus points = saying what you'd do differently during the process if you could, SO appreciated)! Saving on to the project playlist I'm building up :) :)

@robnikolai3290 2 жыл бұрын

Good video. I am a 3rd generation carpenter and have done many different styles and lay-outs for wanescoting. I just wanted to give a few tips. 1 - just use 1x4 or 1x5 (actual sizes in canada are 11/16" x 3.5"/4.5") material over sheet goods (it costs less and comes pre-primed and you don't have to rip anything and that joint at 8 ft. won't occur because they come 16ft. long) 2 - The best way to do this style is to buy a 4' x 16' x 3/4" sheet and cut-out the squares so there are no joints to crack over time. this style will eventually crack so filling the vertical will only work for a few years unless you join them (ie. biscuits or other way). You could use a 1/8 roundover bit on the cross-cut ends (like concrete curbs) to make it look like you planned for the eventual cracking that is almost guaranteed to occur.

@jamesonhahn953 8 күн бұрын

I I’ll know this is old, but can you explain what you mean by “cut out the squares”

@signalsoldier 6 жыл бұрын

Great video I enjoyed the pacing, quick, direct and to the point. Well done project as well. Keep up the good work love the channel.

@Fixthisbuildthat 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback, I try to keep things to the point but filled with info!

@jimcalamita507 2 жыл бұрын

I am looking to do this exact thing in a downstairs half-bath and this video laid everything out nicely - Thanks!

@asztapaszta9 6 жыл бұрын

Just the right amount of explanations, plain and simple, thanks!

@Fixthisbuildthat 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@OB1974 3 жыл бұрын

This gave me ideas on how to do a better job next project. Excellent video and great tips. The way you quickly went through the steps was perfect. Thank you for this video.

@libbypatton3199 5 ай бұрын

Your note about puttying the edges of MDF is invaluable! Thank you!

@libbypatton3199 5 ай бұрын

One question - how did you decide how wide to place the verticals? Usually, I see a board at each end - yours doesn't have that. Are their guidelines for these decisions?

@libbypatton3199 5 ай бұрын

Ok, another question. What paint did you use? Something washable? Thank you!

@towersroofinginc422 5 жыл бұрын

I painted my trim too before installing it! Nice video with great explanation and sound.

@ronpeel1878 5 жыл бұрын

Love the way you present and deliver the script ... your a good tradesman too.

@jamesanderson1547 6 жыл бұрын

Brad, you do a fantastic job walking viewers through each step. I feel like each second is useful in the video. Great project, great editing!

@Fixthisbuildthat 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you, James! Really appreciate that.

@bayik08 5 жыл бұрын

i dont know any of this, but im binge watching your videos right now, its just satisfying

@BronkBuilt 6 жыл бұрын

Looks great and it does completely change the look of the room.

@Fixthisbuildthat 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@sabrinalee6212 5 жыл бұрын

totally shocked me. His work absolutely went beyond my expectation. I've never seen a man who can do such fantastic wainscoting.

@user-wt1eo9ho7i 9 ай бұрын

Just brings the wow factor up. Lovely.

@Artist_Crafter 2 жыл бұрын

I don't do wood work, but I just loved this video and it made me want to go out and buy the tools and make this myself and put it in my apt. Thank you for sharing!

@RCull-ni9yt Жыл бұрын

Thank you for showing me I can do this. I am anxious to do this kind of woodworking but have some anxiety in getting started. Every time I watch your videos, I hope I could become one of your protases and learn from you to do what I know I am capable of doing. i really love when you do your experiments and stress tests. Please let me be your apprentice and teach me what you know.

@helenramsey8111 4 жыл бұрын

I'm searching for a new look for my living room. I want to use the white wainscoting, but I want it to show a great style of it's own. It's got to have personality that is eye catching. Just wish I could get out of this disabled body and back to when I would style in my brain, then create it with my hands. Your videos have inspired me.

@MrOffshore 3 жыл бұрын

Looks awesome. Great video, great tips!! Thanks for taking the time to make this video and post it!

@thedrizz1913 6 жыл бұрын

My wife and I were just thinking a little board and batten wainscoting under my TV and a hallway. Great video.

@Fixthisbuildthat 6 жыл бұрын

+Adrian Orozco thanks!

@theasimbharwani 6 жыл бұрын

Gorgeous! Simple and makes a colossal difference

@Fixthisbuildthat 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@raychapa9804 4 жыл бұрын

Definitely wanna try this, I love the blue paint contrast with the board and batten in white

@samirasamee609 3 жыл бұрын

Omgggg this was soooo interesting to watch, so satisfying, especially when he cut the woods.

@BruceAUlrich 6 жыл бұрын

What a transformation! Looks great, Brad!

@Fixthisbuildthat 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Bruce!

@compound00 3 жыл бұрын

Looks beautiful. I plan to do this in our dining room and along our staircase wall.

@ArtisanMadeDesigns 5 жыл бұрын

Great Video Brad. Doing a board and Batten project fairly soon and this was a great video to make sure I was thinking everything through.

@maxdondada 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent tutorial Brad can’t wait to get mine up thanks to your tips.

@marco114 5 жыл бұрын

Man, you are a perfectionist. I thought I was bad.

@sylisnjammal44 3 жыл бұрын

Didn’t cope corners for a tighter fit and didn’t use glue before applying trim, won’t last too long before cracking

@twes619 5 жыл бұрын

You're in my top 3 favorite diy channels. I followed your diy drawer build and I'm almost done with my kitchen. I converted my base cabinets into slide out drawers. Great work, love your channel and how professional are... Your finished projects always look awesome.

@Fixthisbuildthat 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@vr6535 5 жыл бұрын

Wow! Very nice!!! Tools are so nice! Appreciate the honesty and tips too! Thank you!

@dalalhar 3 жыл бұрын

This was a really useful video and guide which I used primarily to do my office. For a first time DIY I learned a lot. Planning - what you will need for paint, how much material you will need, laying out where the paneling will go, etc. Laying out the paneling was the toughest since there were many plugs i wanted to avoid. Playing around with spacing solved this. Issues I ran into were with the wainscoting panels - your house walls are not going to be perfectly flat! To over come this I sanded the panels down on the back side to help them lay flat against the wall, used liquid nails to help glue them to the wall and then filled the edges with Alex’s paintable caulk. Painting the bottom portion of the wall and the panels before was definitely helpful. Another time saving tool was a laser level. It helped show plumb lines on the wall and horizontal lines each time to double and triple check. I wish I could upload a picture to share but it doesn’t look possible on the phone.

@coryc.9709 3 жыл бұрын

I glue and pocket screw the whole assembly together. This keeps everything aligned, holds the stiles in the absence of studs and keeps my paint from cracking at the joints.

@donnierodriguez4442 3 жыл бұрын

That is what I was thinking about doing.

@itin4265 4 жыл бұрын

That looks awesome. Great job!!

@catherinecarlson2877 2 жыл бұрын

Super helpful for seeing all this type of project entails. Many Thanks!

@crapsuzette1 5 жыл бұрын

Very informative and great work. Thanks, Brad!

@stevegronsky8904 6 жыл бұрын

Nice job Brad. Also pretty cool that Maytag provided the washer & dryer.

@Fixthisbuildthat 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Steve! Yeah, it's great to be able to work with awesome brands and share their message while I build something at the same time :)

@JudgeHill 3 жыл бұрын

Very impressive and lovely-looking finish.

@JScheider45 6 жыл бұрын

Love your videos Brad! This is another great one!

@Fixthisbuildthat 6 жыл бұрын

+JScheider45 thank you!

@RiaanOliver 6 жыл бұрын

What a transformation it looks amazing.

@Fixthisbuildthat 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Riaan! It's a pretty stark comparison.

@mcdatacomm155 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent video, way easier than I imagined. I'm gonna do it in my laundry room and master bedroom bath. !!!

@Fixthisbuildthat 3 жыл бұрын

Good luck!

@wauhawk 6 жыл бұрын

Use an old credit card or used gift card for your caulking joints. Wipes clean after and if not you have three more corners and not out anything in the end.

@Fixthisbuildthat 6 жыл бұрын

Nice tip!

@emilycompton221 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for the awesome video! We'll be giving it a try this week!

@TheAverageCraftsman 6 жыл бұрын

Good looking laundry room, Brad. Another good video.

@Fixthisbuildthat 6 жыл бұрын

thank you!

@jeremyspecce 6 жыл бұрын

Nice idea on ganging them up to seal the edges. I think I'd probably have cut all the verticals the same and installed them first and then pushed the top rail down to meet them, but I can see how that could be a problem if the floor is uneven, then your top rail would follow that unevenness and be wavy. The longer it is the worse that problem would be. I've also seen people cut the entire thing out of one sheet (removing the rectangle areas, essentially, so there are no seems at all) you can get 10 foot long MDF so this can work in a small room.

@Fixthisbuildthat 6 жыл бұрын

Wow, a one piece frame would be interesting. A bear to handle but perfect seams

@jamesroach6348 6 жыл бұрын

Looks amazing. That is a really great look

@Fixthisbuildthat 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, James!

@waywest8138 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. This was super helpful. I’m not equipped or skilled as well as you but am going to give it a shot

@Thom4123 6 жыл бұрын

Nicely done Brad, I was the same way when I did our bead board used brand nailer and NO adhesive lol but I put it in our kitchen 3 years ago and it’s fine no problems at all so I’m thinking you will be fine. Awesome job and video tutorial

@Fixthisbuildthat 6 жыл бұрын

Great to hear that, Thom. I figured as much but thought I should address it before other people did :)

@Thom4123 6 жыл бұрын

Fix This Build That You mean people do that lol. #youshouldhave

@supernanotech1 11 ай бұрын

This looks great. Amazing work

@qbnmusica 2 жыл бұрын

Killer video my hubby can’t go wrong with this! 😂

@esazainal 3 жыл бұрын

Nice video. Inspired from this video about the wall color ideas. I also applied it on my first wainscoating DIY project video✌️. Thank you 'Fixed This Built That' for a great ideas.

@tob19 5 жыл бұрын

Great, always the best quality from you.

@davidcole333 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the inspiration! This looks like it could even be done with nothing but a circular saw and a miter box if that's all you had.

@regginko 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! You remind me how easy this is.

@kimberlywhite9575 4 жыл бұрын

Great video! I thought it was really first time user friendly!

@JamesTicknor 5 жыл бұрын

It looks beautiful. Very well done- especially for your first go at it. It makes me feel like I should try my hand at it. But I doubt it would turn out as well lol

@Saxology219 3 жыл бұрын

Dont doubt yaself bro! You can do it!💪🏽💯

@cristovienepronto6852 6 жыл бұрын

Great job I’ll be doing the same to my hallway. 👍🏼👍🏼

@yasseremara9941 3 жыл бұрын

Very good video and you kept it pretty and simple. Thank you

@jstone1211 4 жыл бұрын

nice, loved the detailed comments. details make or break the project

@natanyofsho 6 жыл бұрын

looks amazing great job!

@Titan696boy 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the inspiration, nice stuff!

@dshudson 4 жыл бұрын

Using this method for my foyer. Nice work.

@UltimateTechHub 5 жыл бұрын

Great Job, probably should have done the flooring first before the wainscoting. Looks good!

@FredMcIntyre 6 жыл бұрын

Looks awesome Brad! 👍👊

@Fixthisbuildthat 6 жыл бұрын

+Fred McIntyre thank you, Fred!

@terrellknight1756 4 жыл бұрын

Good vid man. You’re great at instructional videos. Way to go!

@Fixthisbuildthat 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@josetenorio3731 5 жыл бұрын

Bro...nice job!! I'm thinking of doing the exact same thing in my living n dining..u gave me some great advice on how to..ty much my friend!!

@Fixthisbuildthat 5 жыл бұрын

you're welcome!

@shepss217 5 жыл бұрын

Great job! Turned out great

@desmond9704 Жыл бұрын

Great job and tutorial!

@rebeccat.3836 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video - thank you!

@MrTimdtoolman1 4 жыл бұрын

Great video, first class production for sure.

@maryjanedavidson2804 4 жыл бұрын

I love your laundry room! I wish I could share a picture of what mine currently looks like, I tie dye as a business and there is bits of dye EVERYWHERE, let alone all the other stuff that goes with it. One day, I hope to have a pretty room in there but not until I have a dedicated area to dye in.

@noukhollands 2 жыл бұрын

A video which i need, from a person i actually like watching😁

@chrismgentry 6 жыл бұрын

Gorgeous work... I want to do that in an eat-in with some weird angles. I would love a shop like yours once I get a place with more space up here in Clarksville!

@Fixthisbuildthat 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Christopher! And you're just up the road!

@PatrickLino 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent job sir!

@rakeyohn222 6 жыл бұрын

Looks great. Nice job, man!

@Fixthisbuildthat 6 жыл бұрын

+fapping2quelaag thanks!

@peabody2884 3 жыл бұрын

This is "making" and installing wainscoting. Thanks for the video. I would have thought the base board would go on after the panels were installed. No way I could do this. You got skills my friend. When are you showing up to install mine?

@heydaydevelopment Жыл бұрын

Great work! I'm inspired to try this myself

@natashagough1953 2 жыл бұрын

thank you for this video!! Most useful 👍

@5455jm 2 жыл бұрын

Sincere thanks! Great presentation; I think I have got this!

@acwoodworks4987 6 жыл бұрын

Sand edges of mdf the use spray varnish to seal it sand it one more time when dry a paint away. If not smooth enough rinse and repeat

@Fixthisbuildthat 6 жыл бұрын

+Chandlers Kustom Creations great tip. That would be way faster!

@toogle1234 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for giving me the confidence to do this

@graceyyun2745 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for the tutorial!

@sophiakloc6460 6 жыл бұрын

Love the video! Also worth noting that using an oil based primer on MDF is better than a water base in my opinion.

@Fixthisbuildthat 6 жыл бұрын

thanks!

@ttgreat54 5 жыл бұрын

Nice job Brad !! 😍

@slicky1_1 2 жыл бұрын

Perfect video. Thanks

@bizob211 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video!

@chava3032 5 жыл бұрын

Nice video 👌🏼 this is my 1st time on your channel .

@OPMDK 4 жыл бұрын

👍👍 watched your vinyl floor video as well< great vids!

@CyberRicky 2 жыл бұрын

Thnaks for the information in this video.

@brock8993 6 жыл бұрын

similar to your mdf cuts that you spackled, I had an issue with mdf v match board.... just kept sucking back the paint, especially because I was spraying it. I found out afterward from my friends dad (amazing custom carpenter that actually did a lot of the super fine carpentry for one of the original rim guys houses) that a 50/50 solution of wood glue and water rubbed into the edges also solves that.

@andrewoh5049 Жыл бұрын

Thanks you so much for this great video.

@CReevesMakes 6 жыл бұрын

Nice job Brad!

@Fixthisbuildthat 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Casey!

@Chris-ot9jf 6 жыл бұрын

To prep the edge of MDF quicker I use iron on edging for the rough edges and just prep and paint that. The paint won’t get absorbed that way. Cool video.