How To Install Decorative Wall Paneling

Using a level mark a plumb line 48 in.

How to install decorative wall paneling.

Remove the block and press the panel firmly into place by striking it with a rubber mallet or by hammering against a padded block. Be sure to leave an 1 8 inch allowance space between your panels. Gently remove any crown moulding baseboards and trim you plan on using again. For best results set the paneling in the room for a few days before you install it.

The first step in how to install paneling is to remove all wall plates outlets and any nails in the wall. Pull the bottom edge of the panel about 6 inches from the wall and push a block behind the sheet. Secure more molding along the top and the bottom of the decorative panels as well. This will allow it to adjust to the humidity in a room.

Load a caulking gun with a tube of panel adhesive and apply a small dab of it on the wall about every 10 inches. Let them sit 24 hours for above grade and 48 hours for below grade installations. Drive four finishing nails through the top edge of the panel. Pull the panel away from the wall and let the adhesive become tacky.

From an inside corner on a wall where you wish to start installing 4 foot wide panels. Position the panel on the wall leaving a 1 4 inch space at the bottom and drive the four nails partway into the wall. Place panels in the room where they will be installed. When the adhesive is tacky.

Push the panel back on the wall and roll the panel with a rolling pin. If the corner isn t straight and plumb you ll see gaps. Tack a full panel in place with one long edge aligned with the plumb mark then check to see how the opposite edge fits into the corner. Use finishing screws to secure the panels to the walls.

Secure two panels to each of the studs with one on either side. Check panels for color matching and quality before applying. Place the panel on the wall and press it into the adhesive.