How To Attach Wood Planks To Wall

How to make a wood flooring accent wall first lay strips of tape vertically on the wall spacing them by 8 to 12 inches.

How to attach wood planks to wall. Set a plank with the groove side facing the outside edge of the wall. Roll the planks once you stick the planks onto the wall run a floor roller over the planks on the wall to really cinch them onto the surface. Use the left over piece from the same plank to start the next row. Leave a 2 inch gap from the bottom of the tape to the floor.

This is a 2 person job for sure attach wood with brad nailer. Grab a plank measure it to the space on the wall mark cut and install. Adhesives don t fill gaps well and rolling the planks out eliminates the gaps for you. This will give you a bit of a workout but it makes a big difference in how well the adhesive sticks.

Make sure the plank is level. Press the board into the glue. 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. Attach the grooved side of the board with finishing nails.

Once the hardboard is up you can lay out the reclaimed wood planks on the floor in a staggered pattern as you would for a normal installation to decide how you want to install your planks. Rebecca and shannon of petite party studio are accomplished diyers and decorators and they love the look of distressed wood. Put one 1 2 inch spacer against each wall and slide the end of the board up against those spacers. If you do plan to use adhesive make sure you are not hanging or anchoring anything on the wall such as pictures or a mirror.

A wood plank wall can add a rustic focal point to a room. Then place a straight 2 by 4 board long enough to span the wall flat on the floor next to the wall leveling it by putting shims underneath it. Starting at the top place a plank on the wall at the ceiling. Consider a hammer and nails nail gun or adhesive to secure the planks on the wall.

Also to avoid nail holes all over the wall you can start to nail the planks at the base of the tongue this way the nail holes are covered by the groove of the next row. Use 1 2 inch spacers to assist in maintaining the 1 2 inch expansion gap between the first row of flooring planks and the wall. Align the groove with the chalk line. Once you have decided on your pattern simply peel and stick applying solid consistent pressure on each plank.

Some rows will have 2 planks some will have three or more if your wall is super long.