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

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 ?

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!💪🏽👍🏽💯

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.

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

@libbypatton3199

6 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

6 ай бұрын

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

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.

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!

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

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

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 :) :)

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

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

Ай бұрын

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

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.

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

@Fixthisbuildthat

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

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!

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

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.

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

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.

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!

Just brings the wow factor up. Lovely.

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.

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

Very informative and great work. Thanks, Brad!

Gorgeous! Simple and makes a colossal difference

@Fixthisbuildthat

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

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

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!

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

@Fixthisbuildthat

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

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.

That looks awesome. Great job!!

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

What a transformation! Looks great, Brad!

@Fixthisbuildthat

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Bruce!

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!

looks amazing great job!

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 :)

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

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!

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

What a transformation it looks amazing.

@Fixthisbuildthat

6 жыл бұрын

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

Very impressive and lovely-looking finish.

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

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.

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

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

Great job! Turned out great

Looks amazing. That is a really great look

@Fixthisbuildthat

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, James!

Thanks for the inspiration, nice stuff!

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

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

This looks great. Amazing work

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.

Good looking laundry room, Brad. Another good video.

@Fixthisbuildthat

6 жыл бұрын

thank you!

Looks awesome Brad! 👍👊

@Fixthisbuildthat

6 жыл бұрын

+Fred McIntyre thank you, Fred!

Just FYI, we don’t do “project cuts” at Home Depot. Our saw is basically to help customers that don’t have a large vehicle, get their plywood home. We are told to refuse anything more than that. Don’t expect to go there and have them “cut all your trim pieces” out of a sheet of plywood. Rent a saw and do it in the parking lot if u feel the need. I’m just sayin…. 🤷‍♂️👍

@katejay9786

7 ай бұрын

There is a dude who made a video about how he fits all his lumber into a normal car, by taking his tools when he buys lumber and cutting it all down in the parking lot. If anyone can remember who that is, it's a great video and he has other excellent videos too

@mattciehoski7041

3 ай бұрын

Was he a Canadian dude with cury long black hair

Great, always the best quality from you.

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

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

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!💪🏽💯

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

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.

Love your videos Brad! This is another great one!

@Fixthisbuildthat

6 жыл бұрын

+JScheider45 thank you!

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!

Nice job Brad !! 😍

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.

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!

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.

Thank you! You remind me how easy this is.

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

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

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

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

Excellent job sir!

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!

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

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

Great video, first class production for sure.

Using this method for my foyer. Nice work.

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

Great job and tutorial!

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?

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.

I like it it looks fantastic.

Great work! I'm inspired to try this myself

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

If your miter saw tilts 45° you can make the same cut on the face of the board instead of trying to cut it on edge

Looks great. Nice job, man!

@Fixthisbuildthat

6 жыл бұрын

+fapping2quelaag thanks!

Excellent video - thank you!

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!

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

Great job my friend!

Great video! Thanks so much.

Nice job Brad!

@Fixthisbuildthat

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Casey!

Thanks you so much for this great video.

Looks better with trim around the squares to frame it out ! Good job though love the channel 👍🏻

Thank you for the tutorial!

Looks great!

Loved this!

@Fixthisbuildthat

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Thanks for giving me the confidence to do this

Perfect video. Thanks

Wow. Great vid.