Sheathe clapboard walls and ceiling

Sheathe clapboard walls and ceiling– perfect world with perfectly smooth vertical walls and linings can be nailed directly to them or to the ceiling. But this happens very rarely , so before the desired wall sheathing bought and sawed -sized pictures , you will need to make a special crate .

Crate is a rack ” tightly ” attached to the wall with construction dowels or any other fasteners . If you plan to place the battens vertically , then a wall, upholster horizontal rails with distance from half a meter to a meter . If you plan to trim the horizontal direction , the rails , respectively , need to be placed vertically . Be careful: the slats in the crate should be placed in the same plane . So do not count on your eye , and use the level and plumb. Board on the wall and ceiling can be positioned in the same direction , what you want : vertically, horizontally or diagonally. Horizontally laid boards better in narrow spaces such as the loggia – creates a visual illusion – visual space becomes wider and lower . Uprights and increase the height of the panel , but make the room a little bit already . Diagonal sheathing suitable for walls and ceiling. But it is much more difficult and costly for the material. Upholstery must start from the corner , moving to the board on board heading for the end of the work .

How to fix the battens to the wall

Addressing than battens fastened to the wall must start from the fact in what room you are going to sheathe clapboard walls . If we are talking about all sorts of ancillary rooms or outbuildings , then you can safely use nails . Naturally , there is an special small nails with small caps , they will not give the board crack. Nail can be both very center of finishing boards , or in grooves fastening lining , thereby hiding the nails from view . If it comes to the interior decoration of residential premises , you can use special steel brackets for – clamps . They are mounted on the back board surface of the cleat . Their use has its own nuances . First board attached with screws , dowel cap which is closed . A -clamp , which is already installed on the board attached to the wall and with the help of nails or screws . The next board with an attached dock cleat to the previous one -clamp and attach to the wall and so on. Last board attached similarly to the first – on the screws , dowels closed .

final Touch

After lining laid – work is not finished with her . Since we are dealing with a tree , it requires some care . Put on the surface of the protective layer of antiseptic .