Wood panelling- nail or glue
Discussion
Mrs has decided she wants to follow the trend and have some panelling in the hall, which will the final 'room' to be redecorated, following us moving in a while back.
I'm thinking 6mm mdf to create the frame. After some limited googling, either glue or nail seem to be preferred in equal measure, so maybe I will get the same here. Majority of the walls will be solid, not stud walls. I think nailing could be tricky, but might be an excuse to buy a light nail gun.
What do you say?
I'm thinking 6mm mdf to create the frame. After some limited googling, either glue or nail seem to be preferred in equal measure, so maybe I will get the same here. Majority of the walls will be solid, not stud walls. I think nailing could be tricky, but might be an excuse to buy a light nail gun.
What do you say?
If they're solid walls nailing will just make a mess.
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I panelled our loo and finished it with jungle wallpaper and an old French jam pan as a basin! My wife had the idea and asked me to do the panelling, saying it can't be that hard to do 
I had to box in the cistern, the radiator and the pipework which I did with 2x1. The panels on the battens were screwed but I glued them to the bare walls. The overlay was simply glued on, and covered any screw heads. Finally the skirting and top moulding was glued on.
I had to box in the cistern, the radiator and the pipework which I did with 2x1. The panels on the battens were screwed but I glued them to the bare walls. The overlay was simply glued on, and covered any screw heads. Finally the skirting and top moulding was glued on. I have always used glue and pins as your walls are unlikely to be flat the whole way across.
I have had panelling in houses over the last 10 years. I think the whole "it's going out of trend" thought is to do with people buying the cheap kits from b&q and sticking MDF boards to their wall. Which looks cheap and nasty.
Do it properly in a house that suits it (IE not a new build) and you it can still be a classy addition to your home.
Entirely possible I'm getting old...
I have had panelling in houses over the last 10 years. I think the whole "it's going out of trend" thought is to do with people buying the cheap kits from b&q and sticking MDF boards to their wall. Which looks cheap and nasty.
Do it properly in a house that suits it (IE not a new build) and you it can still be a classy addition to your home.
Entirely possible I'm getting old...
Chilly for June said:
Do it properly in a house that suits it (IE not a new build) and you it can still be a classy addition to your home.
Entirely possible I'm getting old...
Agreed - as an architect we have designed a number of panelling installations but, consistently, they are in period properties - one of them was Grade II* listed requiring formal LB consent.Entirely possible I'm getting old...
Edited by Mark V GTD on Monday 16th February 13:42
RichB said:
I panelled our loo and finished it with jungle wallpaper and an old French jam pan as a basin! My wife had the idea and asked me to do the panelling, saying it can't be that hard to do I had to box in the cistern, the radiator and the pipework which I did with 2x1. The panels on the battens were screwed but I glued them to the bare walls. The overlay was simply glued on, and covered any screw heads. Finally the skirting and top moulding was glued on.
That looks very nice I had to box in the cistern, the radiator and the pipework which I did with 2x1. The panels on the battens were screwed but I glued them to the bare walls. The overlay was simply glued on, and covered any screw heads. Finally the skirting and top moulding was glued on. In our dining room and en suite we panelled in sheets of mdf tongue and groove lookalike. (1906 property for the fashionistas 
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For the en suite we made sure it was the mdf that was more water resistant, plus we then painted and coated it in clear waterproof varnish.
Panels were much easier to install than separate wood t&g and were fixed with the appropriate glue.
)For the en suite we made sure it was the mdf that was more water resistant, plus we then painted and coated it in clear waterproof varnish.
Panels were much easier to install than separate wood t&g and were fixed with the appropriate glue.
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