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Tuesday, February 4, 2014

If you're stapling fabric to a wall and you want to mask the staples at the top and bottom, glue a band of fabric or even a wide, contrasting ribbon over these seams. You also can cover the staples with molding strips. When paneling a room, let the panels acclimate to the room's humidity for 48 hours before positioning them. This helps prevent them from being installed too tightly or too loosely.

When applying wood paneling to a wallyou can attach panels directly to the studs. However, panels attached this way tend to give a little and are not as soundproof as those installed over either a plywood or a gypsum board backing. When you're installing wood panels, first lean them against the wall as vou think they should be placed. This gives you a chance to arrange the wood graining in the manner that pleases you most. When they're positioned the way you want them, number the panels for reference and proceed with the project.


Wall CoveringsInstead of carrying large wallboard sheets into the house and possibly damaging them when navigating awkward corners, measure and cut them to fit before bringing them inside. To save your ami muscles when installing ceiling wallboard, construct two "deadman" supports. These consist of the proper fioor to ceiling length, including T-bars at their tops. They effortlessly support the panels while you do the final positioning and securing. When using a hand saw or a table saw to cut a wood panel, cut the panel with the face up. When using a hand power saw, cut the panel with the face down.

Do you want to discourage nails from "pop-ping" out of wallboard? Drive them in in pairs, spaced 2 inches apart. Each strengthens the holding power of the other. If you're driving nails into a stud where 2 wallboard edges butt up against each other, stagger the double nailing on each side of the interface. To help absorb noise, install acoustical tiles on doors to playrooms. You could also reduce noise in your home by using such tile to line the rooms or closets that house central heating and air conditioning units.

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