When we moved into the Tanglewood House, it took me a while to be able to put into words how I wanted our home to feel. It was so different from StoneGable. I just knew I wanted to take the best of StoneGable and give it a fresher look. After lots of thinking and writing words ...
If you’re working with real shiplap, which are tongue and groove boards that have spacing built in, you won’t need primer. They come pre-primed, so you can go straight to painting. Sometimes people wonder if they need to paint if they want white shiplap – the answer is yes! While...
Before cabinet installation, bring in your cabinets and countertop to acclimate to your space for a few days. To install cabinets your space needs to be level, so you’ll need wood contractor shims and a 36” level. Most flooring and walls are never completely level or flat, so be prepare...
It is fairly easy to obtain a nice & clean finish with the tongue and groove paneling: each plank will sit flush with the adjacent planks, creating a uniform & continuous surface. The planks are relatively thin at 5/16” thickness, making them flexible enough to conform to the van’s ...
there are a couple different ways to handle them. The final product for this kitchen will be a white beadboard wainscoting which means that paint and caulk can conceal cut edges. For that reason, cutting the tongue off one piece (and again matching the reveal) and creating a butt joint ...
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Laminate flooring is sold in 15-by-15-inch- and 24-by-24-inch-square tiles and in thin 8-by-47-inch tongue-and-groove plank-like strips about 3/8 inch thick. Nearly all types are designed to be glued or, in some cases snapped, together along their interlocking edges and then instal...
in the 1950's, how-to text, drawings, materials lists, materials prices Building material types (shiplap siding, cement asbestos shingle siding, aluminum siding, vinyl siding, plywood vs. tongue and groove sheathing, even types of brick. See SIDING MATERIAL & AGE and See FLOORING MATERIALS, ...
Plywood subflooring should be at least 1⁄2-inch thick, but if you have the budget and headroom, 5⁄8-inch or 3⁄4-inch tongue-and-groove plywood subflooring is ideal because the pieces lock together so there's no movement along the panels' edges. You will trim the subfloor ...
Install Now There are a few different kinds of shiplap, but for the beginner looking to find a totally doable wall paneling DIY, I recommend Nickel Gap tongue-and-groove shiplap. These types of boards provide you with a classic shiplap look and easily snap together in order to even spacin...