Bathroom Remodeling with Wainscoting

Bathroom Remodeling with wainscoting is a good way to add a touch of yesteryear character to your bath. This paneling was originally used to cover the lower part of walls where they were likely to be affected by dampness rising from the ground. Now it is more decorative, but carries the feel of days gone by.

Bathroom Remodeling with waynes coating (secondary spelling) allows you to cover the lower 3 to 4 feet of your wall above the baseboard. Practically, it protects the part of the wall that is likely to get dirty more quickly. Aesthetically, the vertical tongue-and groove board combines well with either wallpaper or paint.

How Difficult Is Bathroom Remodeling with Wainscoting?

A project of this type will involve cutting and installing the wainscoting itself, and then capping the wainscoting with chair rail molding. If you are able to do Bathroom Remodeling of any kind, this project is probably within your abilities. You will need at least some woodworking experience, patience, and 2 or 3 days.

planning Your Bathroom Remodeling with Wainscoting

As with any do-it-yourself project, you will want to plan your Bathroom Remodeling. Begin with these steps.

* Decide how high you want the wainscoting to extend. It is usually up to 36″ or 48″ above the baseboard. If you have baseboard in place, plan to butt the bottom of your wainscoting against the top of the baseboard. If you have no baseboard yet, you might choose to install the wainscoting to the floor, and cover the bottom with new baseboard.

* Mark the height of your wainscoting at several places on the wall. Then use a laser guide, chalk line, or level and pencil to mark all around the room where the wainscoting top will be.

* Measure the length of the walls on which you will put wainscoting. Write this figure as the amount of chair rail molding you will need. If your Bathroom Remodeling calls for replacement of baseboard, this figure is also the amount of baseboard you will need.

* Next multiply that same length figure times the height of your wainscoting. This is how much wainscoting you need, in square footage.

* Take your figures to your local home improvement or Bathroom Remodeling store, and purchase your supplies.

Supplies Needed for Bathroom Remodeling with Wainscoting

You may already have some of these Bathroom Remodeling supplies. If you aren’t sure what to get, simply ask questions.

* 2-foot level
* Hammer
* Miter box (manual or power)
* Nails - 6-penny finish nails
* Nail set
* Speed square
* Chair rail molding
* Baseboard (if replacing)
* Wainscoting

Installing Your Wainscoting

Remove outlet covers, and baseboard if you will not be installing wainscoting above it. Set these aside for later use.

Beginning in one corner, cut a piece of wainscoting to the determined height. Set it in place. With your 2-foot level, be sure it is “plumb” (vertically straight) and snug in the corner. When it is, fasten it with two finish nails, one near the top where it will be covered by the chair rail molding, and one near the bottom. Use your nail set to sink them below the surface of the wainscoting. Continue around the bathroom. If necessary, cut wainscoting to fit under windows. At corners, you can overlap boards, or join with miter cuts at 45 degree angles.

Attach chair molding over the top edge of your wainscoting. Use as few finish nails as possible, and sink them with your nail set. When finished, fill the hole above each nail with wood putty to hide the nails.

Attach your baseboard, and finish this part of your Bathroom Remodeling project by painting or staining the wood the color you want.