How to Do a Board and Batten Wall on a Textured Wall
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Looking for a fun weekend project that you can start and finish in just a few hours? Create an accent wall of board and batten! This tutorial of how to install board and batten wall makes it so simple! I even show you an easy way to add board and batten on textured walls.
Here’s the VERY ROUGH before picture of our wall.
Cut your MDF panels down to size and glue them to the wall using construction adhesive.
We added a couple screws in a few places on the MDF panels, but did not nail or screw the panels to the wall all over. This is because our walls were uneven and had some high spots and we wanted the boards to be flat.
When adding your batten pieces, start with the top and bottom pieces and then the right and left corners so you essentially have a box around the board and batten wall. Again, apply more construction adhesive to the back of the batten pieces and press on to the wall. Be sure to check that you are level as you go.
Follow up by nailing the batten pieces in place with a brad nailer and 1 1/4" nails.
Then, caulk all seams on board and batten wall and patch and sand any nail holes.
Finish off by painting the board and batten wall. We always use a high quality paint that has a primer in it, but if you’re not using a paint + primer, be sure you prime first.
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