How Do You Build Wainscotting?
When considering home remodeling options, take a look at your walls. Are they bland? You could add a little more zip with some simple design elements like wainscoting. Wainscoting was once used to prevent rising damp from rotting out a home’s walls. Modern home building materials are treated against rising damp, so wainscoting is now more a design feature than a necessity. If you are looking for a traditional, elegant look for a room, a simple wainscoting design can help you achieve that. Design the wainscoting you want to apply to your remodeling project. By building your own wainscoting, you can create the design of your choice. There is no designated height for wainscoting, but general design rules indicate it should be a third of the height of your entire wall. To determine the length of plywood you need, use a tape measure to measure the length of your wall. You can build a raised-panel, flat-panel or overlay-panel wainscoting. Routing tools can help create grooves and panel shape
