Simulated Wainscoting

[Beta Man]

I'm picking some of this up (non-home theater use, but perhaps one day I'll do a room with it for HT)

I thought it was a really cool concept, and I saw it in a house (and since I've been bouncing wainscoting ideas around I went home and looked it up)

This may be useful to some people who are looking for textured wall/ceiling ideas etc.....

It's a gypsum (drywall) panel with embossing in it..... I'm calling the closest distributor to me today to get pricing..... I plan on adding a baseboard and 'top' board (whatever you call that )

http://www.designerdrywall.com/

[MrFattBill]

Interesting idea, also I believe the "top board" would be called a chair rail.

Bill

[Beta Man]

Originally Posted by MrFattBill

Interesting idea, also I believe the "top board" would be called a chair rail.

Bill

yeah.... but I'm planning on using more of a 4X1 that is flat, so wasn't sure if they called those chair rails........ something like this minus the 'lip' at the top....

This is actually what I was going to do, but now have decided to substitute those drywall panels rather than framing in my own "squares" like this........ so top, bottom, and then the drywall in the middle.

[Slec]

Beta, before you buy some expensive drywall panels. Go to Lowes/THD and grab a piece of picture mould or panel mould.. then lay it over a piece of 1x square stock. My point is that you could make a pretty good looking shadowbox very cheaply based on the picture quoted above. Then a few cuts of this moulding and you're all set. Just have to make sure the depth of the moulding works.



Instructions on how to do it

[Beta Man]

Originally Posted by Slec

Beta, before you buy some expensive drywall panels. Go to Lowes/THD and grab a piece of picture mould or panel mould.. then lay it over a piece of 1x square stock. My point is that you could make a pretty good looking shadowbox very cheaply based on the picture quoted above. Then a few cuts of this moulding and you're all set. Just have to make sure the depth of the moulding works.



Instructions on how to do it

Well..... The decision to make the wainscoting the "traditional" way has been made...... I thought this would be a cheaper alternative..... I thought it was a simple embossed panel of drywall, and wouldn't cost too much more than conventional drywall...... BOY WAS I WRONG......

The distributor I spoke with said they come in boxes of 4 (I would need 20 panels to be safe) at a cost of $489 and that is PER BOX

Yep.... about $120 per piece, and each piece is just a 5/8" thick piece of 48" wide, 32" tall drywall...... I would have to pay freight charges on top of that too

It makes me wonder why you would use it on a ceiling rather than just doing a complete wooden-ceiling..... I know it would be easier, but sheesh!

[MrFattBill]

OUCH! That is crazy expensive and a lot more then I figured it would be as well

Bill

[Beta Man]

Originally Posted by MrFattBill

OUCH! That is crazy expensive and a lot more then I figured it would be as well

Bill

I'm going to get 4x8 sheets of plywood with a nice hard-wood veneer (I'll have to see what is available, but I'll be painting it anyways) I'll probably use Poplar for a baseboard, perhaps white-oak..... then I'll get a nice top molding..... The thing that's slowing me down now is tile I measured it out at 12' x 7' of space that needs floor tiles (so 85 Sq feet or so) and my wife wants tile that is $30 per square foot

No tile will improve my "drunk Aim"

[MrFattBill]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

and my wife wants tile that is $30 per square foot

Of course she does, lol

Bill

[Rob71]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

I'm going to get 4x8 sheets of plywood with a nice hard-wood veneer (I'll have to see what is available, but I'll be painting it anyways)

If you'll be painting, look for "china birch" plywood. I use it on all my cabinets that I build that will be painted. Poplar is also fine for paint grade work. Do you have your own tools, or is this a good "excuse" to pick up some new power tools?

One saw I had never gotten around to buying because a lot of my work is done on-site is a radial arm saw. My dad just came across a nice Craftsman model on one of his jobs and asked if I was interested. I couldn't turn it down for 100 bucks.

[kingofgrills]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

Well..... The decision to make the wainscoting the "traditional" way has been made...... I thought this would be a cheaper alternative..... I thought it was a simple embossed panel of drywall, and wouldn't cost too much more than conventional drywall...... BOY WAS I WRONG......

The distributor I spoke with said they come in boxes of 4 (I would need 20 panels to be safe) at a cost of $489 and that is PER BOX

Yep.... about $120 per piece, and each piece is just a 5/8" thick piece of 48" wide, 32" tall drywall...... I would have to pay freight charges on top of that too

It makes me wonder why you would use it on a ceiling rather than just doing a complete wooden-ceiling..... I know it would be easier, but sheesh!

That's ridiculous! This company could have made a serious dent in the finished woodworking business, but they had to be greedy about it. Now, it'll just be a niche product.

Thanks for sharing that, Beta. I was really excited about it - until I saw the pricing.

[Beta Man]

Originally Posted by Rob71

If you'll be painting, look for "china birch" plywood. I use it on all my cabinets that I build that will be painted. Poplar is also fine for paint grade work. Do you have your own tools, or is this a good "excuse" to pick up some new power tools?

One saw I had never gotten around to buying because a lot of my work is done on-site is a radial arm saw. My dad just came across a nice Craftsman model on one of his jobs and asked if I was interested. I couldn't turn it down for 100 bucks.

I'll be buying a lot of new toys

My dad has a radial arm saw (nice one that is connected to some sort of shop-vac system)

He's pretty talented when it comes to woodwork..... I'm hoping to pick up some skills along the way....

Many New England homes contain a type of simple wainscoting called "beadboard". Straight geometric panels of wood with a plain top molding and thin plain baseboard type molding often resembles tongue and groove. Beadboard can be tongue and groove wood that has been glued together or a single sheet of wood carved to resemble tongue and groove. Larger designs are typically made on a single sheet of wood.