How To Install Shiplap Flooring Using Plywood

Many home stores offer prefabricated shiplap boards to mimic this look but you can also make your own for half the price using plywood sheets and spacers.

How to install shiplap flooring using plywood.

Then use the tape measure to measure the same distance on each of your shiplap boards. But after spotting how great diy shiplap looked in the home of a friend who used inexpensive plywood stacy was convinced. Plywood 1 4 thick cut into 6 strips. Drive fasteners through the overlay of the top board so that each fastener penetrates the board underneath and the subfloor.

A shiplap wall gives your home a countrified feel but a shiplap floor looks incongruous. Don t worry if you don t have real shiplap that stuff is expensive and labor intensive. This tutorial will teach you how to use cheap plywood to get the shiplap effect for a fraction of the cost. Measure and cut the shiplap board to fit the wall.

Before you install your shiplap boards open your boxes and let the flooring adjust to the room temperature and moisture for at least 48 hours. I had the nice guy at the home improvement store cut a 4 x8 sheet for me and i brought it home all ready to go. Remove wall plates and outlet covers. This post was originally written on january 24 2018 and has since been updated.

Welcome back to the one room challenge. Paint the plywood boards now prior to installation using a brush or paint roller and a good quality interior paint being sure to cover the face of the boards. If you re looking to learn how to shiplap a wall yourself this is the right video for you. If you install one don t forget the moisture barrier because shiplap warps easily.

A simple step by step shiplap installation tutorial. Turn of the century homes were built using planks of wood that were milled on site and slight imperfections left cracks between the boards. A piece of 1 2. Using a tape measure measure the wall on which you ll be installing shiplap boards from one side to the other.

The first step in your shiplap accent wall is to remove everything from the wall including any nails use a putty knife to gently pry and remove baseboards crown moulding and trim. Adding shiplap walls to your home is easier and cheaper than you may think. Some people just use plywood. I lay out 5 steps for shiplapping a wall using the best method an.

Which is awesome and i really kind of like the look a little bit better because with the pine boards the knots kind of come through stacy explains. Mark the distance with a pencil. Learn an easy method for how to install shiplap made out of plywood strips. Paint your shiplap boards.