Here’s How: Install a wainscoting kit contracts with humidity and Dear James: I have always temperature changes, so it is liked wainscoting on walls. The expected that the joints’ spacing old drywall has dents and loose will change a bit throughout the joint tape. Is it possible to install seasons. wainscoting myself over the old Currently, wainscoting walls? – Aleta N. kits are available, and Dear Aleta: this would be your best Wainscoting is not option for a do-it-yourself as popular these days project. The kits are because of its high cost not inexpensive, and compared with drywall. some cost as much as It does create beautiful, JAMES $20 per square foot. By unique and durable comparison, though, this walls. In order to reduce DULLEY is still less expensive than the cost, you may want having a woodworker to do only one or two install scratch-built wainscoting. walls. You can always do more at a Most wainscoting materials used later time. today are made from engineered Wainscoting used to be made with individual small pieces of solid lumber. This is basically very highgrade plywood with a veneer of wood oriented in a perpendicular cherry, maple, walnut, oak, etc., on pattern surrounding larger wood the top surface. With the plywoodpanels. Real wood expands and
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