Tongue and Groove Accent Wall - Part 1

Adding a stylish wood panel accent wall to add some character to our master bedroom. Used tongue and groove boards and a finish nailer to lay this great looking wall right over our boring drywall. amzn.to/3dtWUOV this tool will make it even easier! We are using pine tongue and groove 8" boards.

[@unbruisable]

"a lot of people say you should take your drywall down"
me, a renter who fully plans on doing this: oh no lol

[@jnf2211]

I read that in order to help the boards reduce shrinking or expanding after installation that you should allow the boards to sit in the room they’ll be installed in for a few weeks so they can adjust to the humidity level in the room and such. Was this something you did? Or did you just buy the boards and go? If so, have the boards shrunk or expanded in a super noticeable way?

[@diydads2535]

I did leave the boards inside in the room for a couple days to adjust to temp and humidity. I've found that it does make a difference but weeks isnt necessary if you are buying from a big box store where the lumber is kept indoors. If you are buying from an outdoor lumberyard then acclimating the wood starts to have more of an impact.

[@jnf2211]

@@diydads2535 okay gotcha. Thank you for your reply.

[@VivianMcall]

I want to do this vertically on my bedroom wall

[@diydads2535]

Sounds like a cool project! One challenge you may have is just finding something to nail to since your studs are going to be spaced about 16" apart. I would suggest putting up at least a few pieces of batten board (long small boards that will sit horizontally screwed to your wall studs) so that each of your vertical boards can be mailed into something solid. Good luck! Subscribe for more tips when I post them! 👍

[@justadbeer]

@@diydads2535 Nice job. I did this many years ago (20 probably) over drywall, vertically, and had no issues shooting directly into the drywall. Of course the tops and bottoms were in studs, as were the 1"x3" trim that also helped. I just made sure I put a nice angle on the nails and used plenty of them. I thought about using some type of mastic, but decided against it in case we ever wanted to remove the V board some day.

[@user-qw7oy2ld1o]

Where did you get the wood from? Great video!

[@merrittmetzler8660]

I got mine from Menards, the same exact boards except mine were 8' in length. They have many sizes available. Relatively cheap as well.

[@supererick128]

Not trying to be picky or anything but why didn’t you staggered them ?

[@diydads2535]

We decided we didn't want any seams on our wall but that is entirely personal preference. It really comes down to the look you want. If you decide to use shorter boards you should definitely stagger them.

[@supererick128]

@@diydads2535 thanks I was just wondering. I do like the staggered random look better .looks great

[@robbear2726]

So where's the wall and what does it look like done 👎👎👎.

[@diydads2535]

This was broken up in to a few parts. The finished product is at the end of a different video just so these didn't run crazy long. Could have shorten the vids but hard to know which tips to focus on! Here is the video with the final product th-cam.com/video/1g2O_0UQUEk/w-d-xo.html

[@Patrick-nw9bt]

Talk to much

[@diydads2535]

Thanks for the feedback! Hard to know sometimes where we're crossing the line between helpful to rambling. 😂

[@Patrick-nw9bt]

@@diydads2535 im thinking about doing my floors in my den just want to see how it looks and goes down. Not bashing you

[@diydads2535]

@@Patrick-nw9bt All good! Good luck with the project!

[@bababooey1266]

It’s too not to

[@jodyallenbaugh9427]

Actually its recommended to lay the carsiding over drywall and use the drywall as a fire protector. Those saying tear the drywall out need to investigate a little more and understand it is highly recommended to have a fire safe protection behind because if for some reason that wall catches fire without the drywall your wall studs catch fire and it spreads.