getting ready to install B board in the bathroom, 1/4 3 ply pine. anything I need to know.
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getting ready to install B board in the bathroom, 1/4 3 ply pine. anything I need to know.
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Pine in the bathroom? Seal the end grain real well, especially near the floor. Pine's not very durable with moisture. Are you painting it when you're done?
"anything I need to know."
where the bathroom is.
always important ...
Jeff
Buck Construction
Artistry In Carpentry
Pittsburgh Pa
Prime all edges and paint first coat, save you a lot of time and grief.
Don't use it there
OK, if you just have to, paint both sides and the ut edges 3-4 times first
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3 ply pine? Sheet goods, glue and nail.
Paint on the flat, much easier. Tape a pc of laminate to the bottom of your circular saw so you don't mar the finish when cutting. Layout the wall run so you have pleasing corners. Priming the back might help. Hold it up off the floor a bit. Seal well any edge that comes close to a tub-hold the edge off the tub an eighth and caulk that gap shut.
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ok ... all .. except Calvin.
I'm pretty sure he's talking about plybead in the bathroom ...
not in a freaking shower.
what are U people doing in your bathrooms?
turning the shower head the wrong way and soaking the walls each time?
ok .. for real advice ... install and paint as per the norm.
kinda like what Big Cal said.
remember to not spray the walls with 3" of water daily ...
Jeff
Buck Construction
Artistry In Carpentry
Pittsburgh Pa
I swear.....I think folks picture sauna whenever someone asks about putting a piece of wood in a bathroom. (Don't tell anyone, or I might lose my Breaktime license.....but I've actually installed wood floors in bathrooms)
Jeezuz-H people.....do not install a wood double-hung directly opposite a shower body......but use common sense in all other instances.
J. D. ReynoldsHome Improvements
I guess you and Jeff haven't done enough remodeling and repair to have seen the results of what does happen in bathrooms.I use wood too, but I super seal it up and it stays looking nice. I have seen wood beaded 1x4 that moves 1/8" per piece! hard to keep it painted and looking good with that going o in every joint.And pine 3/8" plywood is not a quality stable wood. Fail to paint nd seal it in a humid climate and I gaurantee it willl be buckling.And yes, I like a nice steamy shower.
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yup.
that's right.
I guess I haven't done enough remodeling ...
musta started yesterday ...
and from the sounds of it ...
I must not have wood wainscot in my very own bathroom either!
man ... the wife is gonna be pissed.
as far as she know ... I grew up remodeling ... mainly bathrooms ...
and when she finds out that's not wood wainscot in the bath ...
she's really go off the deep end.
I specifically remember her telling me some 10-12 years ago that she really wanted wood wainscot in that bath.
Hope she never finds out ...
Jeff Buck Construction
Artistry In Carpentry
Pittsburgh Pa
It does sound like G-P Plybead. Sand face; prime both sides and all edges; fill divots, plugs, and raised grain on face; sand again; prime again. Then paint. Sometimes the beads have splinters and you should be careful to sand off the splinters with an angled sanding sponge or the splintered beads will make the wall look like beaded plywood.
Use only latex paint and primer per Georgia-Pacific instructions.
Glue and nail to a flat substrate (drywall or plywood), not directly to the studs without backing. Fill holes, caulk at sheet gaps, and paint again.
Keep the bottom an inch or so off the floor and use baseboard or molding.
It takes a lot of work to make Plybead look decent, but it looks good if you do it right (like most things). Expect some waste as there is variability among the sheets.
Billy
I am about to do the same thing in my mom's bathroom.I think I am going to run Aztec 1x6 as baseboard with the beadboard sitting on top of it and a thin ogee to cover the gaps at the joint.
This is not my first choice for bathrooms but mom is getting a slipper foot tub and loves this look.
What are you going to use for your chair rail and transition to tile wall?
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Use Azek - this is unpainted ~6" T&G-
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Edited 10/31/2007 6:39 am by McDesign
That's my first choice - if he had only asked - BEFORE he bought the darn plybead
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Forrest,This Azek might be a real good fit for me. Got a small bath that I'd like to wainscot, but the clawfoot ends are going to be 1/4" from the walls and I worry about splashers.Is Azek noticeably 'plastic-y'?Looks from their site like I can nail it as normal wainscoting. Do you think 1/4" ply backed by blocking at 0, 2 and 4 feet would be enough support for their 1/2" beadboard?Thanks,
Steve
Absolutely.My painters love the stuff. Technically it doesn't have to be painted, but nobody wants a pure white white anymore.They buff it lightly with a fine sandpaper to give some tooth to grip the paint first.
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Thanks!I will make a run to the lumberyard and check it out. And the missus will love that she can paint it something other than super gloss white.Happy Halloween to you.
It's strong enough when glued for a little integral door like this (opening framed in regular Azek)
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Forrest
Edited 10/31/2007 8:05 pm by McDesign
Did you use the Azek glue, or something else?
BB ...
by the way.
plybead tip ...
even if U are planning on painting ... get the "stain grade" stuff.
usually just birch ... sometimes oak ... what ever they have if it's to be painted.
the key is ... the "paint grade" has "footballs" ... surface repairs ...
the stain grade stuff has a much better face.
paints up much nicer. No "footballs" to ghost thru.
Jeff
Buck Construction
Artistry In Carpentry
Pittsburgh Pa
Sorry you got your feelings hurt.But your ccomments don't adress any of the problems I pointed out have happened and can happen in humid climates with improperly preparred wood.What's the most humid room in your house?
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I don't really have feels so they can't be hurt.
anyways ... your fears are unfounded.
wood wainscot ... plank and/or plybead ...
works just fine in a bath.
just stop spraying the shower head on it.
and seeing as how the new shower exhaust has been sitting in the closet for about 3 years ... the 5x10 bath can get plenty steamy.
maybe me and J just know how to fasten the stuff?
U ever need lessons let me know.
Jeff Buck Construction
Artistry In Carpentry
Pittsburgh Pa
" your fears are unfounded."no fears, just reporting what I've had to replace - not my work
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do they make an epoxy paint that will seal it.
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Any paint will do well enough. latex will slow moisture considerably while oil will seal it out more fully. No need to bother with epoxy
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