What is the best way to handle outside corners when installing beadboard wains coating?
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Re: outside corners in waincotting. I guess I have always tried to mitre the corner for a seamless turn. I have even been able to rip the pieces in the right places to keep the "pattern" smoothly moving around the corner. Chances are, though, one won't be so lucky. Sometimes a person can tie the cap into the corner with a downturn. The easiest is to install a corner moulding that dies nicely up under the cap and sits on top of the base.
I get paid to do carpentry. That makes me a professional.
If I work on my own house does that make me a DIY?
Keyless
what manifestation of "beadboard" you using?
base material?
painted?
clue us in and you'll get all kinds of ideas
Crude sketch. I saw this somewhere and thought it looked good.
IT's on there. got to move around to find it.
Edited 11/8/2005 4:47 pm ET by Doodabug
I guess personal taste enters in ...
I would prefer to do a simple corner of 1x3 or 1x4, with a long ripped miter at the corner. Your beadboard dies into it at a lower level. Nice finish. The corner piece can be pre-fabbed on the bench, glued and sanded, then fastened in place.
Another advantage is that this is a stronger corner than the beadboard, better able to resist a good bump from something or someone.
Bruce
Between the mountains and the desert ...
Edited 11/9/2005 10:25 pm by Bruce
Depends on the materials used and the finish.
If I`m using 3/4" or better stock, I`ll make the corner up out of the wainscotting itself. Biscuit and glue it up ahead of time.
The thin stuff might require a capping.
J. D. Reynolds
Home Improvements
You can just rip a mitered corner out of the material, though the tricky part is getting the spacing even proximate to the corner. Much easier if you start at the outside corner and work back in both directions. If you have to break the pattern, it is less noticable at an inside corner.
Thanks for the tip.