We have an uninsulated cottage on the CT shoreline. We want to put beadboard paneling in the 1970’s kitchen to match the rest of the 1936 cottage. With the fluctuations in temperature, would real wood warp? Thanks in advance.
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I' will install horizontial nailers. How the framer's call them? Cats?
If you have the room you can make a grid with 1x2-or1x3 s
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Your problem would not be with fluctuating temps, but with fluctuation humidity.
to use wood, select stable material to begin with such as fir or mahogany, be sure it is dry and at same conditions as hosue by storing there on site for 2-3 weeks, then pre-praime all six sides before installing it so that it will absorb less moisture from the air. glueing as well as nailing will also help stabilize it. I would use PL Premium.
If this is paint grade, and you have concerns still about the humidity, check out a cellular PVC product caled Azek which is made in a 5/16" beaded T&G. Water won't hurt it, but it is thermally sensitive.
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Thanks for the helpful advice.
I agree with Piffin except, maybe, for the gluing part - although my opinion is based mainly on theory, not widespread experience - and I'm not even sure I agree with myself - based on some experience {G}As the humidity levels change, wood expands and contracts. 0.0X inches of expansion per Y inches of board (which varies from species to species and whether flat sawn or quarter sawn - quarter sawn has less expansion/contraction.)Narrow boards side by side which can expand and contract individually will divide the overall expansion over a greater number of joints, reulting in less expansion per joint.As I understand the theory, gluing the boards together would negate that "division."OTOH, I did a tongue and groove front porch 7 years ago, where I painted all six sides (as Piffin mentions) AND painted the tongue and grove edges during assembly - effectively the same as gluing, apparently, since there has no obvious opening at the joined edges.That exterior floor, fully exposed to the elements, has stood the test of time.I don't know about yours, but my church isn't a hotel for the holy, it's a hospital for sinners
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