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Title: What is this paneling called?
Post by: Uglydog56 on March 14, 2012, 10:08:42 PM
On this picture I stole from ebay, what is the name etc. of the paneling behind the counter?  That's what I want to do the walls of my kitchen/dining room in.  I'm sorry it's hard to see.

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Title: Re: What is this paneling called?
Post by: natepelton on March 14, 2012, 10:34:07 PM
wainscotting right?
Title: Re: What is this paneling called?
Post by: Seayfam on March 14, 2012, 10:41:30 PM
Typically it would be used for wainscoting, but it's called beadboard paneling.
Title: Re: What is this paneling called?
Post by: JackConrad on March 15, 2012, 05:10:58 AM
What we used give us the same look, but we used individual boards that are about 3  9/16" wide, 5/16 thick and come in 8' lengths, instead of the 4x8 sheets of fir paneling. The boards are available at Home Depot and Lowes in pine or cedar.  Jack
Title: Re: What is this paneling called?
Post by: Ericbsc on March 15, 2012, 07:06:38 AM
That is oak bead board. If it is a solid pc. it will be 4' x 8' x 1/4" sheets. It can also be purchased in strips but they are thicker. Both should be available at any cabinet or home supply.
Title: Re: What is this paneling called?
Post by: luvrbus on March 15, 2012, 07:11:38 AM
Doesn't wainscoting just mean wall covering ? guess I could look it up lol
Title: Re: What is this paneling called?
Post by: Uglydog56 on March 15, 2012, 08:40:28 AM
Thanks guys!  I'm going to get the 4x8 sheets and make the lines horizontal, then go all the way up and over to the cabinets.

Next question:  My bus came with 1/4" plywood cladding over the insulation, nothing over that (the interior wasn't finished).  Would you put the beadboard over the plywood, or in place of it?
Title: Re: What is this paneling called?
Post by: Cary and Don on March 15, 2012, 08:56:56 AM
Wainscoting is a wall treatment, paneling or something else, below a chair rail.

Don and Cary
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Title: Re: What is this paneling called?
Post by: pabusnut on March 15, 2012, 10:50:54 AM
I was going to use the 4 x 8 sheets, but at my big box store, they are now only pre-finished at $40ea. Calculating that I would waste about 1/3 of each sheet, I decided not to go that route. Some of them are not wood either, but a thin verneer over pressed hardboard.  I am not fond of that stuff as it doesn't mix very well with water!  Knowing that leaks are probable sometime--I avoid anything that will be damaged by first contact with water.

I am going the route Jack did with the individual boards, which I can stain, and hopefully waste fewer of!

Steve Toomey
pabusnut
Title: Re: What is this paneling called?
Post by: bevans6 on March 15, 2012, 11:22:41 AM
My local stores have them in 36" X 48" panels specifically for wainscoting.  I call that look "tongue and groove" because in the old days you made it by cutting tongues and grooves on boards, usually pine, and it was used for the backs of cupboards and all sorts of things.

Brian
Title: Re: What is this paneling called?
Post by: chev49 on March 15, 2012, 12:33:04 PM
have seen beadboard both at lowes and home depot
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Post by: mikke60 on March 15, 2012, 05:19:26 PM
I would go over the 1/4" for rigidity.
Title: Re: What is this paneling called?
Post by: Fred Mc on March 15, 2012, 10:02:06 PM
Its easy to make you own beadboard using plywood. In my house kitchen reno I made my own by cutting dados(grooves) in plywood and gluing dowels into the grooves.

Regards

Fred
Title: Re: What is this paneling called?
Post by: robertglines1 on March 16, 2012, 06:39:41 AM
use to call     car sideing      from the railroad days.   telling my age  ;D
Title: Re: What is this paneling called?
Post by: Paso One on March 16, 2012, 08:25:18 AM
I have a short wall section I was thinking on using up some left over tongue and groove 3/4 inch flooring.

You would get the same look. :)
Title: Re: What is this paneling called?
Post by: FloridaCliff on March 16, 2012, 10:34:30 AM
Quote from: Fred Mc on March 15, 2012, 10:02:06 PM
Its easy to make you own beadboard using plywood. In my house kitchen reno I made my own by cutting dados(grooves) in plywood and gluing dowels into the grooves.

Regards

Fred

Fred,  You have to darn much time on your hands.... :P   ;D

Cliff
Title: Re: What is this paneling called?
Post by: frontman on March 16, 2012, 02:43:36 PM
It is bead board and you can get it in 4x8 sheets or 4x4 sheets but you would end up with a bunch of waste.  You would be better off getting it packs of single 3.5 inch double beaded boards. They are usually 8ft long and can be found at any home improvement store.