Quick question on panelling

[Mjward]

About to start my 4th room of panelling and up to now have made up the 4 sides of the panel rectangle, attached to each other with mitre fast, then fit the whole thing as one unit to the wall.

However, I've seen a handful of videos where the panel is assembled on the wall, ie bottom piece put in, then the sides, then the top.

Is this easier/quicker/better or have I been doing it the right way?

 

[Spectric]

Both methods have there place, look at @Doug71 's wall paneling to get some ideas. If a wall is not flat then it can be easier to assemble as you go along to accomodate the wall discrepancies.

 

[Doug71]

I have done both ways, depends on the situation really.

I like to fasten them to the wall in one piece like a picture frame when possible but sometimes if they are for example bigger panels it can be easier to do them as separate pieces.

 

[Peter Sefton]

About to start my 4th room of panelling and up to now have made up the 4 sides of the panel rectangle, attached to each other with mitre fast, then fit the whole thing as one unit to the wall.

However, I've seen a handful of videos where the panel is assembled on the wall, ie bottom piece put in, then the sides, then the top.

Is this easier/quicker/better or have I been doing it the right way?

Do you have any pictures of the rooms you have already done? Different designs or materials lead to different techniques.

Cheers Peter

 

[Mjward]

Ah ok, well thats good to know both work and I think I'll take your tip Doug and assemble on the wall for the bigger panel as they were a slight struggle to simultaneously hold up and nail in.



Peter, please find pictures below, master bedroom went in first (ignore the wonky fireplace!) and went for a thicker style. For my daughter's bedroom went thinner and will be using the same wood for my sons bedroom I'm currently on



Master:

Daughters:

Sons (work in progress)

 

[Jameshow]

Ah ok, well thats good to know both work and I think I'll take your tip Doug and assemble on the wall for the bigger panel as they were a slight struggle to simultaneously hold up and nail in.



Peter, please find pictures below, master bedroom went in first (ignore the wonky fireplace!) and went for a thicker style. For my daughter's bedroom went thinner and will be using the same wood for my sons bedroom I'm currently on



Master:

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Daughters:

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Sons (work in progress)

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Nice work!
Your not from East Morton on the hill up to the otley road?

 

[Mjward]

Hats off to a bloody good guess...I had to Google where it was and it's only 20 miles from me

 

[Peter Sefton]

The work have have done looks really good, I would suggest you carry on as you have been. I am sure your family are very impressed and happy!

Cheers for the pics.

Peter

 

[Jester129]

How did you create the partial ceiling to hold the lights? I'm intrigued and might use that. Looks great, very stylish rooms.

 

[Spectric]

How did you create the partial ceiling to hold the lights? I'm intrigued and might use that. Looks great, very stylish rooms.

That type of ceiling has a name but cannot think of it, so name that ceiling type please. I was thinking recessed, partially recessed, centre recessed but I know I am off track.

 

[Mjward]

The name eluded me for a while, was googling exactly that, recessed, then got warmer with dropped ceiling before "tray ceiling" was the winner. Slight deviation from initial sketch but basic principle in place: batons secured into the joists and into wall. Kept the weight down with 2x2 (and I've seen them with smaller but didn't fancy that).

I didn't do it but it's a fairly easy plastering job as you're dealing with fresh and straight plasterboard on relatively small runs

 

[Mjward]

How did you create the partial ceiling to hold the lights? I'm intrigued and might use that. Looks great, very stylish rooms.

Meant to say, served a double purpose of enabling the softer LED strip to work as up lighters and to bring the 3m ceiling down a tad to make it less cavernous in a bed room (whilst keeping the height for the main pendant)

 

[Jameshow]

Hats off to a bloody good guess...I had to Google where it was and it's only 20 miles from me

Firm of woodworker with your name!

 

[Mjward]

Firm of woodworker with your name!

Ah ha sadly with the 31st most common surname in England... There's a lot of us Wards floating around

 

[Mjward]

Another bedroom out the way, getting the hang of it now although still a few errors/learning experiences.

Most notably one cabinet sensor refused to register the wardrobe door as closed when it was fully closed/touching the sensor so thankfully the Blum hinges gave me enough adjustment to pry a gap.

*Just noticed the 0.6x lens is making some of the panelling look slightly wonky but I can assure you it's all straight

 

[HOJ]

That all looks superb.

 

[Mjward]

thank you!