Considerations For Fitting Tongue And Groove Panelling

Considerations for fitting Tongue and Groove Panelling

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Panelling a wall or ceiling with wooden Tongue and Groove Panelling boards is a simple and effective way to give an otherwise ordinary looking room a smart new look.

Some of the benefits of tongue and groove panelling are that it can cover up poor or badly patched plasterwork, saving on the disruption that re-plastering would cause. It can also hide ugly pipework and gives you a great opportunity to fit wall or ceiling insulation to cut fuel bills, as well as offering some benefit of insulation in it\\’s own right.

However it will not cure the problem of dampness. In fact it can make the problem even worse so any dampness which is already in the walls should be traced for its origin and cured and left to dry before you add any tongue and groove panelling.

One of the things you\\’ll need to consider before starting the job is which way to lay the boards. Most would go either vertically or horizontally with the battens to which they fix going in the opposite direction. Vertically laid boards give the effect of height whilst horizontally laid boards emphasise width. For a different effect however the boards can go at a 45 degree angle although this will involve more work as they will have to be cut at the correct angle and length.

Another consideration are skirting boards and architraves. There are most normally treated with the use of battens which are fixed n top of the boards after they are fixed.

In terms of services, water pipes and cabling can normally be hidden behind the boards but it may be necessary to increase the thickness of the battens to make sure they are cleared sufficiently.

To insulate behind the panelling there are two choices. One can purchase fibreboard sheets or blanket roll insulation but since both of these will restrict the flow of air behind the boards, both of these options will require a barrier behind the boards to keep the insulation off the wall itself.

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