Because cedar requires less protection when used indoors there s a wide variety of treatments and.
How to trim cedar paneling on wall.
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Trim each panel as necessary to fit or stay level.
Use a fine toothed saw blade to avoid splitting and fraying on the front of the panel.
If there s any gap or space the wall behind the paneling will peek out.
You ll need to protect your hands and wear a safety mask and ensure you re working in a well ventilated area.
However it s often difficult to get perfectly tight seams between the 4 x 8 foot sheets.
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If the paneling is pockmarked scratched up or riddled with divots it will need spackle as well.
It takes the emphasis off the ridges while also creating.
Spackle should be used to fill in the lines that connect the panels together.
For the best finish paint paneling methodically.
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When cedar walls are too dark and heavy you can simply lighten them by mixing up a wood bleaching solution then applying it to the wood.
All panels should be trimmed 1 4 inch shorter than the ceiling to allow for contraction and expansion.
The retro design element is simple and chic.
Tape off the ceiling and trim and cut in paint along the tape creating a border of paint all around the room or the section of wall to be covered.
Use a spackling trowel to smoothly fill in the lines and create an even surface along the entire wall.
A deep slate gray paint is strategically placed on paneling which acts as a nice border around the brighter painted portions of the wall.
However the wood has many other uses including furniture wood paneling accent beams and trim.