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Posted by Heathcliff on November 6, 2006, 2:45 pm
Hey, anything besides sheet paneling is overkill for a basement in my
book, but it's all in the eye of the beholder.
Scarf joints are used in baseboards, to make a neat joint that allows
for expansion and contraction without showing a gap. Don't forget to
finish the mitered end of the board before installing, so that if/when
in contracts and a little band of the cut area shows, it will match the
surface wood and thus be inconspicuous.
Come to think of it, getting an accurate miter on 8-inch-wide stock
might be a little tricky, will it fit in your miter saw? -- H
blah@blah.com wrote:
> Thanks for your feedback. The basement is dry.
>
>
> Don't you mean scarf joint rather than shiplap joint?
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiplap
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarf_joint
>
> Any suggestions as to the wall plank thickness? A lot of the stuff
> I'm seeing is pretty thick...seems like over-kill but some of this
> think stuff I've seen looks cheap & crappy...
>
>
> Thanks,
> Kevin
>
>
> Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
> > > Any advice relative to my installation? How far off the floor should I
> > > start?
> >
> >
> > Is the basement dry? Allow at least an inch on the bottom, more if you've
> > ever had water.
> >
> > > How to you handle the joints at the ends of the planks? I
> > > assume you don't just butt them together.
> >
> > YOu can, but look up "shiplap joints" for better appearance.
> >
> > > Should the end joints of
> > > the boards be staggered? If so, what's the best way to do that?
> >
> > Start at one end of the wall and work to the other. The last board will
> > have to be cut to fit. Use that board to start the next row. To keep it
> > random, cut a board for the third row. If the first piece was say 16", cut
> > off the next as 48" to give a better stagger. Or use them on an adjacent
> > wall to stagger that. IMO, random look better than a symmetrical joint.
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