![]() I probably could have still put some trim there for looks but why go to the extra trouble?! Since my trim was thin I was able to skip having a piece of trim running along the baseboard. The tape helped to make this process a little less confusing.įor me that was just the batten running against the ceiling and the batten running down the side of the wall. You need to take into consideration the height and width of your wall and then add in the batten measurements and subtract something from something and divide something by something…I was lost.Īfter the 16th attempt I just eyed it and it turned out fine. ![]() I am not a math wizard and getting the squares on my wall to be the same size wasn’t easy and at the end of the day they aren’t the same size. It probably saved me alot of headaches and swear words this time. It was an extra (and pain in the butt) step but so worth it. To be completely honest, I didn’t do this step in my other two attempts at board and batten. I have also used paint in a semi gloss finish for these projects to mimic the look of wood (not sure if that fooled anyone though). I used Sherwin Williams Dover White in satin finish. (I was using my iPhone to take pics while I was working so these pics aren’t the best but you’ll get the idea) How to install Board and Batten Step 1: I didn’t have this laser level at the time I did this project but I wish I did.
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