Also there were two other factors on why I went with faux planks: first I prefer a wider plank beadboard which our lumber yard didn’t carry and second, I didn’t want to pay for the pricier tongue and groove planks.
When using the ‘faux’ planks ripped from plywood sheets most of us choose to have our local Home Depot or Lowe’s do it. Even though I’ve got a table saw, the thought of ripping all my own wood felt too time consuming. Although in hindsight, the time I saved cutting my planks, I probably wasted in added installation work.
After measuring the room I collected my planks over a week, by dropping into two different Home Depot stores and asking whoever happened to be at their saw. One of my helpers was the manager who was absolutely fastidious about his cuts. Those were the straight ones. The rest of the cuts were pretty irregular which wouldn’t have been that noticable if I were laying them horizontally. But once I got started it was obvious that I would have to make a choice.
Either I had to keep my vertical lines straight and give up the equal distance between each plank,
or I could use the spacers to guarantee uniform space between the planks, however the vertical lines would not be straight.
I chose to keep the vertical lines all straight.
OK. So this is how I know I’m not truly a perfectionist….
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Oh and here’s an AFTER shot to let you know that I finally finished this darn room, …hooray! If you’d like to see more photos or if you have any questions I’d be happy to answer them.
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