Installing Wainscoting

This step-by-step guide teaches how to install wainscoting and includes a list of required materials and tools.

1. Measure and Mark
Because most floors are not level, you'll want to create a level line on the wall to mark the top of your wainscoting panel installation. Base molding installed later will disguise any variance at the bottom edges. Choose a starting point on your wall, and measure the desired height of the wainscoting. (Remember that the cap molding applied along the top edge of the beaded-board panels will add slightly to the finished height.) From that point, use a level to draw a horizontal line and extend it around the room. Use a chalk line to connect the points.

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