How to Install Board and Batten - DIY Accent Wall

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Here is an easy tutorial on installing DIY board and batten wall trim. Board and batten is a simple and classic accent wall for any bedroom, entryway, living room, or dining room.
How to install Board & Batten!
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Materials Used in Video:
1” x 6” Primed Pine Boards for baseboards & top horizontal board
1” x 3” Primed Pine Boards for vertical boards
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Green Paint: Oakmoss by Sherwin Williams in Eggshell finish
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@kl0039 5 месяцев назад

This is by far the best B&B tutorial I have seen. Even listing and showing specific brands, wiping your finger with a baby wipe 😂 I love that you included EVERY detail.

@mrsashleyfrench 5 месяцев назад

Thank you! I tried to include everything :)

@tressabenner8204 5 месяцев назад

I agree I literally just had my husband take back the backing board since we don’t need it !

@perpetualautumn6773 Год назад

I’ve watched a lot of board and batten videos, and yours is the best, very thorough.

@mrsashleyfrench Год назад

Thank you so much!

@caroltaylor-long3944 2 года назад

Now, you made this task look so easy!! Thank you for sharing and I am working on my foyer at this time!!

@NikkiNiNiNi Год назад

I’m working on a board and batten wall in my living room. I’ve had nothing but issues lol. Your video is VERY informative I wish I would have seen this video a few weeks ago. Thanks for posting🎉

@mrsashleyfrench Год назад

Thank you so much! :)

@garthmitton1857 2 года назад

You made that look so easy! I wouldn’t have thought of using a spacer board. Love how it turned out. Thanks for sharing. Becky

@mrsashleyfrench 2 года назад

Thank you!

@rachelbee7921 2 года назад

Beautiful job!!! Love your thorough explanation, also! ❤👍🏽

@irisgraeber2684 Год назад

I will be doing this in a very large room and your video answered a lot of my questions. Very well done and explained. Thank you so much!

@mrsashleyfrench Год назад

I'm so glad it was helpful! :)

@ghiberti 2 года назад

Simply lovely!

@mrsashleyfrench 2 года назад

Thank you!

@TishaRicksChildofGODtheCREATOR Год назад

THANK YOU! This was very detailed and helpful!

@patriciahall2223 2 месяца назад

The wall looks beautiful , great video Thank you 🇨🇦

@mrsashleyfrench 2 месяца назад

Thank you!

@laurasainsbury4109 5 месяцев назад

Excellent and detailed instructions - thank you! I am excited to start this project soon

@mrsashleyfrench 5 месяцев назад

Thank you! I'm glad it was helpful :)

@trish9190 Год назад

I have been looking at various tutorials for the most condensed (and accurate) steps for doing a b&b wall. This is by far THE BEST tutorial I’ve come across. 🙌🏼 You show and explain things very clearly and skip anything unnecessary. Great job-love how it turned out too!

@Lu31700 6 месяцев назад

Agree! I've been watching these videos for dayyyyys and this is the absolute best one

@lvalenzuela4328 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for the video, excellent tutorial! Thanks for taking the time out to share!

@mrsashleyfrench 8 месяцев назад

You're welcome!

@dawnbartholomew7440 6 месяцев назад

GREAT tutorial 👌 clear, precise and to the point absolutely loved it and most importantly lovely result too.

@mrsashleyfrench 6 месяцев назад

Thank you! I hope it was helpful!

@mista5857 5 месяцев назад

Great job sweetheart

@iovannawakefield2657 4 месяца назад

Omg!! Jaw drop! I love it!

@bryansmith6983 8 месяцев назад

Wow, I'm impressed. Nice job.

@mrsashleyfrench 8 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@berno10 2 года назад

Awesome explanation. Thank You!

@jusformommy 2 года назад

Great job, I will come back for more information as I do this

@mrsashleyfrench 2 года назад

Thank you!

@FCPA1997 Год назад

Excellent video! This was so helpful!!

@mrsashleyfrench Год назад

Thank you!

@jamiecalvert9242 6 месяцев назад

Great Tutorial

@TendingSnowdrops Год назад

This was super helpful. Thank you ☺️

@mrsashleyfrench Год назад

You are so welcome!!

@angelinaz1 2 года назад

Made my way over here from your TikToks and IG. You made this so simple and easy to follow! Thank you :) Guest bedroom is getting a makeover similar to this!

@mrsashleyfrench 2 года назад

I’m so happy it was helpful! :)

@justinabryant7175 6 месяцев назад

I've been thinking of doing this and this video is giving me more courage to try than to hire someone. Thanks!!

@helen_nails7827 Год назад

Great job! Thanks for this video)

@hothatchpa 7 месяцев назад

Outstanding and thank you!!

@mrsashleyfrench 7 месяцев назад

You're welcome!

@juliehensley-qf1sv 6 месяцев назад

Beautiful. I’m doing the same thing in my new Granddaughters room. We are using tangerine and can’t wait to see it complete. I’ve never done this before and a little nervous.

@mrsashleyfrench 6 месяцев назад

You've got this!

@Jaymieliu 2 года назад

Thank you for sharing!

@mrsashleyfrench 2 года назад

Of course!

@PJG1710 2 дня назад

Outstanding presentation.. Thank you... I'm inspired to do it myself...🤔🤔🤔😄😄😄

@mrsashleyfrench День назад

Thank you! You can do it!!

@StannaMcDougal 5 месяцев назад

very helpful

@Mslavishlife11 Год назад

Thank you so much

@serviodeo Год назад

Thanks

@kathyburnash2112 Год назад

This turned out beautifully! Can you share what type of wood are you using for the baseboards? Also, does the primed pine extend of that baseboard?

@mrsashleyfrench Год назад

Our baseboards in this home are just 1"x6" primed pined boards so the vertical boards from the board and batten are the same width as the baseboards and don't hang over.

@manseles 2 года назад

Great work! Can you explain how you nailed the boards?

@mrsashleyfrench 2 года назад

I try to aim for a stud. If there is no stud behind the board then I use an X method where I aim one nail downward into the board and then aim the next nail upward into the board and the two different directions suck the board into the wall.

@esperanzaestrada1157 5 месяцев назад

Hi thank you so much for your tutorial, my question to you is, I have 111" long wall, can you recommend how high I sure go with the broad Batten!

@mrsashleyfrench 5 месяцев назад

Hi, so it doesn't matter how long the wall is when determining the height of your board and batten. I typically recommend that your board and batten go up 2/3's of the wall. So for example, my ceilings are 8ft tall and my accent walls goes up to 5ft.

@dustinguthrie1694 13 дней назад

Hi Ashley, Great video! What paint color did you use? I absolutely LOVE it

@mrsashleyfrench 9 дней назад

It was called Oakmoss by Sherwin Williams.

@GolfGuy1970 Год назад

Did you use the stock 40T blade to make your cuts? Thanks! Great video!

@mrsashleyfrench Год назад

I am using the stock blade that came on the miter saw which is a T40. I have since upgraded to a larger Ryobi miter saw but I’ve never had any issues with the stock blades.

@kenlamfung7480 8 месяцев назад

Hi Ashley, GREAT video. Thank you! Quick question, Can I use Alexandria Moulding MDF primed for these project? Keep it up and thanks again.

@mrsashleyfrench 8 месяцев назад

Yes you can absolutely use that!

@kenlamfung7480 8 месяцев назад

Awesome. Appreciate it. Thanks!!!!

@andrinnamakel9855 4 месяца назад

I really enjoyed your video. Question: Did you change the baseboard as well?

@mrsashleyfrench 4 месяца назад

We did replace the baseboards in the whole house and used 1”x6” boards for the baseboards.

@moondustblast2647 8 месяцев назад

hi ashley, i'm very new to this kind of thing and i'm wondering, what kind of paint can we use to apply to the wall and the batten? is that just a regular wall paint? thanks ashley..

@mrsashleyfrench 8 месяцев назад

Hi there, yes you can use any normal interior wall paint in any sheen you'd like. For this room, I used a satin sheen.

@carriecostello3808 15 дней назад

Great video. Did you also caulk around the top horizontal board?

@mrsashleyfrench 15 дней назад

Yes I did :)

@wilderunner09 6 месяцев назад

Did you find your Brad Nailer was efficient for this job? I'm looking between getting one of these or a finish nailer and am not sure which would be best for a diy'er like myself

@mrsashleyfrench 6 месяцев назад

100% go with the Brad nailer. I’ve done over 10 accent walls with it and countless other diy projects and home renovations. We have a finishing nailer and the only time we have ever used it is for small, thin trim work on furniture. Finishing nails can’t secure boards to walls or anything like that typically.

@tressabenner8204 5 месяцев назад

Ty for this video saved me 70$ more

@mrsashleyfrench 5 месяцев назад

Yay! You are so welcome!

@bryanchristophe9968 7 месяцев назад

Hi Ashley! Did you mitre cut the all of the corners, or were the boards butted together?

@mrsashleyfrench 7 месяцев назад

I do miter the ends of the horizontal boards but you don’t have to! You can definitely just butt them together because you will caulk that seem and not be able to tell.

@libbyeckhardt5903 6 месяцев назад

Do you think a brad nailer like this will work on plaster walls?

@mrsashleyfrench 6 месяцев назад

Yes it will. We had plaster in our last house and I used a nail gun to add board and batten in that house. I have another video on my profile called “How to use a Brad nailer” and I show how to increase the power of the nail coming out of the Brad nailer which you may need to do with plaster walls.

@keithk007 Месяц назад

What paint sheen should I use for the wall?

@mrsashleyfrench Месяц назад

It’s totally up to you. I like Satin because it’s not too shiny but you can still wipe it down if needed.

@miguelalmada5474 2 года назад

Muy bien hecho. En habitaciones de bebes quiero ver

@josephwittrock8046 2 месяца назад

You already had 1x6 as the floor trim and 1x4 cased widows without a sill. Most retrofits will need to deal with replacing/ retrofitting these which will be a big job. You probably should have pointed this out.

@mrsashleyfrench 2 месяца назад

I added both the baseboards and window trim myself, however neither are needed to accomplish this accent wall. This accent wall can be done exactly the same without adding either of those. People can do this right on their existing baseboards. If you were a follower of mine, you would have seen that I have shared a tutorial on how to add this and keep your existing baseboards.

@unikiran 2 года назад

How tall are your vertical boards? I am not sure how tall to use considering our ceiling is 8ft.

@mrsashleyfrench 2 года назад

My vertical boards are 48” tall. My baseboards are 6”.

@Easton724 9 месяцев назад

So are your ceilings 8 feet? Is there a proper height? Like half or more than half. I have 8 foot ceilings with 3.5 baseboard.

@notorious9213 3 месяца назад

How did you decide how tall to make it up the wall?

@mrsashleyfrench 3 месяца назад

I usually go up 60% of the wall with the board and batten. I just think that looks the best.

@yasminem2410 7 дней назад

I agree that this is one of the best videos. But she did not talk about what height is best for what ceiling height.

@mrsashleyfrench 6 дней назад

There really is no “correct height”. It’s totally up to you. In general, I recommend that your accent wall go up 2/3 up the height of your wall. But it will also save you money if you keep your vertical boards at 48”. That way you can buy 8ft boards and cut them all exactly in half and get two 48” boards from one 8ft piece. If you go over 48”, then you’ll just be left with offcuts and will have to buy twice as much wood. My wall had 6” baseboards, 48” vertical boards plus another 6” horizontal board on top for total height of my accent wall at 60” and I have 8ft ceilings so that’s about 2/3s of my wall.

@TLR425 2 года назад

Any tips on how to hide the knots on pine?

@mrsashleyfrench 2 года назад

I try to buy pieces of wood without large knots. If you can't avoid it, then I would do a thick coat of primer in the knot before painting the board.

@carlcookson9693 2 года назад

@@mrsashleyfrench Knotting, is a brown shellac

@TishaRicksChildofGODtheCREATOR Год назад

What is the model number on your Mitter Saw?

@mrsashleyfrench Год назад

In this video I am using my original Miter saw which is the Ryobi corded, 7.25" sliding compound miter saw. Here is the link: rstyle.me/+iB1xyeQJxcZfwww_2TRTdg It is a great beginner saw. Now I have upgraded to the Ryobi battery operated 10" sliding compounf miter saw, linked here: rstyle.me/+tpjwIcDHTOgxA9CTjYNJsw

@TinaPeapod 15 дней назад

I may have missed it but what size is the top board?

@mrsashleyfrench 14 дней назад

It was a 6" primed pine board. You could totally go with a 4" board as well.

@iremcmm 3 месяца назад

Is it wall paint that you used also on the wood panels ?

@mrsashleyfrench 3 месяца назад

Yes, I used regular interior paint on the walls and boards. All the boards I purchased were primed pine so they already had a primer on them. The only thing I had to prime was that little ledge I added to the top of the horizontal board because it was raw pine.

@iremcmm 3 месяца назад

@@mrsashleyfrench Thank you so much!🥰

@MicaelaBonner 2 года назад

How much did this cost you in materials?

@mrsashleyfrench 2 года назад

I honestly do not know what I paid. I know I purchased 14 of the 1x3's for the vertical boards, 4 of the 1x6's for the horizontal board, and 4 of the 1x2's for the ledge.

@darlyduroseau1569 Год назад

Did you remove your base board?

@mrsashleyfrench Год назад

We had already replaced the baseboards when we added the LVP flooring prior to doing the accent wall. So this room had new 6" baseboards when I started on the accent wall.

@erickalmestar 3 месяца назад

How tall is your board&batten overall?

@mrsashleyfrench 3 месяца назад

My walls are 8ft high and the board and batten measures 60" from the floor to the top of the horizontal board (that includes the 6" baseboard).

@byrny111 6 месяцев назад

How do you avoid outlets with boards

@mrsashleyfrench 6 месяцев назад

Was that a typo? I'm not sure what you are asking.

@byrny111 6 месяцев назад

@@mrsashleyfrench typo sorry. Outlets. With the calculator you might end up having a board run over the top of an outlet. Did you account for that somehow?

@mrsashleyfrench 6 месяцев назад

@@byrny111 After I use the calculator, I like to go measure it out on the walls, sometimes using painter's tape to mark it out on the walls and see if it lands a board over an outlet. If it does, I try to adjust my calculator by just an inch or so to avoid outlets. It's a pain to cut a board to fit over/around an outlet so I try to avoid it at all costs. I've even adjusted my boards by one inch on just one of the 4 walls in a room to avoid an outlet on that one wall and the change of 1" is not noticeable to the eye at all.

@iovannawakefield2657 4 месяца назад

What was the total $$ of this project?

@mrsashleyfrench 4 месяца назад

I wish I had kept track of that when I did it, but I didn't. Probably a few hundred dollars in wood. You could do it a bit cheaper by using MDF instead of pine or by using skinnier boards.

@byrny111 3 месяца назад

Are you punching nails into wood behind the wall?

@mrsashleyfrench 3 месяца назад

Not all the nails in the vertical boards will hit a wood stub behind the drywall since the studs are spaced 16" apart and my vertical boards don't line up perfectly with the studs. But you don't need to hit a stud. In the video I show how I angle my nail gun a bit and shoot the nails in a bit at an angle to create an X which tightly hugs the boards to the wall. A 2" brad nail is sufficient to hold these kinds of boards to the wall without hitting a stud.

@byrny111 3 месяца назад

@@mrsashleyfrench i also see you said you never glue. Have you had any issues with the boards not staying put?

@mrsashleyfrench 3 месяца назад

I’ve never used glue and I’ve never had any issues. I’ve done probably 7 walls like this and never had a board fall off. You’d have to pry them off to remove them.

@shrimpinpat 11 месяцев назад

It would bother me not having the rectangles not be all the same size or wrapping around a corner.

@mrsashleyfrench 11 месяцев назад

They are all the same size with the exception of the closet wall. But we are talking such a slight difference that you can't see it with your eye.

@LeslieShrout 2 месяца назад

Why not paint the wall before you add the boards?

@mrsashleyfrench 2 месяца назад

You totally can!

@AndrewBurtonS-group 2 года назад

glue...

@ChristIsLord229 2 года назад

Right! No glue or joinery. That wood will move and all that paint will crack in the joints. 😞

@jachf9577 9 месяцев назад

I don’t like that in the first wall you made two corner columns and then stopped that on the second wall.

@lauriekline8655 2 года назад

The L is silent in caulk

@user-hh8bf8il9r 9 месяцев назад

Such a helpful tutorial, thank you!! Couple questions: Did you paint the door trim green? And do you recommend starting on the wall that you see when entering the room, or is it better to start on the wall that has a door (so you don’t end up with weird spacing when you get to the door)?

@mrsashleyfrench 9 месяцев назад

Thank you! I did paint the door trim green and keep meaning to paint the back of the door itself green too for a really cohesive look. But at a minimum, yes paint the door trim in the room to match the color of the board and batten. You can really start the accent wall on any wall but if you have a wall that will be more bare and more seen than the others, start on that wall so you can ensure you will have a really nice, even pattern. Most of the walls in this room I did ended up with furniture on them so none of them are bare. So if you have a wall that will be seen the most, start on that wall :)