I want to put up beadboard a bit up on the wall in the living room. Behind the current wallpaper, there are drywall sheets. How should I proceed when framing for the panel? What screws should I use? I have no idea how thick the drywall is.. Can you cut into the drywall to fit the studs, or is it very complicated? It would be good to avoid reducing the floor space, which is already quite limited.
The panel board is available in beadboard look at places like K-rauta. You can glue it directly onto the drywall with something like PL-400.
Depending on how old your house is, it is framed with 600 or 450. Cut a hole in the plasterboard, which is almost guaranteed to be 12.5-13mm or 6mm (a drywall knife like Stanley cuts quite exactly 13mm deep), that is long enough for you to see 2 studs behind the plasterboard. The hole, in the worst case, needs to be almost 1200mm long and maybe 100-200mm high, ideally as low as possible so it requires as few screws as possible. Be careful not to break the piece, you will need to do some searching to find the screws that might hold it in place. Measure the studs and mark where the other studs are located; you can lightly drive in a screw or nail to ensure you're "on target." Repair the plastic in the wall if there was any, using proper tape! Then screw back the piece of plasterboard you cut out. After that, you can start laying paneling and screwing or nailing as you wish.
Alternatively, you can glue even real råspont.
So, you don't need to frame anything for the panel unless you want to straighten the wall if it is crooked.
Use a screw that is long enough to go through the panel, the plasterboard, and about 2cm into the stud, probably about 4.5 or 5.0. I would probably choose a deck screw, but there are screws with decorative heads and various colors, ask about that when you buy the paneling. Just don't use one with threading all the way down like a drywall screw, as they tend to pull the panel a bit away from the wall.
Uh, yes, that's probably everything, I think.
Alternatively, you can glue even real råspont.
So, you don't need to frame anything for the panel unless you want to straighten the wall if it is crooked.
Use a screw that is long enough to go through the panel, the plasterboard, and about 2cm into the stud, probably about 4.5 or 5.0. I would probably choose a deck screw, but there are screws with decorative heads and various colors, ask about that when you buy the paneling. Just don't use one with threading all the way down like a drywall screw, as they tend to pull the panel a bit away from the wall.
Uh, yes, that's probably everything, I think.
I used to have the same opinion as you about panel boards, but if you paint a couple of layers on the board, it's guaranteed that only you will see the difference. All the beadboard I've put up has dried apart a bit and then there's the knot sealing... Instead of a headboard in a room, I put up beadboard with glue plus nails into the drywall, and it's held up well at least.
Thanks for the answers! I'm still a bit curious about the option of gluing panel boards... But what happens if you glue and one day need to remove the panel? Won't the drywall get damaged then? I'm planning to wallpaper above the panel, and the current wallpaper is quite loose on the drywall (it's just a single layer of wallpaper), should I tear off the wallpaper at the bottom where the panel will be as well? Should I then apply a skim coat, or can I glue the panel directly onto the drywall?
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