Hello,
I am in need of beadboard with a covering width of about 75 mm, which is not part of the standard assortments but can of course be planed at joineries.
The timber could in that case be e.g. råspont where I cut the tongue and then rout the bead + tongue to get the right dimension https://www.byggmax.se/17x95-råspont-p08217095
The biggest problem is probably if the quality is too poor, but you can be selective at the lumberyard.
It involves about 22 square meters.
In my mind, it seems doable, but at the same time, I'm afraid it's difficult to achieve a good result.
Of course, it can be done, as long as you have the time.
Do you have anyone with their own sawmill nearby?
Then you can buy the nearest dimension and get better quality, but you'll have to mill both groove and tongue.
Even outer panel 22x95 could work as a starting point.
Not nearby, but there are some local sawmills I will check with to get a price estimate. Since it’s just pärlspont, I think that no unusual profiles are needed. If the difference is too small, I can't justify either the investment in router bits or the time. But at the same time, it would have been fun to do it myself.
Not even close but there are some local sawmills I will check with to get an idea of the cost. Since it's just beadboard, I assume no odd profiles are needed. If the difference is too small, I can't justify either investing in router bits or the time. But at the same time, it would be fun to do it myself.
Yeah, so many things I've bought or done over the years just for fun.
Just because you can and want to.
In my world, it's only positive 👍
Experimented with milling down Byggmax-pärlspont to the right dimensions. The problem is that the underside of the groove disappears, so there is a risk that it won't hold together well at the joint.
Experimented with planing down Byggmax beadboard to the right dimensions. The problem is that the underside of the groove disappears, so there's a risk that it won't hold together well at the joint.
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It would be possible to glue a strip of thin plywood or something similar on the back, then the groove will be whole again.
Keep in mind that in the past, paneling was often built with different widths, like 70, 80, 90, and mixed, so depending on the age of the house, I would see it as an advantage to build with other dimensions, makes it more lively… but of course, it's difficult to match if that's the intention.
I have bought from both sawmill and Byggmax, and it's definitely advantageous to use a thicker panel if the base is uneven, the thin Byggmax panel moves quite a lot and doesn't become very stable if needed.
Yes, it's about us putting 80 mm in the ceiling because the old ones sitting under the plasterboard are of that width. But now I have received a quote of 44 kr per linear meter from a local planing mill, so I will probably end up going with that in the end anyway. The time it takes to do it myself is not the problem, but if I can't get hold of decent wood at a good price, it's hard to justify the work effort.
VLJ said:
