DIY Shiplap Wall | Garage Remodel Ep 1

My garage came unfinished when we bought our house. I have been working in it since the day we moved in. Its been a long time coming but it is finally time to remodel the garage. I started by painting all the walls white and decided to have an accent wall with shiplap. Real shiplap is very expensive, so decided to go with faux shiplap using 1/4 inch plywood.

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Start out by measuring your wall that the shiplap will be installed to. Calculate how much material you will need. I bought 4×8 sheets of 1/4″ Plywood. If you are planning to paint it white, it really does not matter too much on the quality of the plywood. If you are lucky sometimes the big box stores will cut the plywood sheets down for you. I recommend going with a 5 7/8″ inch x 8 feet planks. If you use this width for your planks you will get 8 planks per sheet of plywood. This accounts for the 1/8″ loss for each cut on the table saw (blade diameter).

Next I would examine the walls you are planning to install the faux shiplap on and be sure to keep in mind of any potential problems such as plumbing or electrical work. Take off the face plates for any outlets.

Optional step: paint unfinished walls before starting shiplap install

Starting out at the table saw I cut the plywood sheets down at approximately 5 7/8 inches. This gave me 8 planks per sheet.

To secure the planks to the wall I used loctite adhesive.

Pro Tip: Take the height of the wall and determine exactly how many planks are needed to complete the wall. If start at the bottom of the wall, and your top plank will be too large. Calculate the difference and make the first and last plank the same width.

Example: If your last plank ends up being 3 7/8″ wide. Take 5 7/8 – 2 inches = 3 7/8 inches (last plank). Instead of having your last plank be 3 7/8 inch, divide 2 inches by 2 = 1 inch. Now subtract 5 7/8 – 1 inch = 4 7/8 inches. Make your first and last plank 4 7/8 inches.

You want to make sure your first plank is level.

To create the separation for each plank, I used a ruler to help guide me. I used a brad nailer and 2″ brad nails to hit the studs. I’ve seen a lot of people use nickels to create this separation, but I much prefer the ruler. You can use anything you want here, just make sure to keep thinks consistent.

When you run into objects on the wall such as outlets or stairs you will need to cut out the shape on your plank. I traced out the cutouts and used a jigsaw to make my cuts.

You may want to also sand down the sharp edges, before attaching to the wall.

When the planks are too long, I used my miter saw to cut them down.

Optional: fill in all the holes and edges with caulking or wood filler before painting

Once everything is installed and caulking applied, I started to paint with a roller.

That’s it! Simple DIY Faux Shiplap Wall.

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