Mounting Plywood On Wall

Measure the perimeter of the room you ll be paneling.

Mounting plywood on wall.

Getting the panels ready 1. The preferred method for tile installations is to use a sheet of underlayment. Don safety glasses and ear protection. How to secure plywood to a brick wall 1.

Place the sheet of plywood flat on a work surface. Acclimate the plywood panels to the room before you get started. You are trying to remove any debris from the block so the construction adhesive can bond to it. Measure the length of each wall in the room with a tape measure.

Make sure you are placing nails. Hold the plywood. Use the nail gun to nail the middle of the plywood into the wall. Use a hammer or a nail gun with galvanized nails to do so.

In either case you need to first measure how wide of a piece you will need. Scrub the concrete block where you want to attach the plywood using a stiff scrub brush but no water. Once you get to the end of a wall you will need to cut the sheet down to fit or perhaps your wall wont be sheathed up to 8 feet like mine. If possible you should always use concrete board underlayments rather than plywood.

Make sure you re applying nails at around 6 inch gaps all through one vertical edge of the plywood into the wall. After you have nailed in the edges it is time to nail in the middle for added structural strength. This will prevent them from warping once they re up. For wall installations plywood is overkill beneath the concrete or fiber board which is designed in five eighths inch material for wall settings.

Measure the length and width of the plywood sheet and mark the. Arrange the panels in. Drill through the plywood every 16 inches in rows to form a grid using a. The trick is to nail the plywood edges into the wall.