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Prepare Planks and Install First Course

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Barnwood wall

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What happens here

The project begins with the creator introducing the goal: to transform a blank wall into a barnwood wall. He emphasizes starting in a bottom corner and working upwards. Before installation, it's crucial to ensure both ends of the barnwood planks are cut square. This is demonstrated using a miter saw to achieve clean, straight cuts on the end of a plank. Once the first plank is ready, it is placed against the wall, leveled using a spirit level, and then secured into place using a finish nailer loaded with 2.5-inch, 16-gauge finish nails. The creator highlights the importance of the first course being perfectly level, as it sets the foundation for all subsequent rows.

Goal: Establish a level and secure base row of barnwood planks

Tools and materials

  • Air Compressor — Powering the pneumatic finish nailer
  • Finish Nailer Ridgid — Securing the barnwood planks to the wall
  • Miter Saw Ridgid — Cutting the ends of barnwood planks square and to length
  • Spirit Level — Ensuring the first row of barnwood planks is perfectly horizontal
  • Barnwood Planks — The primary material for the feature wall
  • Finish Nails — Fastening the barnwood planks to the wall

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I'm going to turn this blank wall into this. Let's get after it. I'm going to start in this bottom corner and work my way up. But first, I'm going to make sure I have a square end on both ends. All right, I'm going to go ahead and I'm going to take our board here and I'm just going to level it on our wall. I'm using 2 and 1/2 inch 16 gauge finish nails for this project. It's important to make sure that your first course is level, so it doesn't throw you off when you go up the wall. Once you got your first course set,

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