Tiny
brad nails held the strips of wood on either side (now painted the interior color).
Not exact matches
Use clamps to
hold it tightly, then use a
brad nailer to
nail from the bottom of the backing into the frame.
We are going to give it a shot in one of our «popcorn» rooms, we will probably use a little liquid
nails on the bottom side of each plank, along with the
brad nailer, just to make sure it
holds good.
We used an 18 gauge
brad nailer with 1 1/4 ″
brad nails (32 mm) we were shooting into a wood ceiling and it
held wonderfully!
We may use some liquid
nails on the underside of each plank (in addition to the
brad nailer) to make sure it
holds since we won't be
nailing into wood.
I tacked it down with
brad nails and liquid
nails NOTE: I used a lot of liquid
nails and only a few very strategically placed
brads in the top of the counter top, I knew the glue, the weight of the plywood itself and the trim would
hold it in place.
Basically you just need your
brad nailer, something to
hold in between the boards as you
nail to keep a bit of gap in there (hubby used a scrap piece of planking) and a couple of different saws for making whatever cuts you need to work around outlets, trim, etc..
I cut the trim on my miter saw and used wood glue and tape to
hold the trim pieces in place while I secured them with the
brad nailer.