[harpua728]

Hi there,


I would like to install recessed/shaker style wainscoting (similar to the image below) in my basement and I have 4 quick questions.


1) Can I skip the plywood panels and simply install the baseboard, top board/chair rail, and paint the drywall where the inside panels would typically be? These would be newly installed walls so they drywall should be free of any imperfections.


2) As I will be using 1 x 4's for the stiles, how do I transition the thicker stile to a thinner door casing? Most door casing is 5/8 inches deep and my stiles will be 3/4 inches deep. What do I do at the overhang?


3) If I install chair rail on top of the top rail, should the chair rail overhand part of the door trim, are be cut at an angle to fall flush with the door trim?


4) Lastly, any particular kind of wood and/or MDF I should use for the boards/stiles? I'd like to keep this as inexpensive as possible as it's in my basement but still want to do it properly.


Thanks for the help.

 

[joed]

1. yes
2. Route a nice cove or ogey on the end of the rails?
3.some options

4. For paint MDF should fine.

 

[harpua728]

2. Route a nice cove or ogey on the end of the rails?
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Thanks, but is there any other way without having to use a router?


What if I just sand the edge of the stiles down to meet the door trim?

 

[asevereid]

What style of casing so you have, and how many openings?
It may be quicker (relatively) to install a back band that is thicker or as thick, as your stiles, to butt in to.

 

[harpua728]

What style of casing so you have, and how many openings?
It may be quicker (relatively) to install a back band that is thicker or as thick, as your stiles, to butt in to.

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There will be 3 or 4 doors. The basement is not finished yet so the doors aren't installed or trimmed out yet. Should I just look for thicker door casing?

 

[asevereid]

I'm not going to say that you should go out and get thicker casing, but I'm just going to recommend that you take a bit of time to plan your project out thoroughly.
You're on the way now... Just put a bit more thought into material selection, and how they all work together.

 

[woodworkbykirk]

you could add a backband to your existing casing so that you have a proper reveal for the rails and stiles of the panelling. if you use thin material for the rail and stiles it will follow all hte irregularities in the wall and make for a unsightly finished product