I have a 25 foot drywall wall left that I am doing some wainscoting… I ripped up the old baseboards, and am bumping them out 3/4" basically following this guide a bit: http://www.familyhandyman.com/walls/how-to-build-a-wainscoted-wall/view-all
So the problem is that that particular wall is a bit wavy – It was real noticeable before I ripped out the baseboards, and so I was thinking that maybe I can make the 3/4" poplar smooth it out a bit. Lining it up, I see that it can a bit, but even if it hugs the wall a little, they will be wavy to.
Wondering what the best thing to do is… sand the new boards where it's uneven, or something else?
Best Answer
If you really want the wainscoting to be straight, you could put shims behind the wainscot and baseboard to make them straight and level even if the wall isn't, and use a scribed board at the top to follow whatever curves exist there....