How To Cedar Line Your Closet

[manu1959]

Yeah... makes sense to me. It's just nice to know that you can rejuvenate it. Of all the $100K+ plus tools I have, one thing I've never owned is a nail gun. Might have to invest in one of those for this job. Maybe a cheapie from Harbor Freight tools or something, because I'll probably use it for this and then never again.

Did you use a nail gun manu, or did you go back over each and ever nail with a nail punch set to sink it?

nail gun.....no glue......if you ever need to remove it ... if it is glued on you destroy the gypsum board so you would get to redo that as well.....

nail guns are only necessary if you have to nail two pieces of wod together.....

[glockmail]

You absolutely use glue... but you nail it too. You can see in the pictures above there's glue on the piece the guy is putting on... step #4...

nail gun.....no glue......if you ever need to remove it ... if it is glued on you destroy the gypsum board so you would get to redo that as well.....

nail guns are only necessary if you have to nail two pieces of wod together.....

I've had great luck with using glue only for projects. I finished a basement one time by gluing styrofoam right onto the block walls, then gluing drywall onto the foam. No nail holes to mud over.

My contention is that if you plan on removing the cedar then why put it up in the first place?

[manu1959]

I've had great luck with using glue only for projects. I finished a basement one time by gluing styrofoam right onto the block walls, then gluing drywall onto the foam. No nail holes to mud over.

My contention is that if you plan on removing the cedar then why put it up in the first place?

why get dressed then you are just going to take your clothes off later...

[glockmail]

why get dressed then you are just going to take your clothes off later...

I grew up in an old house, circa 1930, and there were several places on the walls that had removable panels to access plumbing, in case a pipe leaked. Back in those days walls were "three layer" plaster over oak lath. Cutting a hole in a wall and repairing it was a big deal.

Later on in life, working on homes built after the development and acceptance of gypsum board, I learned a different philosophy. "Drywall" is considered a finish material, and is easily removed and replaced. If there is a problem with plumbing then you just rip into the wall and repair it later.

Its just two different philosophies of design and renovation.

[Pale Rider]

nail gun.....no glue......if you ever need to remove it ... if it is glued on you destroy the gypsum board so you would get to redo that as well.....

nail guns are only necessary if you have to nail two pieces of wod together.....

Well a nail gun would sink the nail deep enough so that it wouldn't interfere with the tongue and groove. If you're using a hammer, you'd have to go back and use a punch to set the nail or it would be in the way, since you're supposed to put the nail in near the tongue so that it's hidden when you're done.

I grew up in an old house, circa 1930, and there were several places on the walls that had removable panels to access plumbing, in case a pipe leaked. Back in those days walls were "three layer" plaster over oak lath. Cutting a hole in a wall and repairing it was a big deal.

Later on in life, working on homes built after the development and acceptance of gypsum board, I learned a different philosophy. "Drywall" is considered a finish material, and is easily removed and replaced. If there is a problem with plumbing then you just rip into the wall and repair it later.

Its just two different philosophies of design and renovation.

And I agree glock. I'd glue it up. Expansion and contraction from the home getting warm and cool might loosen up some of the boards over time. If they're glued, they're staying put. I wouldn't ever plan on taking it out. If I did, well, no big deal to rip out the dry wall and slap up new stuff. A closet would be a piece of cake.