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February 15, 2005
beaded wall panels
In our 1910 brownstone we've discovered the original beaded oak panelled walls in our dining room, underneath layers of paint, plaster, and fiberboard. We're trying to restore the walls, but the plaster over the actual beading is rendering them unsalvageable. Anyone know where we can find replacements for just the narrow strips of wooden beads? Thank you.
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Have you tried chiselling the plaster off? If it was applied directly to the wood panelling it shouldn't be that well adhered if its just lime or gypsum plaster (drywall compound is another story.) Use a masonry chisel and a hammer, chip out a little plaster down to the wood for the chisel to hold on to, then chisel downward in a direction parallel to the wood. This should encourage cleavage between the plaster and wood without hurting the wood. This is the kind of project that many contractors will claim "can't be done" because they haven't done it before, it requires a certain type of care, its hard to price, and its easier to just replace. So its a good diy project-- just takes time, elbow grease, and a learning-curve tolerance. I have both original (excavated) beadboard and reproduction in my bedroom, and the original looks so, so much nicer.
Posted by: Naomi at February 17, 2005 12:56 PM
Try dimension lumber in Brooklyn.I don't have their number offhand,but you can bring them a piece of the origional beadboard and they can make a new batch to repalace the old ones. Generally the dimensions of the beadboards are standardized, so they will probably have the necessary cutting knives in the shop.
Posted by: ken reynolds at February 17, 2005 6:13 PM
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