Newton Mearns, East Renfrewshire
Wall panelling in Newton Mearns
Panelling is the cheapest way to give a large, plain room something to look at. In Newton Mearns that usually means a hallway with a lot of blank wall, a main bedroom behind the bed, or a living room wall that a television is about to go on.
Hallways and stairwells
A hallway in a house of this size is often a long run of nothing, and half-height panelling gives it a horizontal line to follow and takes the scuffs at the height scuffs actually happen. Carrying it up the stair string so it follows the pitch is fiddly work and it is the detail that makes the whole thing look intentional rather than applied.
Behind the bed
Full-height panelling behind a bed replaces a headboard and gives the room a focal point without furniture. It is worth setting out so the bed sits centrally within the panel layout rather than landing wherever the spacing happens to put it, which means measuring the bed before the battens go up.
Slatted walls and what is behind them
Slatted panelling is often paired with a media wall, and the two should be planned together. The slats want to run past the television rather than stop awkwardly beside it, and any cabling needs to be in the wall before the battens go on. Done as one job it looks integrated; done separately it usually looks like two decisions.
Fixing and finishing
Battens fixed to studs where we can find them, packed where the wall is out, and everything filled, caulked and painted on site so the joints close up. Skirting is either removed and reinstated over the panelling or scribed to, depending on the profile.