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   UncleDunc | Jun 13, 2002 11:38pm | #1

   Where I live, beadboard is expanded polystyrene insulation, but that probably isn't what you're asking about. I hope.

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   Tikiclub | Jun 14, 2002 12:37am | #2

   Look in the phone book under wood or plywood and see if you have a plywood supplier in the area (not Home Depot). They generally have a huge variety of products to choose from.

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   cwpp1 | Jun 14, 2002 01:41am | #3

   ELIZAJOYCE:

   Most bead board is 1/4" by 3",(maybe 3 1/2"} You can find it in a building supply house. Lowes has it in this area.

   Charlie

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   grantlogan | Jun 14, 2002 03:26am | #4

   Lowes doesn't have it in my area, but they have 4x8 plywood sheet that look pretty darn good for wainscotting. Wouldn't use it outside, though.

    

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   Piffin | Jun 14, 2002 03:34am | #5

   I don't know how much you are looking for but for 3-400 dollars, you can get a router and router table with a couple bits and make as much as you want, in any size.

   Excellence is its own reward!
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   JDRHI | Jun 14, 2002 06:15am | #6

   1/4 inch? That sounds mighty thin! Your not gonna have much of a bead without goin` clear through.

   Tell me if I`m picturing what your wanting to do....you want to add a beadboard look to the side of an existing cabinet without coming out past the reveal of the faceframe? If so, you might be better off routing the detail into the cabinet side itself. I`m hoping the cabinet wall is at least 1/2" thick. It will give you more detail.

   J. D. Reynolds

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   JeffBuck | Jun 14, 2002 06:49am | #7

   Sounds like you want Plybead......georgia pacific I think. 4 x 8 sheets..aprox 1/4 think. Even if it's to be painted.....order in oak or finish grade birch. The off the shelf paint grade stuff still can have footballs that'll show thru...unless you prime and coat a coupla times.....which makes the better stuff a bargain in the end. Jeff                 Genius has it's limits.....but stupidity knows no bounds

    

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   cmzimm | Jun 14, 2002 09:05pm | #8

   My local Lowes or HD carries both the 4'x8' sheets or a t&g product by GP.  I recently bought some made of preprimed mdf that came in 8' lengths and were about 7" wide.  They came 3 strips per pack and had 3 "beads" per strip.  I cut them in half and installed them as a wainscot in my bathroom.  Looked better than the 4'x8' sheets because it has much more depth and was really easy to install.  I believe you could also but some that was about 32" long, specifically for wainscot.

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   Mikeybob33 | Jun 15, 2002 03:04am | #9

   You can get 1/4 " beadboard in just about any species.  It is plywood so if you are staining remember that the grooves will not stain evenly, still looks nice though.

   Go to a distributor of cabinet supplies, a cabinet shop or a cabinet distributor.  Any of these places can get it for you or tell you where to get it.

   Mike

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   FrankB89 | Jun 15, 2002 04:12am | #10

   There's a solid wood product I use sometimes for beaded ceilings, wainscote, etc., called Woodway Solid Wood Paneling mfd. by a company called LWO Corporation in Portland, Oregon.  It's available in red cedar, pine, aromatic cedar (Tennessee red cedar) and probably other species.  Sold in packs of 14 sq. ft, some in random length, some in 8 footers. It's generally pretty decent wood, T & G with 3" exposed face.

   That's all the info I have and I have one of the packing brochures right in front of me.

   Out here in the Northwest it's available in most lumber yards and the big box stores.

    

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   Hammerthyme | Jun 15, 2002 08:52pm | #11

   I just finished wainscoting a familyroom with 1/4 inch mdf beadboard.  The beadboard comes in 4x8 sheets.  Very easy to cut.  Used subfloor adhesive and brads to attach it to the walls.

   Before starting the job I took a look at a room we had done the same way a couple of years ago.  The room looked great!

   If you are looking for a paint grade finish this a a good way to go.

   Ham.

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   akaCamiA | Jun 15, 2002 09:45pm | #12

   Ham, how flexible is the mdf beadboard? I'm thinking of using this on the underside of a curved breakfast bar- it seems like it would hold up against the kicking of small feet, but it's a special order item at my lumberyard so I can't test it out. Thanks-

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