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How to Install Beadboard Wainscoting

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You can add character, detail and historic charm to your home with the addition of beadboard wainscoting and a chair rail.
Step 11: Set the height of a compass.
Using a common compass and a sharp pencil, set the height of the compass to a height in excess of the molding. Note that the molding has already been cut down to provide a one-quarter-inch bed upon which the MDF beadboard will rest.
Set the compass to an excess height of the molding.

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