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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 12: Draw a line across the bottom of the molding.
Using this distance as the offset, carefully scribe the bottom of the molding, leaving the wedges that were used to level the molding in place. This not only gives you a level base, but it allows you to cut the bottom of the molding to tightly follow the contour of the floor.
Use the height set on the compass to draw a line across the bottom of the molding.

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