HELP!! Wall Panelling

[Muj]

Hi everyone,

as part of my ongoing house renovation, we have decided to do wood panelling throughout our hallway to give it that extra character.

ive been looking at images so I can get a carpenter to do it for me. I’m planning on using 18mm MDF, made in to strips then putting it on to fresh plaster wall to create the boxes. I then plan on putting mouldings in to each square. However, I can’t seem to find the correct mouldings. The most common depths on mouldings are 6mm to 12mm.

i feel I need 18mm mouldings to look good against the 18mm mdf, but not sure if 12mm would look fine? Would it create too much of a lip?

ive put a few pics in for reference. If anyone can figure out what or how the mouldings are done in each square I’d be very grateful.

thank you in advance !

 

[Deleted member 174758]

Plaster isn't always that flat and us rarely perfect. If you fix 6mm MDF to the wall them build your faux framing using 9 or 12mm MDF strips (solid timber framing rarely has the panels set back by 3/4in) it should be possible to find appropriate size beading. Finish the top with a dado rail moulding or the like

 

[Tigercubrider]

You could contact a specialist cnc router company who could supply strips of mdf routed with the moulding on each side. They could probably cut it into the correct strips as well.
Or a local chippy might be able to do it on site.

Routing the mdf will be time consuming but is quite quick- especially if the guy has a table set up to do it.
Any extra time/ expense would probably be offset by speed once you get to the fixing stage. Cutting loads of bits of trim will take ages

 

[Tigercubrider]

https://finepanel.co.uk/fielded-wall-panels

 

[Muj]

Plaster isn't always that flat and us rarely perfect. If you fix 6mm MDF to the wall them build your faux framing using 9 or 12mm MDF strips (solid timber framing rarely has the panels set back by 3/4in) it should be possible to find appropriate size beading. Finish the top with a dado rail moulding or the like

ok yes so do an mdf backing to get it bang on straight.

I was thinking as you said, to do it on 12mm mdf with 12mm beading. But was a little scared it may not have enough depth

 

[Muj]

You could contact a specialist cnc router company who could supply strips of mdf routed with the moulding on each side. They could probably cut it into the correct strips as well.
Or a local chippy might be able to do it on site.

Routing the mdf will be time consuming but is quite quick- especially if the guy has a table set up to do it.
Any extra time/ expense would probably be offset by speed once you get to the fixing stage. Cutting loads of bits of trim will take ages

good point thank you, I have a local timber yard who do a free cutting service so may look in to that