Post #598921 by newB24 on Sat, Jul 23, 2011 11:02 AM

Well, got a little jump start on the wall coverings. I decided to put the lauhala first, knowing that it might not lay too flat or straight. Boy was I right, that stuff is not very fun to work with. My batch was REALLY dry, not what I was expecting at all.

I basically made a mark down about 50" level across the wall and tried to keep it fairly close along the bottom. I just have to keep my bamboo wainscoting and the bottom of the lauhala closer than 2" apart (the width of my bamboo chair rail).

So in all its glory....

The top and bottom lines are a bit wavy but it will all be hidden behind something else, plus in this picture the entire mat looks wavy but she is flat against that wall, no humps or high spots anywhere.

I'm hoping to get the floor sawcut and patched back tomorrow but no promises on that! Unfortunately not much more progress until that is done, that outlet in the middle of the wall is the one I am tying into. So I can't put up my baseboard until that is completed.

If you look closely you can see I tried my hand at torching some bamboo, well I let the boys torch the bamboo. Stunk up the place, so I need to do the rest outside I think!

EDIT: Got the second wall done, it kind of dives down on the end, but I think I am leaving it. Meets the height requirements across the wall.

[ Edited by: newB24 2011-07-23 11:04 ]

[ Edited by: newB24 2011-07-23 15:06 ]