Knee Wall Cap Overhang

How to build a knee wall cap to cover the top of a half wall that doesn t match your decor.

Knee wall cap overhang. The cap wraps around one end to create a finished front edge which elegantly conceals the transition from knee wall to drywall. Most wet tile saws can cut marble. I am going to put a marble cap on top of the knee wall and then glass to within about 10 of the ceiling. I had my board cut at home depot to make it easy.

1 2 inch mdf board. After we capped our half wall. Top off your knee wall with a 8550 premium knee wall cap. To the top board i added a decorative moulding.

Marble is a great material for capping the knee wall. Whether it s in an entryway living room or kitchen you can easily transform it. You ll need a board that is the width of your half wall 1 2 inch for a little overhang. Furthermore the marble should overhang the edges of the knee wall evenly on all sides.

Sep 13 2014 knee wall cap step by step tutorial. Formed from stain grade wood each cap is designed to fit over standard walls with drywall creating a smooth and strong base for balusters. Next i installed 6 board along the wall under the cap and used this same lumber for the baseboard. If you have a knee wall on your stairs you can give it a more custom finished look by capping it with a quality hardwood board.

It is commonly used at the base of exposed staircases. I cut the wall between the existing shower and bathtub down to 42. I have densshield in the wall of the shower and will tile over that with travertine tile. The easy way to cover an unsightly knee or half wall.

The terms knee wall and pony wall are commonly used as if they were synonymous and both terms are often used to refer to the same types of wall structures. The wood cap on the half wall gives it a finished look and the painted surface is easy to wipe clean. However some types of walls such as pony walls that rest on a building s foundation or an attic knee wall cannot be properly referred to by both names. We re in the middle of the living dining and entryway makeover but there was something about the entryway that was bugging me.