Knee Wall Cap Wood
How to build a knee wall cap to cover the top of a half wall that doesn t match your decor.
Knee wall cap wood. I had my board cut at home depot to make it easy. The easy way to cover an unsightly knee or half wall. You ll need a board that is the width of your half wall 1 2 inch for a little overhang. Can be used to trim balcony runs capping knee or pony walls even half walls.
Whether it s in an entryway living room or kitchen you can easily transform it. Perfect for standard angled or level knee walls including those used as short partitioning walls knee wall caps slide directly overtop existing drywall for an elegant finish. It is commonly used at the base of exposed staircases. The versatile 8500 standard knee wall cap may be installed on an angled knee wall or on a flat surface.
Sep 13 2014 knee wall cap step by step tutorial. We re in the middle of the living dining and entryway makeover but there was something about the entryway that was bugging me. The wood cap on the half wall gives it a finished look and the painted surface is easy to wipe clean. Available in red oak maple cherry or euro beech.
1 2 inch mdf board. Trim with 8095 3 4 cove mold to match a solid tread nosing trimmed with cove or any of the casings or panel molds. Knee walls raised areas of drywall used to secure balusters receive a finishing touch with stairsupplies knee wall caps. 8198 3 4 x 7 double bullnosed landing knee wall cap.
With every detail accounted for your new stairway will make a beautiful impression. These caps provide a secure surface to install balusters and the high quality wood coordinates with wood treads.