11/28/2023 0 Comments Cover up holes in wall![]() ![]() Using a miter saw, cut your baseboard to size and install it around your space. Using a stud finder, locate and mark all the studs along the walls. I don’t have a photo of the space after I removed all the tile, but you can get an idea from above just how rough everything was once I started digging in. If you haven’t done so already, remove all the old tile and any trim or baseboard from your walls. If you are installing new flooring in the space, you’ll want to install the flooring first, then do this project.You may even be able to install your luan panels first, then your baseboard in front of the panel if you have a shorter area of damaged walls. Measure your space before buying and cutting. This meant we had to buy a little wider baseboard as well. For us, the luan panels had to sit on top of the baseboard in order to reach far enough up the wall to cover all the damaged areas.You’ll need enough luan, baseboard and lip molding to cover your damaged walls.Primer and Paint in Your Choice of Color.Finish Nails and Hammer or Nail Gun loaded with Finish Nails.Molding for top of luan panels – I suggest using a top molding that has a lip like this one.Budget Friendly DIY Fix for Damaged Walls Click here to read my full disclosure policy. This post contains affiliate links for your shopping convenience. However, something still had to be done about those damaged walls left from the full removal of the tiles. While I would have loved to retile the walls, that simply wasn’t in the budget. As you can see, the tiles were coming off the wall – and in multiple places, not just in that one place you see there. It hadn’t been in that great of condition when my grandfather passed nearly 20 years ago. I knew that before even laying eyes on it, the bathroom was going to need to be updated. When we got the farmhouse, the bathroom looked like this: So, if you’re looking for a super affordable, easy to accomplish solution for bathroom walls (or potentially any walls) damaged from tile or that may have huge gaping holes in them for other reasons, here ya go. I included this project in it and as I was writing up the presentation, it was then I realized I had never actually posted about it. This was a project we completed over two years ago, alas I never actually got around to sitting down and writing the post.īack in June, I taught a local workshop on remodeling your bathroom on a budget. It seems I’m becoming quite productive since my crew has returned to school. Our solution cost us less than $100 – and it looks great! We had little budget and lots of damaged wall in one of our bathrooms. ![]() Looking for a simple and super affordable way to cover damaged bathroom walls left behind by old wall tile? We’ve been there too.
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