Shiplap Everywhere

There are a variety of shiplap options from single boards to panels at your local Home Depot. I'll start with the cheapest and easiest to install, the 4 ft x 8 ft sheet was around $40 and was large enough to cover the space where the old bathroom mirror was.

Once I removed the old mirror, I prepped the wall. I grabbed a sander to get all the mirror glue spots off. Then I painted the side walls and added a coat of primer to the cabinet..

Then, I measured the wall and cut the panel board into shape. I used nail glue for the back of the board. (I reglazed the countertop, remodeled the lighting, and put a primer coat on the cabinets too). This panelboard is great for small spaces, but I wouldnt use it for an entire wall, because the seam line would be obvious.

Then I hung the mirror and cabinets, and voila! This was a pretty inexpensive makeover. $100 to reglaze the countertop, $40 for Shiplap Panel + $30 for a Gallon of Paint and Primer, $150 for the mirror, $100 for the medicine cabinet, $60 for the Halo airtight canless lights, and $200 for a sheetrock guy to frame in the lightbox and shoot texture. All in around $700 plus my time.

The NEXT Project was a big one, and we used 8, 10, and 12 foot x 6 inch shiplap boards at about $12-$16 each to cover 5 walls. This required 2 contractors and 3 days to install. The ceilings are 8 ft high, and the walls length range from 5ft to 11ft long so... (math) 8 ft tall = 96 inches / 6 inch wide boards = 16 boards for each wall. My contractors picked up my order of 60 boards. The total cost of labor and material was around $1500.

Then, I painted the walls. My take away after manually painting two walls was that it was much easier to rent a paint sprayer. Paint drips in between boards in the gap when you manually paint, so it takes 10 times as long.

There are a number of finish options and wood type, (or even MDF). The cost can vary greatly on the material. The location of the shiplap install, the grain or flat appearance, and the finish stain or paint are all things you want to consider.

You can get a discount if you buy a bulk package, but if you are buying hard wood, you should probably hand pick the boards because like all wood products, they can be slightly warped or split and you want clean straight boards. If you are going for PVC, Softwood, or MDF boards, you can order bulk because they hold their straight shape.

Home Depot will also deliver for a fee if you don't have a truck, or you can rent one of their trucks for about $40, but if you're hiring contractors, they will probably pick up your order as part of the job, (including picking out straight hardwood boards). Hope this helps, and happy shiplapping!