Question about your beadboard backsplash

19 years ago

I really need advice from those with real beadbord as a backspalsh in their kitchen or bath. We have just installed tongue & groove boards for our kitchen backsplash. At the seam with the countertop, we finished off with a miniature cove molding. I painted fronts and backs of each board with two coats of shallac-based primer, and painted (after installastion) with a good oil-based eggshell paint (two coats).

We cannot agree on the question of caulking. DH caulked behind the cove molding, and he will caulk the seam between the cove molding and granite. He wants to caulk between the cove and the beadboard as well. However, I am worried that this will ruin "the look", that it will just look like we have "gunk" in the grooves. Of course, his argument is that we might get water behind the cove molding in the grooves, which could ruin the wood or BEGIN MOLDING (horrors! I HATE mold in my house and I am very allergic!). Personally, I think the risk is theoretical and it won't really happen in practice.

If you have had a beadboard backsplash, what did you do about this detail? What was your experience?

I need to decide SOON!

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Vivian Kaufman
19 years ago
We have a kitchen full of beadboard--ceiling, walls, wainscoting--all old and original to the house. Based upon our experience, I do not think that caulking that seam is overkill--especially on the backsplash, and I think that if it is done right, it wouldn't be that noticeable. We have tubes, tubes, and more tubes of caulking in our kitchen walls and ceiling and wainscot, and it's not noticeable.

We usually just caulk the joint and then wipe it with damp paper towels. It pushes the caulk in where it's needed and wipes away what could become unsightly. Of course, ours is OLD and looks OLD with all the bumps, nurples, and gouges of age....LOL Still, I see no problem with caulking your new beadboard as long as you're careful to wipe it completely away.
jeannieo
Original Author
19 years ago
Vivian, thanks for the encouragement. DH caulked this afternoon and it looks great. He is very meticulous about his work, and I am really pleased with how it looks.
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I meant to get back to you sooner. I understand now what you're talking about. This is just opinion but I think what you're describing would look fine. How much space is under the window? Is it enough that you could even go a little more than 1/4"? Here are a couple of links that might help. The first is a GW thread that has a picture partway down with beadboard around the window. The windows are trimmed but between them there is beadboard with no trim. The other is a google search result of several DIY Forum threads that address this specific question. Sorry I can't be of more help. http://www.thathomesite.com/forums/load/kitchbath/msg0810180123220.html http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&q=+site:forum.doityourself.com+beadboard+under+window+no+trim&ei=8vTdS7XOBoKK8gSC_OTKBw&sa=X&oi=forum_cluster&resnum=3&ct=more-results&ved=0CCEQrQIwAg
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jeanieo,

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