My Wife saw Slat walls somewhere and really liked them, she wanted me to to 2 walls in our entry way. I was trying to think of how I could attach the slats as nailing straight into the sheetrock would hold. I did a search for slat walls on RUclips and saw your video, I think it was the third one down but I picked yours. Great idea to angle the nails in from the sides, both because it helps lock them to the sheetrock and also hides the nails. I finished the project a couple of days ago, she is very happy. Thanks for the help
That made my day Steve, thank you for leaving your comment that really gave me motivation to keep making more videos like this! I have some cool tutorials of other projects we do for clients I'll be uploading this year. If you're on Instagram could you send us a picture of your slat wall!
Hey Steve, I saw your post on my google page. That wall looks amazing! I like the idea of having the plants in the room as well. The color and all of it came out so good!
Yup, I was thinking the same thing, how am I going to nail slats to drywall without using some sorta adhesive. Nail them at an angle from the sides!!! F-ing genius!! Lol, this is why I'm not a carpenter.. Thanks for video!!
You obviously do this for a living but you mentioned several techniques and tips that other people have never mentioned. The 45 and nailing the sides are the biggest tips. You’re awesome thank you
Man that is a beautiful wall. It's also obvious that you've done this with care and real quality. I'm going to give this a shot and I really appreciate the video. Great tutorial!
I'm so glad I came across your reel on Instagram which led me here. Thank you so much for this breakdown. I'm about to do this to some of my walls in my house. This will save me so much time on trying to figure out the math. You are a life saver. Great job!
Great tutorial! Thank you. Best tip is how to nail the boards…watched many videos and yours was definitely the best! Started my wall today and hoping to master that nail tip. Thx
I love these types of walls and thanks to you I can learn much more about what kind of design I want for my home, thanks for your advice as they are incredible, I love your channel.
I’ve watched at least a dozen slat wall videos and this one struck me for 2 reasons. First, I did NOT know about that brad nail on the sides trick. Fantastic info since I just received my 18-gauge nailer earlier this week. Second, the colour. I really want to do a dark-ish walnut one (most seem to be lighter coloured) and this one turned out beautifully. Thanks!
Hey David! Thank you for your comment! Bradnailing through the sides will definitely give your wall a much clearer look! When I see the nail holes on the front of the slats it's super cringy plus it's hard to match wood filler with the color stain. Try water-base golden oak by Behr. Use two coats, that's how we got this walnut color. 1 coat will come out way too light.
@@Wouldwoodworkif in case in the future you need to take down the slats, will it be harder to take them down since they seem way more secured than if you nailed them in from the front?
@@siIIiest trust me that is a good problem to have. I'd hate for my client to call me and say hey my slats are falling off. There will be drywall repair either way you go, I'd recommend going the most secured route
I’m in the process of doing this same style wall. I picked up some tips from your video. One thing that I wish you would have highlighted was the corner slat being installed. That’s a much crisper look than what I had planed! Thanks for the tip!
Beautifully done. I am thinking about doing a small section I my living room to add interest to the entryway with a floating shelf and mirror. Thanks for the tips.
Nice work. One tip I'd recommend is use a pin nailer with 1 3/8 nails instead of Brad nails. Super small hole and strong enough hold and no puttying required.
Would pin nails still be strong enough if you want to hang shelves on this type of thing if you did the same technique shown in the video? I want to do this myself but on drywall not sure if the nails will have enough depth of wood to be in or if the 'hook technique' of 2 at an angle is good enough. Though maybe brackets for the shelves could fit in-between the slats and go into the wall directly anyway.
Man I couldn't wait for this breakdown. Super Informative, Clear instructions, Perfect Tips, and Easy to Understand. DOPE! My favorite part is seeing couples work together. Love It!
interesting content that you have on your channel, it is very instructive and impressive. I hope to see more of your material soon. Thanks for sharing.
Great job with the video and some real good pointers throughout the video 🤘 I can't help but mention though the whole 10/16 is hilarious to me, I'm not sure if you guys actually use that measurement where your from but I enjoyed the laugh everything you said it 😂
Hahaha I break down my numbers to the smallest fraction but during this video I was thinking of Sam. She wouldn't have known 5/8" but she can definitely count the ticks on the measuring tape to 10/16 😂
@@Wouldwoodwork i love that and am very stoked that you did that in the video! Great work by you and Sam as well 👍 keep up the good work and cheers thank you both 🤙
I have done the same thing over the weekend, but I used a glue from bison to stick them to the wall and it came up very solid. As a spacer , I have used an entire slat and it came perfect.
Great project and video. I actually did the exact same project for my newborn’s room. A fantastic feature. Loved hearing your tips and tricks. Thanks 🙏
Hey buddy my home, believe it or not is all concrete. So what do you suggest I use to secure my slats or to secure the pieces for my accents wall thanks
What's up Robert! That get a little tricky but off the bat my mind is leaning towards building your slat wall on panels using 4x8 sheets of 1/4" or 1/2" sanded birch plywood. Make sure you paint the sanded plywood first then brad nail the slats to that with equal spacing. You will have to anchor 2x4 or 2x6 wood studs to the concrete using concrete screws or anchors horizontally then screw those panels onto the studs in between the slats (16" spacing)
Got a new subscriber here man. Excellent video. Keep at this, you’re going to explode on RUclips soon. You have a very charismatic personality for this. How do you like that Dust Dog filter on the dust collector? Been eyeing one for my Jet as well.
Man thank you so much Gregg! I'm going to remember you for saying that. I really appreciate you 🙏🏾 The filter works amazing compared to me other jet dust collector. I highly recommend getting a dust deputy if you can because it makes clean up super easy and it keeps the dust dog from clogging up. If I don't remember to upclog the dust dog, it ends up backing up and it's hell to clean 🥴
excellent tutorial, you give good ideas, i am very interested in the video, alway giving good contributions since i follow the channel, it continues to upload very good content
Looking at doing this project myself, and I think this guide is the winner. Thanks! One thing that I couldn't follow though--was the bevel cut just for the pieces that meet the corner?
10/16th, got it. I was going to plane them to 5/8th but that would have been a huge mistake! joking aside, great vid, loved the angled nail tip and will be using it on our white oak slat project!
Thank you! I used select pine, at the time it was about $7 or $8 but now it may be a little more or less. If this is your first accent wall, I think select pine is a great option its cheap enough you can do a whole wall but the quality is still good. Just stay away from oak or exotic woods... That will cost you a kidney to complete your slat wall lol
Yes you could but be VERY careful as there are water lines, possibly hvac lines behind your walls. Check behind each wall to see if there is anything that might have a pipe in that area and use a very good stud finder that can show metal, pvc or copper lines
You can definitely do so, you can either plane the slats thin to match your base boards or change your baseboards on the wall of your slats to match the slats
I used a 1" space but I got the total length of the wall then divided that by 2.5(slats are 2.5" and spacing is 1") that gave me the amount of slats I needed.
@@Wouldwoodwork can you elaborate..? Not equating. I have a 84&3/4 " wide space. I will be Using 27 slats which are 3/4" thick. I want to evenly space them across. I don't care how many inches exactly the space is.. how does this equation get that accurately sorted?
@@HumbleGladiator let's say your slats are 1.5" wide.. Subtract 3" because you'll end up putting a slat on each ends of your wall so this leaves you with (81 3/4" of wall space) take that number and divide it be 3(this is your spacing plus width of slat 1.5" slat + 1.5" space) You'll end up with 27.25. That's how many slats you'll need. When you are doing your wall leave 2' of space and do this equation once again to space out the slats so they even out the rest of the way
Great video from selecting lumbers to angled mitter for the corner of walls not being straight. The tip of nailing on the side is awesome since I’ve been searching for the way to stick the wood to the wall without nail/screw holes. Thank you for your video. Subscribed.
Wow Thank You for this video, I originally did command tape. That was a no go lol it fell smh. So I came across your video that shows to Nail from the sides, which became my wood is stained and all set to go. I was concerned on the nail showing from the front. I will try this and see if it works for me.
@@JS-cb7rx we haven't experienced that using clear matte, most of the time we use a satin finish which holds up well but we did finish a custom oak bench with matte for a tea shop and after 9 months it still looks good!
@@Wouldwoodwork could you link me or tell me the exact brand and finish you used on the slats as I'm doing the same project. Also was it oil or water based and did you spray or brush on?
What's up Travell, these slats are 8' you won't find 9' pc at Home Depot but you can be creative about the design maybe add some slats horizontally along the bottom 1' of your wall or cut an addition 1' and add it either to the top of bottom of your wall
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Thank you!! I didn't want to see nail holes on mine, nailing from the side is so smart!
No problem, I'm glad you found this video! I hope your project turns out well!
My Wife saw Slat walls somewhere and really liked them, she wanted me to to 2 walls in our entry way. I was trying to think of how I could attach the slats as nailing straight into the sheetrock would hold. I did a search for slat walls on RUclips and saw your video, I think it was the third one down but I picked yours. Great idea to angle the nails in from the sides, both because it helps lock them to the sheetrock and also hides the nails. I finished the project a couple of days ago, she is very happy. Thanks for the help
That made my day Steve, thank you for leaving your comment that really gave me motivation to keep making more videos like this! I have some cool tutorials of other projects we do for clients I'll be uploading this year. If you're on Instagram could you send us a picture of your slat wall!
Hey Steve, I saw your post on my google page. That wall looks amazing! I like the idea of having the plants in the room as well. The color and all of it came out so good!
Yup, I was thinking the same thing, how am I going to nail slats to drywall without using some sorta adhesive.
Nail them at an angle from the sides!!! F-ing genius!!
Lol, this is why I'm not a carpenter..
Thanks for video!!
Thank you. Very good video. You provided a lot of great information.
You obviously do this for a living but you mentioned several techniques and tips that other people have never mentioned. The 45 and nailing the sides are the biggest tips. You’re awesome thank you
It turned out beautifully! Thanks for the tips!
No problem Amy! Thank you for you support!
Man that is a beautiful wall. It's also obvious that you've done this with care and real quality. I'm going to give this a shot and I really appreciate the video. Great tutorial!
Thank you family! I wish you the best of luck on your slat wall!
Great instructions and love the brad nails on the side tip. Very professional and well done!
Thank you ! I hope it helps with your project
Thanks for doing the math. That was helpful for me.
No problem I'm glad it helped!
Interesting video about how to make a DIY wood slat wall - thanks for the step-by-step instructions.
no problem! good luck on your slat wall
This design is exactly what I would like to do, and your tutorial was excellent. Great Work!!!
Thank you! Be sure to tag us on Instagram on your wall when you finish I’d love to see it! 🙏🏾
Great guide and very effective step-by-step instructions! I enjoyed watching the video.
My man Ahmet! Thank you, are you going to try a slat wall?
Dude smiling a whole lot lol “Would Wood Work “lol I love it
Lol what? 😂😂😂
I'm so glad I came across your reel on Instagram which led me here. Thank you so much for this breakdown. I'm about to do this to some of my walls in my house. This will save me so much time on trying to figure out the math. You are a life saver. Great job!
I'm glad you found our page! We appreciate your support, I pray the wall comes out just as you expect it to!
Thank you for making this type of videos I recommend them keep going
Thank you!!!
great tip about nailing from the sides
Thanks man!
Thanks for informative video on Diy Slat Wall
Good luck if you plan on doing a slat wall
Great job. Best video I’ve seen on this. Thanks!
No problem! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
So many great tips in this video! Thanks man!
Thanks Chris! Hopefully yours turns out amazing
Great tutorial! Thank you. Best tip is how to nail the boards…watched many videos and yours was definitely the best! Started my wall today and hoping to master that nail tip. Thx
Thank you Nathalie! I hope your wall turns out amazing! I know it will.
I love these types of walls and thanks to you I can learn much more about what kind of design I want for my home, thanks for your advice as they are incredible, I love your channel.
I'm glad you learned the process Daniela!
I’ve watched at least a dozen slat wall videos and this one struck me for 2 reasons. First, I did NOT know about that brad nail on the sides trick. Fantastic info since I just received my 18-gauge nailer earlier this week. Second, the colour. I really want to do a dark-ish walnut one (most seem to be lighter coloured) and this one turned out beautifully. Thanks!
Hey David! Thank you for your comment! Bradnailing through the sides will definitely give your wall a much clearer look! When I see the nail holes on the front of the slats it's super cringy plus it's hard to match wood filler with the color stain. Try water-base golden oak by Behr. Use two coats, that's how we got this walnut color. 1 coat will come out way too light.
@@Wouldwoodworkif in case in the future you need to take down the slats, will it be harder to take them down since they seem way more secured than if you nailed them in from the front?
@@siIIiest trust me that is a good problem to have. I'd hate for my client to call me and say hey my slats are falling off. There will be drywall repair either way you go, I'd recommend going the most secured route
Very helpful and informative video. I really appreciate it. Everyone should be watch the video. Thanks for sharing the video.
Thanks!
Thank you thank you! Lots of great tips! Just what i needed!
I got you! That's what I'm here for 🙏🏾 if you have any questions let me know!
Fantastic job, bro. Love from 🇳🇴
Thank you my guy!
I’m in the process of doing this same style wall. I picked up some tips from your video. One thing that I wish you would have highlighted was the corner slat being installed. That’s a much crisper look than what I had planed! Thanks for the tip!
Great video about diy slat wall, really interesting video!
I hope you learned how to make a slat wall yourself now!
Amazing build, the guide was really helpful!
Thank you! Good luck on your slat wall
I liked the information you share with us and the demonstration.
Perfect!
Thank you so much for the side brad nail tip, I was looking everywhere to find someone who did an instal like this using only brad nails and no glue!
This video is very good, I sing a lot, this information is very valuable for those who have started to build with this type of wall
Good luck on your accent wall
Great work guys!!
Thank you!
Beautifully done. I am thinking about doing a small section I my living room to add interest to the entryway with a floating shelf and mirror. Thanks for the tips.
That sounds like a great idea! Definitely share the final results when you finish it up
I always learn from your videos, as I don't know much about building and reforming house things, great video, thanks!
Thank you. We have some really good ones coming up in the future!
very good video I loved the video it was great to see them I learned a lot
Thanks!
Very good video, I liked the explanation, thank you for sharing this information
Thanks!
Really Excellent project. Thank you for sharing this information.
Thanks Nathan!
Great job I like your pro tips. Continued SUCCESS !!!!!
Thank you!! I really appreciate your comment family!
Looks so good!
Thanks!!
very good video really your channel makes a great contribution is very useful content for everyone
Thanks!
Love this great work on the wall and the vid!
This was a really helpful. Thank you for providing these details
Not a problem at all!
my man, great detailed video.
Looks good. Nice video.
Looks amazing! Awesome job! This is very and well done
Nice work. One tip I'd recommend is use a pin nailer with 1 3/8 nails instead of Brad nails. Super small hole and strong enough hold and no puttying required.
That's a good one! I have used ping nails on my event walls before so I'll give it a try
Would pin nails still be strong enough if you want to hang shelves on this type of thing if you did the same technique shown in the video?
I want to do this myself but on drywall not sure if the nails will have enough depth of wood to be in or if the 'hook technique' of 2 at an angle is good enough. Though maybe brackets for the shelves could fit in-between the slats and go into the wall directly anyway.
Excelente trabajo !!
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Gracias!
Man I couldn't wait for this breakdown. Super Informative, Clear instructions, Perfect Tips, and Easy to Understand. DOPE! My favorite part is seeing couples work together. Love It!
My guy! Thank you for your support brother I really appreciate it! I'm glad this video resonated well with you 🙏🏾
Excellent guide, it's great, I learned a lot
Thanks! Good luck on your slat wall
I love the wall!
Thank you!!
A really valuable guide!
That was the plan! Good luck on your accent wall if you plan on making one!
very well put. good work on video, work scope breakdown and being very thoroughly with details
Thank you Jay 🙏🏾
Very interesting video with great content. I liked the explanation, thank you for sharing this information
Not a problem! Ill keep pushing content like this
wow this tutorial is really incredible I liked it a lot thanks for sharing this incredible information
No problem Brenda!
Looks so sick, subbed.
Well done.
Thank you!
interesting content that you have on your channel, it is very instructive and impressive. I hope to see more of your material soon. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you!!! I hope your slat wall looks great!
god work, caling from Germany
Thank you for your comment! I hope you and your family are doing ok!
look's really nice!
Thank you!
Thanks for the help
Great job with the video and some real good pointers throughout the video 🤘 I can't help but mention though the whole 10/16 is hilarious to me, I'm not sure if you guys actually use that measurement where your from but I enjoyed the laugh everything you said it 😂
Hahaha I break down my numbers to the smallest fraction but during this video I was thinking of Sam. She wouldn't have known 5/8" but she can definitely count the ticks on the measuring tape to 10/16 😂
@@Wouldwoodwork i love that and am very stoked that you did that in the video! Great work by you and Sam as well 👍 keep up the good work and cheers thank you both 🤙
@@jessehutton5239 thank you for your feedback! We really appreciate you 😁
Man, you do some cool projects! I just found your channel. Subscribed! 👍
A such informative and helpful content thanks for sharing, keep the good job.
Thank you!
Looks beautiful. Well done!
Thank you! We have some cool projects we are working to put out now. Stay tuned!!
I have done the same thing over the weekend, but I used a glue from bison to stick them to the wall and it came up very solid. As a spacer , I have used an entire slat and it came perfect.
Great project and video. I actually did the exact same project for my newborn’s room. A fantastic feature. Loved hearing your tips and tricks. Thanks 🙏
Excellent Mona! I know your newborns room is looking great!
You're amazing!!😊😊😊
Was the wall sheet rock if so how did you nail all the slats into sheet rock?
I really liked the video, the instructions and tips are very clear and the truth is that the diy slat wall is magnificent.
Thank you!
Hey buddy my home, believe it or not is all concrete. So what do you suggest I use to secure my slats or to secure the pieces for my accents wall thanks
What's up Robert! That get a little tricky but off the bat my mind is leaning towards building your slat wall on panels using 4x8 sheets of 1/4" or 1/2" sanded birch plywood. Make sure you paint the sanded plywood first then brad nail the slats to that with equal spacing. You will have to anchor 2x4 or 2x6 wood studs to the concrete using concrete screws or anchors horizontally then screw those panels onto the studs in between the slats (16" spacing)
They also have pre made panels for slat walls but they are extremely expensive
Got a new subscriber here man. Excellent video. Keep at this, you’re going to explode on RUclips soon. You have a very charismatic personality for this.
How do you like that Dust Dog filter on the dust collector? Been eyeing one for my Jet as well.
Man thank you so much Gregg! I'm going to remember you for saying that. I really appreciate you 🙏🏾
The filter works amazing compared to me other jet dust collector. I highly recommend getting a dust deputy if you can because it makes clean up super easy and it keeps the dust dog from clogging up. If I don't remember to upclog the dust dog, it ends up backing up and it's hell to clean 🥴
that apron is sick.
Thank you bro! It gets the job done well!
excellent tutorial, you give good ideas, i am very interested in the video, alway giving good contributions since i follow the channel, it continues to upload very good content
What a great looking wall!! I love the color of the stain… I may have missed it but do you have the name of the color you used?
What type of wood did you use for the slats? The project came out awesome
Thanks! We used select pine for his
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Hi.. loved the video.. can you help me out with what kind wood did you use for the slats please . Thanks
Thank you! Yes sure! We used Select Pine. You can get it from Home Depot or lowes
Use the line that doesn't have dark knots in it
Thanks !! Also can I ask which stain did you use on the select line?
@@8885priyanka we used 2 coats of golden oak(water based)
Love the idea of nailing from the side. I was told it's called "butterfly nailing" where the nails cross each other behind the slats.
Awesome work!
Thank you!!
Is the wall made of dry wall? So with the trick of nailing from the side at an angle is enough to hold the slats, great idea.
Thanks
Yes the wall is drywall(Sheetrock) we checked with the client and the wall is still is solid condition
You guys should think about staining/finishing with Rubio Monocoat. It will provide an even finish every time.
Damn that's nice!
Thank you!
Can you please explain how you think that toe nailing the slats into the gyproc makes it strong enough? Gyproc has no holding power
That's a good question but trust me, try it before you deny it. I did this over a year ago and the client told me it's still looking good
Looking at doing this project myself, and I think this guide is the winner. Thanks! One thing that I couldn't follow though--was the bevel cut just for the pieces that meet the corner?
Nice. How is the wall holding up?
The wall looks great and the client loves it!
It looks good, but how long would it last with out proper support, you can use plywood for the entire wall.
Was the black paint flat, Semi gloss or gloss?
The black paint was actually eggshell. But depending on the look you are going for you can paint it whatever color you'd like
10/16th, got it. I was going to plane them to 5/8th but that would have been a huge mistake! joking aside, great vid, loved the angled nail tip and will be using it on our white oak slat project!
hahah man leave me alone, I got used to saying that because of Sam lol
It looks great ! I want to do the same
with wooden slats on it. by replacing wall sockets and covers with black ones! otherwise very good job man
Thank you for your compliment! We considered changing the outlets to black as well. This slat-wall came out nice
Great video- I plan on doing this but will use black wallpaper and then no more nails on slats to stick on wallpaper rather than nailing .
Beautiful can you please share the cost of the wood? And also if u have more details about what would to buy for a DIYer"s first project?
Thank you! I used select pine, at the time it was about $7 or $8 but now it may be a little more or less. If this is your first accent wall, I think select pine is a great option its cheap enough you can do a whole wall but the quality is still good. Just stay away from oak or exotic woods... That will cost you a kidney to complete your slat wall lol
Hi, I currently have paneling in the kitchen that I want to remove. Could I do an entire kitchen using this method?
Yes you could but be VERY careful as there are water lines, possibly hvac lines behind your walls. Check behind each wall to see if there is anything that might have a pipe in that area and use a very good stud finder that can show metal, pvc or copper lines
Is there a way to do a slat wall with a slimmer baseboard? Like a colonial style baseboard
You can definitely do so, you can either plane the slats thin to match your base boards or change your baseboards on the wall of your slats to match the slats
How did you get the 1 inch spacing figured out?
I used a 1" space but I got the total length of the wall then divided that by 2.5(slats are 2.5" and spacing is 1") that gave me the amount of slats I needed.
@@Wouldwoodwork can you elaborate..? Not equating.
I have a 84&3/4 " wide space. I will be Using 27 slats which are 3/4" thick. I want to evenly space them across. I don't care how many inches exactly the space is.. how does this equation get that accurately sorted?
@@HumbleGladiator how wide are your slats? 1" wide or 1.5" wide?
@@HumbleGladiator let's say your slats are 1.5" wide..
Subtract 3" because you'll end up putting a slat on each ends of your wall so this leaves you with (81 3/4" of wall space) take that number and divide it be 3(this is your spacing plus width of slat 1.5" slat + 1.5" space)
You'll end up with 27.25. That's how many slats you'll need. When you are doing your wall leave 2' of space and do this equation once again to space out the slats so they even out the rest of the way
I know how many slats I need. What I need to figure out is how to space them divide the space them evenly all the way between 84&3/4
Great video from selecting lumbers to angled mitter for the corner of walls not being straight. The tip of nailing on the side is awesome since I’ve been searching for the way to stick the wood to the wall without nail/screw holes. Thank you for your video. Subscribed.
Thanks Andy! Im glad it was helpful to you man
I can.do this!
Can you skip plaining the wood slats if you don't have that tool? is it okay for them to be used as is?
You sure can skip planing the wood. We did it to get each piece down to 10/16 but 3/4" is standard size so that works
Wow Thank You for this video, I originally did command tape. That was a no go lol it fell smh. So I came across your video that shows to Nail from the sides, which became my wood is stained and all set to go. I was concerned on the nail showing from the front. I will try this and see if it works for me.
What is the name of that machine that you slid the pieces through the first time? Is it a belt sander?
That is called a planer, it makes all your pieces of wood the same thickness after running it through the machine
Did you clear coat after staining?
Yes, we put 3 coats of clear matte poly on the each slat
@@Wouldwoodwork Would you recommend a clear matte poly of semi gloss? My contractor said the clear matte might take more maintance and break down
@@JS-cb7rx we haven't experienced that using clear matte, most of the time we use a satin finish which holds up well but we did finish a custom oak bench with matte for a tea shop and after 9 months it still looks good!
@@Wouldwoodwork could you link me or tell me the exact brand and finish you used on the slats as I'm doing the same project.
Also was it oil or water based and did you spray or brush on?
How long were those woods slats? can’t seem to find 9ft in Home Depot
What's up Travell, these slats are 8' you won't find 9' pc at Home Depot but you can be creative about the design maybe add some slats horizontally along the bottom 1' of your wall or cut an addition 1' and add it either to the top of bottom of your wall
I'm doing the same at home, but im going into a block wall so cant use the nail gun. what would you recommend? Adhesive?