You can read more about affiliate links here. I earn a small percentage from a purchase using these links. (I’ve included affiliate links for your convenience. Ready? Alright, let’s get this chalkboard party started now! SMOOTH Chalkboard Wall Materials: I came up with a new solution for making the wall smooth enough for a chalkboard! You could also use this technique if you wanted to remove the chalkboard in the future if you live in a rental and aren’t allowed to paint walls. You would not recognize it as the same space!īut enough about the kitchen renovation. Luckily, I finished the pantry last year. I’m cringing at the photo below because the pantry looked like that long after we finished the kitchen. Sure, I could have ripped out the drywall and added new, but honestly I was beyond drywall in our kitchen renovation process and I didn’t want to back track. But the drywall was ripped from the removal of the beadboard. I feel your pain! We have a little wall between the kitchen and the dining room that was the perfect spot for a chalkboard wall. Re-glue any stubborn edges as needed.Have you ever wished you had a chalkboard wall in your home? But, those bumpy textured walls or damaged drywall are not smooth enough? Well, today I’m about to rock your world by showing you How to Make a SMOOTH Chalkboard Wall For Imperfect Walls! How to Make a SMOOTH Chalkboard Wall Check for any spots of the sheet metal that is not in contact with the wood after drying. After about 24 hours, the adhesive should be cured. Anything heavy will do, bricks, flower pots, Dutch ovens. We used clamps and weight to keep the metal in contact with the wood while it dried. We used construction adhesive and a caulking gun and applied the adhesive to the plywood board. Once the sheet metal is cut and sanded it is time to glue the board to the plywood. This step also requires caution to avoid getting cut. You will also want to lightly sand the back of the sheet metal with 80 grit sandpaper and the front of the sheet metal with 220 grit sandpaper. When the metal is cut to size, file all sharp edges or burrs smooth using the hand file. Metal like this easily turns into a razor edge and you can easily get cut. I would suggest wearing leather gloves or work gloves for this part of the project. To cut our sheet metal we used a pair of tin snips. It stops right at the roofline and creates a clean almost non-visible line in the most practical location. Making the majority of the chalkboard magnetic. We were however able to cover the rectangular portion of the house. Because of this, we were unable to find an affordable piece of sheet metal to cover the entire house shape. We decided to do a very oversized chalkboard. The first step is to measure your cuts for your sheet metal. So we went with a 36-inch by 48-inch piece of sheet metal. They do sell magnetic paint, but after reading through a ton of reviews it sounds like it doesn’t work well. In order to make your chalkboard magnetic, you can use sheet metal. Which I highly recommend □ If not you can skip to step three. * follow this step if you are making your chalkboard magnetic. Be sure to sand down any sharp edges as well. Now that you have your house-shaped board take your hand sander and sand the entire piece of wood with 80-150 grit sandpaper. Using your circular saw, cut the board into a house shape. I have created a detail drawing that shows the exact, measurements of our house including the angles. Our chalkboard’s overall dimensions are 60” x 36”. When you have the plywood at home, measure the board to your desired house dimensions and mark where you are going to make the cuts. Don’t forget to take your scrap pieces home with you, for future projects. You will want to do the final cuts at home with a circular saw. The reason I recommend leaving extra inches is that they oftentimes don’t give you a perfectly straight cut. This makes it easier to manage taking it home and to make the final cuts. Most local hardware stores offer this service. We had our local home depot cut it for us leaving a couple of extra inches on all sides, then our final size. Once you have all your materials the first step is to create the house-shaped plywood board.įor the size chalkboard that we did, the plywood board was larger than we needed.
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