Part 3 – Beadboard for crafting Let’s get crafty! There are so many ways to use beadboard in your craft projects. Here are just a few neat ways to incorporate beadboard in to your craft repertoire. Beadboard picture frames. With pre-primed and smoothly sanded sheets of 4’x8’ beadboard you can make several frames in multiple […]
Part 2 – Using Beadboard for ceilings and soffits Installing beadboard is an easy and economical way to update your ceilings and soffits for a fresh new look. It can be painted or stained depending on the interior and exterior look of your home. 1) A beadboard ceiling can add unique texture and […]
Beadboard is Back and More Popular than Ever Part 1: Beadboard as a wall paneling or wainscoting Installing beadboard is an easy and economical way to update your walls for a fresh new look. It can be painted or stained depending on the interior look of your home. Looking for ideas? Look no further, […]
Patriot Timber Products recommends that you perform the Flex and Look Test to check for any irregularities prior to installing your plywood underlayment. To begin the Flex and Look Test, stand the plywood underlayment panel vertically with its 4’ edge on the floor and the panel face towards you. If you are installing RevolutionPly® panels, […]
Your floors are a major investment in your home. Think about it, your floors get more wear and tear than any other aspect of your home. When it’s time to replace your floors, the major components that should be taken in to consideration are the plywood underlayment, who you choose to install it and the […]
Patriot Timber Introduces RevBead™ patent pending Reversible Plywood Beadboard Patriot Timber Products, Inc. is excited to introduce the newest addition to our Family of Panel Products! RevBead™ Reversible Plywood Beadboard is one revolutionary panel with two equally appealing options for use. The face of RevBead™ has a clear, smooth Radiata Pine veneer with a 2″ on center V-Bead […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Patriot Timber Family of Panel Products Becomes (NGBS) Green Certified Home Innovation Research Labs Certifies Products are Eligible for Specific Points Under National Green Building Standard GREENSBORO, NC – Patriot Timber Products, Inc. is proud to announce that SurePly® Premium Plywood Underlayment, IronPly® Premium Plywood Underlayment, and RevolutionPly® plywood have been NGBS […]
Birch plywood has many characteristics that make it ideal for the average home builder or woodworker. Its light color and smooth texture are pleasing to those interested in aesthetic appeal, while the plywood’s strength and durability makes it easy for an amateur carpenter to create a few masterpieces. Birch plywood is not one solid […]
Never use adhesive on the sub-floor to attach the plywood underlayment. Instead, fasten the plywood underlayment panels with staples, ring-shank nails or screws. In this blog post, we will discuss the proper specifications to follow when selecting the fasteners. We recommend a pneumatic fastener tool that incorporates an adjustable depth-drive control to prevent fastener “blow-through” […]
Plywood sheathing (OSB or plywood) is often mistaken for plywood underlayment. They are not the same. Plywood sheathing is most often used to construct the structural sub-floor. Plywood sheathing can either be OSB or all plywood. We will discuss these types of plywood sheathing, sub-floors and plywood underlayment in this blog post. OSB or oriented […]