Knotty Pine for Wheel House

[Duke82]

I have been to Home Depot, Menards and Lowes for 1/4in 4X8 sheets of beaded knotty pine. I was wondering what you guys all used for your knotty pine in your wheel houses, and where did you get it? I was thinking 1/4in for weight reasons.

[Big Buck Buster]

We went to Menards for ours. We purchased the premium grade and not the cheap stuff. We didn't get the paneling though. We went with the tongue and groove.

[Duke82]

How thick was the tongue and groove?

[JSK76]

There is a 4x8 1/4" pine paneling it's furniture grade thats $90.00 a sheet but I'm sure thats not what your looking for. You can get 1/4" thick or so by 8' pine t&g thats around 3" wide or so per board or a 4x8 paneling that look like pine boards.

I have the paneling in my house it's light and fast to go up but I'm thinking of doing the t&g over the top I think it's a nicer look because it's real.

[dukhntr]

I used the 5/16" thick t&g packages from Menards. It was on sale (last year about this time---buy one, get one free!)I opted for the "economy trim and save". It was $8.90 per package. The "premium" stuff was more than 2x the price. On my 8x16 house with a 4' v front, I got 18 packages, and I still need 5-6 to completely finish the interior. It goes up quick and with all the knots and other "character", it looks nice!

Hope this helps.

dukhntr

[Biggerfish]

Not sure if they (Menards) still have it, but when I built mine they had a thick about 1/2" prefinished knotty pine in 4 x 8 sheets. this stuff is very durable and after 7 years still looks great.

[ratherbefishin]

I got the cheap tounge and groove from menards its 5/16 thick, just need to pick through the supply and watch for imperfections. I just got done installing it in my wheel house. I think it turned out great for my wood working skills. i will try to post some pics soon

[Lip_Ripper Guy]

Menards has the tongue and groove cedar on sale right now buy 1 get 1 free. It's around $16, which does 14 sq ft.

[Duke82]

I actually just got back from there and picked some up. I went to get the pine but the cedar was actually cheaper. After getting it home though the only thing I am concerned about is the smell. It has little to no scent right now but after I fill the the room with it I hope it is not too strong. I plan on clear coating it which I think that should help with locking in the scent. A little is not a bad thing I would rather smell that than us after 4 days in the shack which usually we stink by then, lol.

[lutzy]

I do a lot of woodworking and yes clear coating will kill most of the smell if not all.

[JSK76]

It sounds like you bought non aromatic ceder. You might get some smell when you make your cuts but it will go away over time.