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10/13/2022

How To Fill Gaps In A Board And Batten Wall

Do you need to add on to a board and batten wall? Want a seamless look? Here’s how to fill gaps in a board and batten wall.

How To Fill Gaps In A Board And Batten Wall. Primed wood joint repair.

How To Fill Gaps In A Board And Batten Wall

For the One Room Challenge, I decided to add onto a board and batten wall that I installed back in 2020.

board and batten wall

I originally installed only one wall of molding on the entryway wall because I was unsure whether I would like it. However, I decided that it would look great to wrap the board and batten from the entryway all the way down the hallway! 

Ugly wood joint seam before filling with wood filler. How To Fill Gaps In A Board And Batten Wall. An ugly wood joint gets filled by wood filler.

After adding the board and batten in the hallway, there was an ugly seam left behind. I subsequently needed to get rid of the unsightly gap between the wood joints ASAP. Specifically, I had to fix that to make it look like I installed all of board and batten at the same time.

How to get rid a gap between 2 wood joints

Here’s how I disguised the seam between the old and new board and batten.

Tools used:

  • Wood filler
  • Sandpaper
  • Putty knife
  • Primer
How To Fill Gaps In A Board And Batten Wall. An ugly wood joint gets filled by wood filler. Close up on wood filler board and batter repair

How To Fill Gaps In A Board And Batten Wall in 6 steps:

  1. I used wood filler to fill in and blend the pieces of wood together for a seamless look. I used my fingers, but you can use a small putty knife to apply. Apply generously!
  2. Afterwards, let the wood filler dry.
An ugly wood joint gets filled by wood filler. Close up on sanding wood filler board and batter repair. Hide ugly wood joints with wood filler.
Sanding wood filler smooth with 220 sandpaper. Close up on wood filler board and batter repair
  1. Use a putty knife to knock down a little bit of texture. Then, sand down the filler to be smooth and flat.
  2. Next, inspect for leftover gaps and repeat steps 1-3. All in all, I repeated this process three times.
How To Fill Gaps In A Board And Batten Wall. Primed wood joint repair.
Primed and blended board and batten wood joint.
  1. Prime the wood filler. This primer is my absolute favorite!
  2. Do one last light sanding of the primer coat for a smooth painting surface!

That’s how to fill gaps in a board and batten wall installed at two different times! If I had known ahead of time that I would wrap the entryway and hallway in molding, I probably would have just cut a 45 degree angle when the two joints came together. But, this is a great solution as well.

Sincerely,

Felicia.

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2 comments

  1. Carly says

    10/16/2022 at 10:00 am

    The blend looks great! I get so impatient with these types of projects – waiting between each step makes me so antsy to get it done! Also, that primer is magic!

    Reply
    • Felicia | hellohomegirl says

      10/16/2022 at 3:09 pm

      Thanks! It’s super easy with a good book and a great playlist of songs!

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