This will allow it to adjust to the humidity in a room.
Installing masonite wall panels.
The first step in how to install paneling is to remove all wall plates outlets and any nails in the wall.
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Stack the hardboard panels in the room where you plan to install them and leave them for 48 hours to allow them to acclimate.
Gently remove any crown moulding baseboards and trim you plan on using again.
Measure the height of the wall where you plan to install the hardboard panels using a tape measure.
For best results set the paneling in the room for a few days before you install it.
Use your air gun to insert nails at the two top corners of the siding then insert additional nails down the edges of the panel and across the bottom at six inch intervals.
Start at the top and install the 2 top drywall screws so that it will be held in place.
If someone is available to help you hold it in place the procedure is much easier.
Hold the masonite siding in place and use the portable drill to install four 1 1 2 inch drywall screws.