Tongue and Groove Panelling Around a Kitchen Entrance in Irvine
Grain-embossed, pre-primed tongue and groove panelling fitted around the kitchen entrance and along the hallway of a home in Irvine — finished with corner trims and a capping rail and left ready for painting, all in a single visit.
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Wall Panelling — Irvine, North Ayrshire
A return visit
This was a repeat client in Irvine — we had laid new flooring for the client earlier in the year. This time the brief was to bring the area around the kitchen entrance and the hallway leading to the front door together with half-height panelling. The walls were previously covered in a sparkle-effect wall cladding, which was carefully stripped back before any new boards went up.
Tongue and groove, ready to paint
The boards are tongue and groove with a grain-embossed face, supplied pre-primed so they only need a top coat. A laser line was used to set the height so the top of the panelling runs dead level through the kitchen, round the corners and along the hall. The light switches were taken off, then refitted and re-secured over the face of the panelling — so there are no cut-outs to see and the finish is seamless.
Corner trims and capping
The kitchen entrance has two boxed-in piers either side of the opening, which is where most of the work was. Each external corner was finished with timber corner trims, and a capping rail runs along the top of the panelling, mitred round every corner so the top edge reads as one continuous line.
Done in a day
The whole job — stripping the old cladding, setting out, boarding, trims and capping — was carried out in one visit, leaving the panelling ready for the client to paint. It was a fun one to work on, and it completely changes the feel of the entrance.
Scope of works
- Old sparkle-effect wall cladding removed
- Panelling height set out level with a laser line
- Grain-embossed, pre-primed tongue and groove boards fitted
- Light switches re-secured over the panelling for a seamless finish
- Kitchen entrance piers boxed in with corner trims
- Capping rail fitted and mitred round every corner
- Completed in a single visit, ready for painting
The job
Photos from this project
Hallway panelled to the front door Kitchen pier with light switch Corner trim and capping Entrance from the kitchen side Mitred capping round the corner Panelling carried round the return Pier finished to the floor First boards going up
Common questions
What is tongue and groove panelling?
Boards that lock together along their edges, one board’s tongue sitting in the next board’s groove, so the wall reads as a run of vertical boards with no visible fixings.
Do pre-primed panels need painting?
Yes, but only a top coat. Pre-primed boards come with the primer already on, so once fitted they are ready for your chosen colour.
Can panelling go over existing wall cladding?
Usually the old cladding is removed first so the new boards sit flat and the trims line up properly. We will check this when we come to measure.
How long does it take?
A kitchen entrance and hallway like this was done in one visit. Larger rooms or full-height panelling can take longer, and we give a timescale with the quote.
Read more about our wall panelling across Ayrshire, see what else we do for homeowners in Irvine, or see more completed projects.
A returning customer
What the client said about their first job with us
The client first had us in to lay new flooring earlier in the year, and asked us back for the panelling. This is the review left after that first job.
Excellent service from start to finish, workmanship exemplary, reliable timekeeping and cleaned up thoroughly, can't recommend highly enough, thank you for my beautiful floors.