The tools you will need

• woodworking saw
• tape measure
• pencil
• clean damp cloth
  panel pins
• hammer
• chalk line (or string and piece of chalk)
• mitre block/box
• adhesive - suitable for fixing polyurethane mouldings

Preparation

• Ensure the wall surface is clean, sound, flat, dry and free from grease and loose particles. New or bare surfaces should be primed.

Marking out

• Take vertical measurements from top of skirting at each end of wall.
• Put nails in wall at each end. Stretch chalked string between nails and snap against the wall to mark, ensuring the line is horizontal.
• Put panel pins into wall at 600mm intervals along this line - the bottom line for the dado rail.
• These pins can be removed after 24 hours.
• ALL MEASUREMENTS ARE TAKEN ALONG THIS LINE

Fixing

• Start in a corner of the room and work round.
• Apply adhesive to the back of the dado rail and on the ends.
• Rest the dado rail on the panel pins and press firmly into position.
• Leave a 1.5mm gap between lengths, well filled with adhesive.
• Put panel pins through the top and bottom edges of the dado rail at the ends of each length. Punch the panel pins into the face of the mouldings and fill over the heads.
• Continue fixing lengths, mitring and cutting to size as required.

Finishing the job

• Fill any gaps using adhesive or proprietary filler. Wipe off surplus adhesive with a clean damp cloth.
• Check that no detail is clogged with adhesive or filler.
• The white finish of the product acts as an undercoat for most decorative paints. For best results use an acrylic eggshell.