Wainscoting box sizes

Box widths for walls from 8 to 16 ft, with a 4" reveal at each end and 4" between boxes. With a 34" chair rail over a 5 1/4" baseboard, every box is 18 1/4" tall.

Box width by wall width and box count

Wall width2 boxes3 boxes4 boxes5 boxes
8 ft42"26 5/8"19"14 3/8"
10 ft54"34 5/8"25"19 1/4"
12 ft66"42 5/8"31"24"
14 ft78"50 5/8"37"28 3/4"
16 ft90"58 5/8"43"33 5/8"

Sizes are to the outside of the molding. Every box on a wall is the same width here; open a layout to widen the center box, change the reveal or add upper panels.

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