First steps

Step 1.
I had the use of a stud finder and laser level which both helped the process run smoothly.

Firstly I marked the stud locations and also the heights for my two longitudinal wall bracket supports.

The laser level was set to the support heights and the longitudinal pieces were screwed into the pre marked studs. I used outdoor floor decking for the longitudinal, the upper 90mm and lower one 75mm high. There is a gap in the top longitudinal to allow for wiring to run up behind the layout if needed in the future.

You can see the start of window being blanked out also.

Step 2.
An angle bracket linked the two lower longitudinals and a block was used on the upper two for the module to rest on. Using a level and straight edge, angle wall brackets were set at the right distance to support the module along the wall. I found using the laser level for this was a bit awkward, so used a spirit level instead.

Step 3.
The vertical backdrop supports were cut to length and screwed to the studs.

Final steps

Step 4.
In the corner I used a length of 75mm and 90mm to form the corner. This is the only piece that used glue onto the wall rather than screws (no studs behind). I cut a PVC water pipe (maybe 150mm diameter?) into quarters to use as the curved corner section and glued it into place. It is glued high so that it clears the square corner of the module when slid into place.

Step 5.
The backdrop was cut to length and screwed into the longitudinal at the bottom and nailed into the vertical pieces using 1mm x 12mm panel pins. The screws were short enough not extend through the longitudinals and damage the wall.

A mini stud wall was built in the window so that it could be blanked off. You can see the blanking piece on the floor underneath. It only covered teh upper portion, coming down to the noggins, and the backdrop then covered the lower portion.

Step 6.
The backdrop was installed over the second wall covering the full sheet length. The open backdrop section on the right will be completed when I get the next two modules to that point.

I later had to reset the angle brackets under the module. I then touched up the holes and screw heads in the longitudinals with paint. Thin tape (I actually used Kapton tape and sanded it) was placed over the backdrop joins in the corner and painted it the base sky colour.

All in all, with pre-planning, purchasing and preparation of materials the job went very smoothly and the only mess in the room was wood swarf from pre-drilling into the old hardwood wall stubs.

Many thanks to my father and brother for assistance!

Window sealing

Very nicely done. Just a suggestion, Make sure the window Is sealed off completely, because if it is not, in winter, warm air from the room will get trapped behind the window covering piece and the cold window, causing condensation, mould, rot, etc.......

About the window

I partially covered the windows in my layout room but left parts of them uncovered for an emergency exit in case of fire.

Thoughts

I hadn't thought about condensation in the window space. In the day you can see some light just getting past the boards but not much. We are in the middle of winter down under at the moment and I live in a fairly cold place, so will keep my on it - from the outside!

I deliberately covered the complete window to stop all light from the outside as it is solely a layout room. Its a strange house with two doors in two of the bedrooms, so there will be no problem exiting a different direction in case of emergency.

Thanks for taking the time to comment.