To save money, rather than buy prefabricated shiplap, the Schiffgens purchased wood and had it cut to their specified sizes. Unfortunately, not all the pieces were cut correctly, so some didn’t line up right or weren’t the proper width. The couple had to make lots of extra cuts to fix the issue. Once they got the pieces to fit correctly, they used a nickel to space each board and nailed them to the wall using a finish nail gun.