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Has anyone ever tried taping and texturing right over paneling. It sure would be easier and cheaper than ripping off the paneling, relaying 1/4 inch thick drywall (to keep the electical boxes flush with the finished wall) and then texturing.
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This worked for a friend of mine, but i don't know what the paneling underneath was, whether wood or vinyl. I know several cases where folks have painted paneling with success, or filled the grooves and papered. You mentioned tape--can't see what you'd tape...
If you would like to skip the whole messy plaster business, there is a product called wall-liner you can get at a wallpaper store. It's for going over cracked plaster and similar flaws. It is applied horizontally before the vertical drops of the regular paper. Another product called embossed or textured wallpaper that is just really thick, camouflaging cracks and providing a decorative surface treatment in one fell swoop; Renovator's Supply has it at very good prices. You can also search the Web for anaglypta and lincrusta for another type of authentic vintage wallcovering.
*I have never done it (I have been asked to) but I have seen the end results of a paneling "re-do" you describe. It did not look good. Paneling on studs is too flexible to maintain the integrity of the tape/mud job. Maybe if it is glued directly and securely to the wall it may work. I don't know. Someone else may have experience with that. I have painted properly sealed paneling for clients (not my first recommendation) and it looks o.k. Add a chair rail and put one color above the rail and a different below and it looks a little better. You can put Nu-Wall or similar over the paneling and then paint it. The best? Take it off.
*Just a thought--is the paneling over another surface? I ripped the paneling out my Victorian and had real plaster walls underneath that crap.
*The paneling is glued and nailed over 1/2 sheetrock so it seems rigid enough. The taping would be used on all seems and panel sections as well as the knot holes in the panel. Basically I'm trying to match the "knockdown" texture I have throughout the rest of the house.
*Sometimes the best thing to do it try it--slap some compound on a few square feet of wall, let it dry, and see if it sticks. The surface material and texture will play a large aprt in whether it works. Tape isn't necessary, just fill the seams and knotholes first and let them dry. That may take more than one pass, or else use lightweight filler which won't shrink as much.
*I would be concerned that seasonal changes would move that paneling and make a mess outta the job. It would suck to hafta go over it anyway. If you want it to last, I'd think a better way. Best of luck.
*Tomski,Did a whole rash of jobs like that 'bout 20 years ago. A result of folks wanting to lighten up basement "rathscellers". The trick is to seal the paneling first with "sealzfast" or a similar sealer, bonding primer. Since the paneling is on a good substrate, forgo the taping and caulk (oh my!) the seams with polyseamseal. Then fill the grooves with the best oil based spackel you can find. After sanding, reseal and topcoat.Luck
*I saw a product that was made for this somewhere.It was a white paper that you place over the paneling then you could paint or wallpaper over that.check out a paint and wall paper store.
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Has anyone ever tried taping and texturing right over paneling. It sure would be easier and cheaper than ripping off the paneling, relaying 1/4 inch thick drywall (to keep the electical boxes flush with the finished wall) and then texturing.