Wood Panelling texture or replace, ideas?

Pamela
by Pamela

Purchasing manufactured 24x64sq ft home. It is wall to wall with wood paneling. Do I need to remove all panels and replace with drywall and tape and texture or is there a way i can texture over wood paneling and make it look like a textured wall? I do not have a budget and the cost is no object. I would like the easiest fastest way so I can remodel and complete to be able to move her in before winter snow hits in 2 months.

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  • Laura Cooper Laura Cooper on Sep 24, 2018

    Pamela, I would leave the panels and cover with 3/8" drywall. You can use the thin drywall since there is structure behind it. Then just tape, texture, prime and paint.

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    • Laura Cooper Laura Cooper on Sep 25, 2018

      They do make that. Another person mentioned the baseboards. Either type of board will require the removal and replacement of trim. It's still worth it though!

  • Karen | Decor Hint Karen | Decor Hint on Sep 24, 2018

    Can you just paint it all white? It would look like a thicker shiplap wall which is very trendy right now.

    • Pamela Pamela on Sep 24, 2018

      I wanted to shiplap however mother does not want wood at all. I even showed her pictures of the different types and colors of shiplap. She is stuck on textured walls. As far as paint, with the groves you would still know its paneling behind.

      Thank you for your response. If it was for me, shiplap would work perfect.

  • Sheila Sheila on Sep 24, 2018

    I had some paneling in my home. It was bat and border ( I think that's how it's spelled). Anyway, we put up a chair rail, painted the bottom part fire engine red. Then above it we put heavy plaster which we just smeared on so it was VERY heavily textured.

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    • Sheila Sheila on Sep 24, 2018

      I didn't sand and there was no pealing or flaking . We loved it - the bottom red and above the chair rail white. You could place the chair rail any height you want. If you did not want to see the panel lines where you will paint, spackle between them.

  • Rose Broadway Rose Broadway on Sep 24, 2018

    Pamela, I agree with Laura. That would be the quickest, easiest, and less cost that anything. Good luck with the move, it sounds like a large beautiful home.

    • Pamela Pamela on Sep 24, 2018

      Thank you. Now to figure out about what to do with the ceiling board ceiling...

      I could not pass up the land and price of this great condition manufactured home for my mom.

  • Rose Broadway Rose Broadway on Sep 24, 2018

    Pamela, show your Mother some of these videos of planked ceilings. A little costly, but you say you have no budget. She might go for the ones that are white, and also tell her it would be some added insulation against the elements.

    https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=planked+ceiling

    • Pamela Pamela on Sep 24, 2018

      Did not think of the Shiplap on ceiling look. I did show her the wall ones and she did not like them. I will definatly show her the cieling. Thank you! smart idea as well!! Thank you

  • Manya Manya on Sep 24, 2018

    Maybe helpful..... http://www.thepurplepaintedlady.com/2015/04/dated-dark-paneling-no-more/


    or check some YouTube videos of chalk paint...easy process 😊

  • Hi Pamela, I've done both... Primed (with proper bonding primer) and painted right over the paneling for a great 'shiplap' look with the grooves in the paneling being part of that. Or I've spackled the grooves in the paneling, with sheetrock mud, to have flat walls to prime and paint, or wallpaper over the smooth walls.

  • Fiddledd224 Fiddledd224 on Oct 08, 2018

    Take this photo to the paint pros at your home improvement store and ask them. They have the products and know how for a professional job

  • Jim Cox Jim Cox on Oct 11, 2018

    The wall on the left is paneling. I filled the grooves, seams, and a few dozen nail holes with drywall compound before painting with a BHG flat Web Gray. Took less than a day. The rest of the paneling in the house has wallpaper on it, and I'll tear it out before I'll scrape it and probably replace with 3/8" drywall.

  • Mamamia Mamamia on Oct 11, 2018

    use KILZ then paint a warm cream color. Ask your local pain store for instructions

  • Homeroad Homeroad on Oct 12, 2018

    If this was my room I would begin by removing the carpet then paint the paneling white. It will look similar to the very popular painted wood look. If you want to remove it, you will have to pull it all down. There is a good chance there is drywall behind it but it could be quite damaged from all the nails.