I have painted the paneling twice and can t stand it any longer.
Wood paneling over plaster walls.
If you don t tape the drywall compound will crack along.
Nails pull out of plaster with little or no.
The installation technique will depend on the type of walls you have.
It s a simple procedure of prying and pulling even if the paneling was installed over plaster.
Using the wire brush rough up the surface.
If you use the super adhering primer you don t have to get too.
Unfortunately some styles of wall paneling particularly those popular during the 1960s 70s and 80s gave rooms a dated dark cave like feel.
Beadboard either as wall paneling or as wainscoting can be installed over plaster walls.
One nice thing about wood veneer or synthetic paneling is that it covers a multitude of surface defects in walls.
If it is plaster over wood you can nail or screw the beadboard into the wall.
As long as the wall surfaces are flat and solid you should have no problem installing paneling over them.
If it is plaster over masonry adhesive is the only installation method available.
To jaes54321 i also want to plaster over paneling.
Tape and mud any butt joints where two panels join.
Nothing special is needed to remove old paneling.
Install wood paneling over one by two inch furring strips installed horizontally at sixteen inch intervals.
The paneling is nailed directly to studs and has been there for years.