Changing Wood Panel Walls To Drywall

Putting drywall over thin wood paneling may cause the new wall to jut beyond door and window jambs.

Changing wood panel walls to drywall.

Wood has long been used to dress up a room. Sheetrock gives a sleek polished finish in contrast to paneling s rugged rustic look. Though drywall can be installed over wood paneling this causes problems such as having to move switch boxes and receptacles to account for the extra thickness of the wall. Consider alternatives such as painting wood paneling or filling in the seams with spackle.

Removing the wood paneling is fairly straightforward and should also be done before putting drywall on the ceilign. Give your walls extra style in the kitchen by color blocking wood paneling and then added a tile backsplash over it. Plus it s waterproof and doesn t support the growth of mold. Wahoo walls is a do it yourself wall product that s typically used for basement finishing.

If you still want drywall adjustments to the jambs should be made after the drywall is installed. In years long past carved wood panels of mahogany oak walnut or even pine provided some insulation and sound absorbing qualities and announced a room s importance. A 4 thick wahoo wall panel weighs 95 lbs. Replacing paneling with sheetrock also called wallboard or plasterboard is an effective affordable way to change the look of a room.

And has a total r value of 13. Removing paneling is relatively simple requires no special skills and can be accomplished quickly. Turn the wood panels into regular walls photo by cary bernstein architect grab some drywall compound at your local home improvement store then use it to fill in the distinctive cracks and lines.