Texture Over Wall Paneling

I have seen it done and in some cases it looks okay but usually it looks like someone attempted to cover wood paneling with sheetrock mud and it looks bad.

Texture over wall paneling.

Cavalier wall liner is a heavy duty non woven wall liner also known as bridging material that is paintable covers wall imperfections and textured surfaces such as brick and paneling. Some paneling actually consists of a vinyl print that simulates the look of wood. Vinyl coatings come off quickly revealing the pressboard underneath. Whether you want to make paneling look like a regular paintind wall texture over plywood or composition wood or improve the look of interior wood siding texturing over wood is similar to texturing over drywall.

Consider using textured paint to make your formerly panelled wall even more interesting. Before filling nail holes in drywall with joint compound dent the surface around the nail hole slightly using a hammer with a rounded head or. If your walls have a vinyl or thin veneer finish you ll need to. The technique that drywall finishers use to smooth an uneven wall or one that has an unwanted texture is called skim coating and it can be used to cover old wood paneling.

To check sand a small area on the wall. If the wall has plaster or drywall behind the paneling and the paneling wasn t glued to the wall surface you may be able to remove the paneling and rehab the old wall surface using drywall joint compound. There are some differences that you should be aware of. My use of a faux finish combined with two shades of color helped disguise any left over unevenness from the paneling seams.

You can texture over wood. Now you can texture over the whole thing. The combination of texture and the faux tricks the eye so you don t see any minor wall issues. With a little preparation you can paint over faux wood paneling and create a brighter more attractive room.

It also gives the walls a hint of shine so stains can easily wipe off. First used as siding for barns board and batten is a type of wainscoting paneling on the lower portion of a wall featuring alternating wide wood or engineered wood e g mdf.