Questions tagged [paneling]
Paneling is typically the face of furniture, walls or cabinets. For questions about electrical panels, use [electrical-panel]
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Finding studs behind 1" wood paneling?
I'm trying to mount a TV in our Edwardian (1906) building. The living room walls are (starting from the floor) 8" of solid wood molding, 7' of board-and-batten, 1' of plaster-and-lathe, and a box ...
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What trade handles old wood paneling?
Our late-60s ranch came with a 10x20 wall of fabulous wood paneling. It's not the junk with grooves, but real-deal, full-slab wood paneling (painted).
Unfortunately, it warps a lot with typical ...
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Simple fix suggestions needed for damaged plywood paneling
In our laundry room a pet rabbit damaged the paneling in several places:
There are no replacement panels available that I could find. I don't want to tear out and replace all the walls.
Things I'...
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Should Douglas Fir of grade Clear D have tearout, pits, and a lot of roller burn?
We bought some 1x6 Douglas Fir tongue and groove paneling recently to use as the ceiling of a timber frame house we're building. When we dug into it we were dismayed to find that most of it had ...
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Covering lead-painted wood paneling with seamless transition to drywall (1/8'')
After removing old wainscoting we discovered a second layer of wood paneling that is between 22'' and 36'' high (depending on location) and slightly set back from the drywall above. The drywall ...
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Would board and batten walls require drywall taping?
I have a room that has some wood paneling in it that we are going to have to replace, as it is old and has a missing section that is hidden by a cabinet we want to remove. I am considering doing ...
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What to do after wood paneling is removed?
So I have recently moved into a (new to us) home built in 1948. There was a master bedroom addition that is on the backside of the living room wall which was once exterior and the kitchen wall also ...
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Pre-paint panels before installation?
I am interested in replacing wood panels with Hardie Board. The panels need to be painted to match the existing structure.
In this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfPIDZnpydo it seems that a ...
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is this due to termites? any idea what's causing the wood to turn to sawdust?
Pics below.
I had this gouge on some wood paneling. The area inside the gouge seemed to be crumbling, and there was always a pool of sawdust below it. I covered it up with some caulk (brown caulk). ...
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How to hang stuff on wood paneling
Our house, built in 1951, has one room paneled in wood:
When we bought the place, the home inspector opined that this was original to the house, and not the cheap 1970s stuff. Moreover, the house is ...
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How to stop paneling cracks around air vent
I bought an older home which has some wood paneling that I've been caulking, Spackling, and painting. I've recently had some issues however with an area of the paneling where it was cut to install an ...
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Can I remove this paneling from behind the wall?
I am attempting to run wire up a wall and hit an interesting problem behind the drywall.
Behind the drywall is what appears to be inch thick wood paneling.
Apologies for the rotation, will fix.
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Why has my wood panelling in my shed expanded and popped out? How can I fix it?
Last summer we bought a shed and panelled inside with tongue and groove panelling. We put up damp proof and insulation first and then the panels on top. We used panel pins on every third board.
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