Wallpaper or Sheetrock + paint (flooring, painting, converting, installation)

[zulu400]

I have a garage wall that has panel boards (shiny smooth surface).
I am converting that to a playroom for kids.

Do you suggest I wallpaper it or sheetrock over it and paint ?
I would love to hear the pro's and cons of it.

Thanks in advance.

[ron1999]

Originally Posted by zulu400

I have a garage wall that has panel boards (shiny smooth surface).
I am converting that to a playroom for kids.

Do you suggest I wallpaper it or sheetrock over it and paint ?
I would love to hear the pro's and cons of it.

Thanks in advance.

If the panel boards are completely smooth, and not the kind with the grooved lines, then wallpapering would be a good start to the playroom.

Why? Because the panels are already up, and wallpapering isn't all that difficult. A bit time consuming if you're concerned about matching prints at the seams.

If, over time, the wallpaper stops being what you want you can always take down the panels and put up sheetrock. Then paint it.

Also, wallpapering isn't your only option. You can always paint the panels instead. It would be the same as painting the sheetrock, but a whole lot less trouble than putting up new sheetrock in its place.

If you don't have much time, or money, just paint the panels. If you have more time, but still not alot of money, then wallpaper over the panels.

If you have plenty of time, and money, then tear down the panels, replace them with sheetrock, tape and bed the seams, cover the screw holes, sand everything smooth, and then paint. As you can tell this is the most time consuming, and most expensive, option.

[TempesT68]

If i was in your situation i would rip it out and put up drywall. It's not expensive and since the pieces are already cut with that boarding currently up, you can use that as a template to make installation easy. Not to mention it will look better, and add value.

[B4U]

I'd paint the paneling using blackboard paint (which also comes in green) for one section, and buy a sheet of cork (you can get that in the flooring section of the big boxes at a price per foot lengths, for another section, it can be glued right to the paneling with the appropriate liquid nails, or framed out and hung on the exiting panels, and perhaps find a large eraser board for using dry markers on another sectioned out area. If you're making it a play room, make it a PLAYROOM! Wallpaper and or paint will not fare well with active kids, so make it kid & mom friendly.

[zulu400]

great ideas guys.... this forum is awesome, once again.... thanks guys !!