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I have a bedroom that has old paneling that has been painted over. Looks fine.
I want to put up some accent wallpaper on the back wall, not the entire wall, just a few panels that I will surround with molding.
my plan is to create several panels with 1/4 inch plywood that I will wallpaper, screw to the wall along the edge of the panel, then cover the screws with the molding strips.
what I'm not sure about is how to prep the plywood. If I use a very smooth finish veneer plywood, can i get away with just priming and sealing it? or will I need to use a wallpaper liner first?
I've attached a pic that gives the effect I'm going for... my panels will be smaller than the large one in the pic.
You might be better off with hardboard (aka Masonite), since it already has a smooth surface. Some already comes with a white coating on it. It is a little heavier than plywood, so you may need to drive a few sheet rock screws into the studs underneath it, and spackle those.
We have one room that got a lot of scuff marks and drywall damage at the hospital... the solution was to replace the drywall with cabinet grade plywood and commercial wall paper over it...
It's been 7 years and the combination is working well... so far problem solved and no grain showing through.
They also make a MDO plywood that has a side of both sides laminated with a paper material... I think it is used by sign painters.
I'm wondering why you wouldn't just smooth and prime the paneling,wallpaper it and put molding around it?
It wouldn't have a raised surface but should look much the same.
Sounds like you have a crappy situation with paneling that has been painted over. Before I would put any time / money into changing things I would try to remove the paneling.
Ideally the paneling will come off easily and you can then paint / paper however you'd like.
If the walls are in terrible terrible shape it is smart to redo the drywall.
Believe me "adding layers" to a messed up base in a residential setting will completely turn off any buyers when you try to sell...
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Originally Posted by old_cold
I'm wondering why you wouldn't just smooth and prime the paneling,wallpaper it and put molding around it?
It wouldn't have a raised surface but should look much the same.
Sounds like you have a crappy situation with paneling that has been painted over. Before I would put any time / money into changing things I would try to remove the paneling.
Ideally the paneling will come off easily and you can then paint / paper however you'd like.
If the walls are in terrible terrible shape it is smart to redo the drywall.
Believe me "adding layers" to a messed up base in a residential setting will completely turn off any buyers when you try to sell...
Finished the project this weekend. My goal in making panels was that now, if I want the wallpaper removed, each panel can be removed from the wall with six screws instead of having to pull the wallpaper off. Then the holes can be filled easily.
I ended up buying smooth finish 1/4" laminate ply.... priming and sizing it... then gluing the paper to it. Worked out great so far!
Hey, if you're happy about that is the biggest part!
I generally use my "real estate investor" mindset when evaluating projects. Don't mean to be critical, just help people see things through the eyes of somebody that has seen LOTS of buyers turned off by things.
The important thing for most folks is that there are happy with the work they've done and on that point it sounds like this is a succcess.
Congrats!
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Originally Posted by superfly10
Finished the project this weekend. My goal in making panels was that now, if I want the wallpaper removed, each panel can be removed from the wall with six screws instead of having to pull the wallpaper off. Then the holes can be filled easily.
I ended up buying smooth finish 1/4" laminate ply.... priming and sizing it... then gluing the paper to it. Worked out great so far!
here's a pic
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Agreed.
