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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How can I restore worn and damaged 1950s tongue and groove wood paneling?

This house was built in the 1950s. The wood is tongue and groove (thank you @Ecnerwal) and appears to be the only wall material--there is no drywall under it. I can tell because some of the knots of the wood have fallen out and I can see inside to…
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How to properly cut replacement angled panel

The photograph shows a broken wood T11 panel and is to be replaced with a fiberboard panel. Because fiberboard is difficult to cut (and expensive): The goal is to correctly cut the new panel the first time. What methods and tools are available cut…
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Using a 4” hole saw on wood panel walls to install a round electrical box?

I am mounting a 24 inch vanity light into wood panel walls. The light fixture is lightweight and there is no stud available, so I intend to use this 1 gang old work round electrical box. I need to know if a 4” hole saw and my drill is a good choice…
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How do I fill the gap between paneling and coving?

I've put up some coving before I did some paneling on one wall. The paneling is level as I used a laser level however the coving was stuck to the wall & ceiling without a level. The gap between the coving and horizontal panel increases and decreases…
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How to remove sliding panels

I have a closet with 2 old sliding panels and I want to remove them. The wheel is at the bottom and I found how to unclip the panel at the top. My problem is that I can't figure out how to unclip the panels at the bottom. The plastic thing holding…
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How can I fix damaged exterior plywood siding?

I'm replacing a cat door with a smaller one, the old one was glued to the exterior paneling, so when I pulled it off, it pulled a bit of the panel as well. Once, I get the new cat door in and fill the gaps, for the external siding, can I just panel…
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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've considered: adding wainscoting to cover the…
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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 ceiling. From looking behind outlets on other walls…
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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 changes in humidity. When we bought the place, the…
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Air register solution for this spot in the kitchen paneling?

We have this spot under our kitchen sink where there's a spot for the HVAC system to push air into the kitchen. The black item to the far left is our dishwasher. I believe these are IKEA kitchen cabinets and supports. You can see that whomever first…
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Are the battens on mobile home/modular homes necessary?

We're buying a piece of property that has a mobile/modular home on it that's going to need quite a lot of work. The walls in the home still have the batts/battens, which we plan to remove. Do they serve any real purpose aside from not having panels…
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Finding Studs Behind Wood Paneling + Lath and Plaster

I have a house that was built in 1924 and the original wall finish is lath and plaster. At some point, the entire home was refinished with 1/4" faux wood paneling. I'm having a difficult time finding studs behind this material so I can securely…
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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 significant problems - tearout, pits, and a lot of…
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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 protrudes about 1/8''. The second layer of wood…
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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 either normal drywall or doing floor-to-ceiling board…
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