Hi there

I have an old feature wall that I want to update so that it is more modern.

It is made of 100mm wood panels joined together by tongue and groove.

My initial thought was to remove the wood panel wall and put in place a gyprock wall that I can paint a modern colour and texture.

Do I really need to remove the old panel wall to achieve this? I can paint the panel wall, but I don't want the join grooves showing.

Does anyone have any ideas on how I can cover or fill in the grooves to make the wall flat?

Thanks

Simon

If there are no door ways or windows in the feature wall it would be a fairly simple process of removing the cornice above the timber. This would allow you to fix plaster direct to the wall and refit cornice and skirting. If there are doorways etc I would be inclined to remove the timber which should be fairly easy and start again. It all depends on how focused you are on the end result and how much time you want to put in. Arc's and skirting should be able to be reused, cornice is straight to the bin, it is cheap and old profiles are generally available (check before removal though).

Otherwise a paint job is easy, cheap and will acheive 75% of what you are after.

John.

Thanks John

And what would be the best way of fixing gyprock to a wood panel wall?

Screw or nail the centers and edges of the sheets with glue behind the sheets at 300mmx600mm centers

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Don't force it, use a bigger hammer.

Timber is what you use. Wood is what you burn.

No need to screw the centers of the sheets.

Just press back firmly onto the glue.

Nailing the center of the sheets can create popped nails after.

If you need to hold back the center of the sheet for some reason, get a 100x100mm block of plasterboard and nail it to the sheet. This pins the sheet back until the glue sets.

After 24hrs remove the block and pull the nail out, patch the nail hole.

The sheet will never move and you will never get a popped nail.

Ceilings can also be done this way to avoid popped nails. You very rarely see it done, but it will eliminate popped nails.

Cheers

Rod

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