Recent content by Pauley

Thanks. The room is definitely original to the house, but I agree that the plywood makes it stronger. I haven't decided which route I'll take, but I plan to keep the plywood up regardless. Thank you all for responding.

Is plywood a good material to have on walls, in general? I thought I'd have to remove it to put up drywall.

Hello everybody. I found this site while trying to find a DIY solution. I bought my first home and started trying to fix it up myself. Being new to home repair, I'm trying to figure out what I can do myself and what I'll have to contract out. Once I get my first few repairs under my belt...

I started removing fake painted paneling in my new home and have discovered that behind it is thick plywood. It looks pretty sturdy, so I don't think I want to remove it, but I'm wondering how to finish it off when all of the paneling is off. Can it be caulked and painted? Plastered...