How Do You Hang Wallpaper Over Wood Paneling?

Wallpaper does not stick well to wood surfaces and joint compound often used to fill the paneling's grooves before papering doesn't bond well to wood either. Tearing out paneling is hard on you and destructive to the wall. Successfully wallpapering over paneling requires a different barrier between the paneling and the paper. This extra step ensures the wallpaper will last and look good as long as you want it to. Measure the paneled wall and purchase enough 1/4 inch or 3/8 inch wall board to cover the paneling. Wall board, like paneling, comes in 4-by-8 foot sheets. Secure the wall board to the wall with the dry wall screws and drill. Use the utility knife to cut the wall board when necessary. Make the cuts as straight as you can using the edge of the metal construction ruler as a guide. Hang the wall board with as thin a seam as possible between the boards. Apply a generous amount of joint compound to the seams with the putty knife between the boards and press the joint tape into ...  more