Dear Ronald: Installing drywall over old paneling is one method to improve the appearance of a room. As you noted, it can be a difficult task to extend all the window and door trim to fit over the ...

“Mudding,” the process of applying multiple thin coats of drywall compound to the joints and screw indentations in newly hung drywall, sounds messy, and it is. When done correctly, the result is a ...

Q: My wife and I bought a 35-year-old home that has thin wood paneling in several rooms. We don't like the paneling and want to drywall the rooms, but the paneling is so much thinner than regular ...

Re-doing my home office.<BR><BR>It is a small, corner room in the basement... roughly 6x9 feet. Outer walls are brick (1920's construction), with two walls facing the exterior of the house and two ...

Dear James: My house has old paneling with vertical grooves, and I want to cover it with drywall and paint it. I am not sure how to handle fitting the wood trim around the doors and windows. Do you ...