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    Bernard
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    My contractor emailed me last Friday and said he could start my latest project Monday. OK, short notice, but I was happy to hear from him. After the accident and the ensuing flight of monies out of here, I had considered postponing until spring. But on second thought decided that there needs to be some positive developments in addition to the negatives lately.

    So he was here Monday and tore out the wood paneled wall in the living room. When I moved here, the inside wall and the outside wall were paneled in dark stained, solid wood paneling. A few years ago I had the inside wall paneling cut down to wainscoting and then papered the top of the wall.

    He'll be installing sheetrock (moisture barrier and insulation first) on this exterior wall, which I'll paint to match two of the other walls, leaving the wainscoting wall as a focal wall.

    Next project after this is to get rid of the hideous ceiling and replace it with sheetrock, but that will be next spring.

    This picture from some years back, shows the dark paneling.
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    Here is what the wall looks like since Monday.
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    I love the fact that my house is not clad in plywood or OSB (are they the same thing?).

    The industrial revolution cheapened everything.

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      CHAS
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      Looks a but rustic now.
      Waiting for the "after" pictures.

      "The man that hath no music in himself, nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, is fit for treasons, stratagems and spoils;” - Shakespeare

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        ShiroKuro
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        Wow that's a major project! I'll look forward to updates! 🙂

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          AndyD
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          Quite a bit of work but it's going to be a tremendous improvement.

          My parents put walnut panels in two areas of their house in the 1970s and when they were persuaded to remove it over 20 years later the place appeared bigger and brighter.

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            pique
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            Applause to you for having the fortitude to do this. It's expensive and disruptive, but I'm sure the results will make you happy every day when it's all done.

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              Applause to you for having the fortitude to do this. It's expensive and disruptive, but I'm sure the results will make you happy every day when it's all done.

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                not sure how i ended up quoting myself. can't seem to delete.

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