interior paneling

[wolf]

What are your guys opinions on interior paneling? 1/8 inch would be lighter but everybody says it warps, those of you that had it warp was it nailed,stapled, or screwed?

thanks

wolf

[sikasoman]

My suggestion from experience....use luan plywood. It's 1/4", but very light, durable and fits the budget. You can either paint it, stain it or clear coat it...and best of all...it doesn't warp.

[deepportage01]

I'm with sikasoman, Luan is the way to go, I used glue and staples to fasten. the suff is cheep also like $6 per 3x7 sheet,It really eats up the paint though you will need 2-3 coats to cover

[hawkeye43]

Do not use any paneling that is glued and pressed saw dust. Use the plywood backed paneling. Also use Pl 200 to glue the paneling to the studs, this holds things alot tighter than just nails or staples.

[Gordie]

If your going to paint luan plywood use a sanding sealer first or a good quality oil base primer(but this can get pretty stinky) and it will paint much easier and they make some really good waterbased sanding sealers and best of all the stink is hardly noticable. Im starting to panel my interior and I'm using that 5/16 cut and save tongue and groove pine with pl400 and finish nailer.

[love to hunt]

Mills Fleet carries a white luan panneling. 1/4"

Mine has beed up for 5 years and no issues.

[wolf]

That laun seems to be pretty reasonable to just got off of the phone 10.00 a sheet thats not bad. I also decided on aluminum sheets for the siding i found a guy who sold .020 to me for way to cheap!! lucky me

wolf

[berke99]

I put good panneling in my drop down about 14yrs. ago. It is still there and in good condition. It has warped a little in a couple of spots. My next house I will not use panneling because of the weight. Luan sounds like the best way to go. That is my two cents worth on it.

[schl0430]

For paneling in my house I used the tongue and groove paneling. It's pine and came in 8 foot lengths and it about 3.5 inches wide. I believe it is a quarter inch thick also. It takes a while to do a whole house with this stuff but it really looks sharp. I then used a staple gun on top and nail gun in between to secure this, as well as a bottle of liquid nails. I guess it all depends on what you prefer and what look you're going for.

[Hooked On a Feeling]

Like elwood said, make sure you seal both sides and ends of wood paneling. 1 coat of a universal sanding sealer with 2 coats of water-based poly will hold up fine. If your painting, 2 coats of a good sealing primer and a coat of paint is sufficient. The key is sealing all ends of the wood so It won't absorb moisture and swell.