The house is 1500 square feet, and it is up on pillars. I'm scared that if we just paint over the paneling, we won't make any money, and my husband is scared that if we spend money on sheetrock, we won't make any money. What should we do?|||You don't have to put up sheetrock on top of panelling. We paint over panelling ALL the time when staging a house to sell. There are just a few things you need to know about painting over panelling to make it look great. Here's how to go about it:
First, decide if you want to leave the texture lines in the panelling (if there are any). If you want to remove them to make the wall smooth (which will make it look like sheetrock once it's painted), then you need to fill in the texture lines with joint compound. If you aren't good at doing joints in sheetrock, you may want to hire someone to do this.
But, it's not necessary. If you decide to leave the texture lines in, here's how to paint the panelling:
1. Wash the walls with liquid TSP. Use the liquid instead of the powder form because it isn't toxic, is easier to mix and doesn't need to be rinsed after. Let the walls dry completely.
2. Apply an oil-based primer on the entire surface. You need to use oil-based and not latex as latex will peel off or scrape off too easily. I suggest Bull's Eye 1-2-3 or Kilz. It has the best coverage.
3. Once you have primed, you may use any kind of paint, including latex. Paint the walls with 2 coats of good quality paint. And that's it!
I highly suggest you use a neutral color of paint if you want to sell the home. Basically, when staging a home for sale, you want to appeal to the largest amount of potential buyers so the home sells quickly. A very nice warm taupe beige is good. Stay away from any freaky colors.
I read here where someone told you to list the home as is. That is never a good idea... Keep in mind that if you list the home as is and don't sell it, even if you paint after, the home will still be on the market and will become stigmatized.... people will wonder what's wrong with the home since it's not selling. Perhpas you could find yourself a good home stager in your area who can help you or give you a detailed list of what to do to sell the home. And keep in mind that the cost of staging a home to sell is VERY OFTEN less expensive than taking a first price reduction in selling price (a 1st price reduction is NEVER lower than five thousand dollars!) I can easily stage a 3 bedroom home for under two thousand! And my staged homes rarely stay on the market more than 14 days!
Good luck selling your home!|||isn't there sheetrock underneath the paneling? you don't put sheet rock over paneling. what does your realtor say about sprucing up your house to sell?|||My Fiance is a Painting Contractor and last week a Woman had him paint her Dark Paneling in a Den and Dining room. He Painted it an Eggshell White and it made the Paneling look so much nicer and the room Larger. Go with Painting it a Pretty Light Color, you will not be disappointed and its cheaper to do.|||Of all the home improvement (sell this house) shows I have seen, they mostly paint over the paneling. Because it is cheap and looks better then the paneling. Sometimes the panels are the wall itself and there is no sheet rock under them, especially in older homes. I would not sheet rock over the panels.
I have seen where they fill in the seams between the panels and then prime and paint. That is a good alternative for the both of you. You would hardly tell that it is paneling.
That would be the best cheapest way and still looks good.|||Approach the job as if you were the ones buying the house and were going to live there. When you sell, don't settle for any offers hat will cause you to lose money. Know what your bottom line is before you put it up for sale.|||List it as is. Let the new owner decide. If it doesn't show well, then paint, it's the next cheapest thing. If done well, the return on investment is much greater the the cost of drywalling
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