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Is paneling for a basement really that dated? I want to redo my
basement,
which has old paneling on it. I prefer not to do drywall because it
is is
thicker, and might require re-laying the carpet and tackless.

I know some paneling can look pretty tacky, but I'd get the real wood
stuff,
and put a clear water poly finish on it so it doesn't yellow.



Get it, enjoy it. And reassess the situation when/if you sell.

Right now, old panelling can be dressed up for wider appeal by priming
and
painting. In the future, who knows, it might even be considered very
in vogue
and you can leave it as is. Or you can prime and paint it then.

Houses are for the living, not the leaving. Don't worry so much about
it as if
you're staging to sell it all the time.

If houses are for living and not leaving, how come all the projects
don't get completed until we're leaving? ;-)/2


Too busy living! ;-)

I suppose so. Live and then pay the piper for six months, finishing
every thing up to sell. :-(

(It went on the market last week.) :-)

--
Keith

Good luck selling your house. I'm getting ready to flip the house I'm in
now. I started working on it as soon as we moved in.

Thanks. It's too much work and risk, particularly now. I was sick a
few months, otherwise I'd have been done in the spring as planned.
Gotta move. I retired last year and the taxes here are killing me.

I'm looking for another fixer upper now.

Good luck! I'm not fast enough to flip homes and make a profit.

--
Keith