"Cindy" wrote in message
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Hello,

We're about to remove some paneling that has sheetrock underneath. Our
guess is
there was never any taping done to it or it will need major repair from
the
paneling coming off. I've never attempted this before and although
everything
looks fairly straightforward on TV, is this something a DYI'er could
accomplish
fairly easily?

It is "easy", but like anything else, takes time to figure out how to do it.
If you are patient and don't try to finish it all in 2 hours, you'll be
fine. Get a book, take your time, do a little bit each day for a 4 day
period (you can speed it up but it's easiest to let each coat dry overnight
anyway.)