Hello everyone. It's nice to be here. This is my first post. I reviewed different posts in the forum but didn't quite get the answer to this question. We bought an older house (67 years old) about 2 years ago and we are doing a bit of renovations. We tore down a small wall (non supporting wall) to make the living room better so the living room and little hall are now one. We did put a beam on the ceiling though to make it stronger and because both the ceilings are different. One is made of stucco and the other one painted. We want to put 1 x 6 wood planks on the walls and ceiling if we can. On the wall, there is old drywall. Some of it appears to have several coats of paint from years past. There used to be a closet which we took down so the ceiling and wall in that area is uneven and that's why we decided to go with wood plank walls as an alternative because we didn't want to have to go through the mess of drywall, sanding and stuff. That being said,.......here is the question. We want to install the wood planks vertically on the wall. Can I install them directly over the sheetrock (drywall). Three sides are on inside walls and a small part is on an outside wall where the front door is (in case this makes a difference). Thank you for your replies and I'd like to add that this forum is great and has all kinds of helpful hints. Mokitag :);)

i am looking to shorten this wall by 9.5 inches. i have added a new 2x4 for support. is this ok? let me know i attached some pictures