During the initial remodel phase we found a bit of a surprise once the contractors removed the 60’s style wood paneling to add in the new window into the sunroom. It turns our there had been a window previously behind the wall that was covered over in old sheetrock and duct tape.  Our contractor quoted us an amount to re-sheetrock the entire wall, but we were hoping for an alternative and less expensive route. After a bit or research, we decided to fix the sheet rock and install a shiplap wall ourselves to add visual interest to the front living room wall. We decided to purchase our runs of shiplap from Home Depot. They have primed pieces in 8ft and 12 ft runs that lock into one another — no fuss with using pennies between panels to create spaces between pieces. It was simple and fairly quick although we would…