Dear James: Our dining room drywall has been damaged over the years. Instead of repairing it, I want to install wainscoting. Is this a job for a typical DIY'er?—Andy H.
Dear Andy: Installing wainscoting on a dining room wall is not a difficult do-it-yourself project, but it is not inexpensive either. Several companies make wainscoting kits for do-it-yourselfers, but it still costs from $6 to $20 per square foot. This might sound like a lot, but it is much less than having a carpenter build it from scratch.
