My 1938 house has tongue/groove pine inside walls full of nails that held wallpaper. How should I cover walls?

Wallpaper has been remvd levng wood walls with 1000s of nails which were used to put up cheesecloth, then wallpaper was glued to cloth. Too labor intensive to remv nails. Baseboards %26amp; trim are 6'; wide. There's room for thin Sheetrock. Would plaster be better? It's small town/good laborers hard to find. Please help. Pass this on to any carpenters/builders you know. Thanks!My 1938 house has tongue/groove pine inside walls full of nails that held wallpaper. How should I cover walls?
Based upon the description you provided I would offer up the following fix: 1/4'; Sheetrock(drywall) adhered to the wall with adhesive. The Sheetrock to baseboard joint could be dressed up with a scotia molding which would sit directly on top of the baseboard. Sheetrock installation can most likely be handled by someone in your area given an apparent lack of tradesmen. Sheetrock is DIY friendly and there is a host of literature for Sheetrock installation.My 1938 house has tongue/groove pine inside walls full of nails that held wallpaper. How should I cover walls?
Personally, I think the holes are part of the history of the home and you should leave it unless it's horribly ugly, in which you spread on a thin layer of thinset to cover it all and then paint over it.
Sheetrock better than plaster. But would be soooo pretty if you could preserve old covering. There are some mixtures you can buy to help remove old covering and caulk lightly the nail heads.sand and paint.