If you're trying to remove baseboard or other moldings, chances are you'll dent the walls or crack the trim in the process. Follow these simple techniques to avoid additional wall and trim repairs.
Begin by cutting through any dried paint along the top edge of the trim with a utility knife. Then search for the filled nail holes at one end of the trim. Prying near those will keep,you from breaking out the drywall.m Slide a flexible 3 inch putty knife behind the trim and pry it out slightly. With the knife in place, wedge in a pry bar and pry the trim out an inch. If it seems like the trim is about to crack, insert a second putty knife between the pry bar and the trim.m Move to the next stud and repeat the procedure. Continue prying out the trim a little at a time down its length. Then go back to the beginning and pull the trim off.
Pushing the nails back through the front of the trim will splinter the wood. Instead, pull the, through the back with a nipper. Use just enough pressure to pull the nails to avoid cutting them off. If one breaks off, cut it off as close as possible to the wood and leave it. That nub will just bury itself in the drywall when you reinstall it.
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