How to remove wood paneling from wall? What is the best way to remove paneling from a plaster wall...
What is the best way to remove paneling from a plaster wall with minimal wall mischief?
Its an old house w/ plaster walls not drywall.
I would like past its sell-by date, dont want to paint it.
All help appreciated.
Purchase a Wonderbar from a hardware or Home Improvement store. This is a short prybar. find where the paneling meet and push the flat side of the bar in and pry it loose. Try to do this close the nails. After you get one piece bad, use a wooden block under the bar when prying to avoid wounding the bare plaster. Hopefully, it isn't glued on but it is severely possible. just tear it down and drywall over the plaster or bring the plaster down as well. or prepare to do it whole lotta skimming.
If you don't want to paint the paneling and near is no dry wall behind it you are in for closely of work. I don't know what your budget is or what look you are looking for but you could always just cover it next to 1/4 or 3/8 dry wall and tape float and paint. Just leave the paneling and cover it. When you cogitate about the labor of getting the paneling down and the disposal of it then adjectives the skim floating you are going to have to do to make it look close to something and if the old plaster is even going to be workable you may just want to walk over it with thin drywall and start over. Just my 2 sense. if these panel are nailed to the wall it 's easy, next to a crow bar go to a corner and try to raise an edge , you will see if it's lose or not, then elevate gently and with a two of a kind of pliers remove the nails , if the board is glued to the wall , lucklessly there will be damage to the walls when you verbs it off , you might need to replace it near new dry wall .
Answers: First, score near a razor knife any edges where on earth paint or caulk has overlapped a seam. This will keep the paint from stripping past its sell-by date a surface adjacent to the paneling.
Remove any trim, it is usually nailed into place beside small finish nails. A flat prybar is helpful here, near a scrap wood block (shim) to avoid marking up any underlying wallboard. Once you can see the entire surface of the panel (i.e. not blocked by more trim, paint lines etc) start contained by one hidden corner/edge (like the baseboard) and pry it free. You should be fine unless it is being held next to adhesive as well.
12 inch flat hotel and a hammer. try a nail punch to drive the pin through the panel, hopefully its not glued. you'll have to find the nail