How To Remove Wall Panelling Safely

After all the wall studs are removed you can remove the floor plate.

How to remove wall panelling safely. Pull out any pieces of nails that remain in the subfloor and ceiling with a pair of pliers. If your trim has been attached by nails and not adhesive begin to loosen the trim. Then you can begin prepping your wall for new paneling paint or other treatment. Before you can remove the decorative wall paneling you need to remove any molding or trim around it.

Remove the panel from the wall after all nails are out. Use a scoring tool to create holes in the wallpaper. Remove nails with pliers as they come loose. Removing wood paneling the task of removing the wood paneling itself is not difficult.

Have someone hold the plate while you detach it with the wrecking bar. The surface that makes washable wallpaper easy to clean also makes it a little harder to remove. Pry back the panel using your pry bar and hammer. You can do this step by hand or if there are larger amounts of thicker adhesive with a sander.

You must break through the plastic film that covers the paper in order for water to penetrate the paper. If your wall panels leave behind adhesive smooth it away with sandpaper. Use a spray bottle to soak the paper. Do the same with the ceiling plate.

Using a wrecking bar pull the floor plate up from the subfloor. Use a pry bar to remove. Start along the edge and try to hammer a chisel down into the trim to loosen it from the wall.