How To Remove Wall Panelling Safely

Then you can begin prepping your wall for new paneling paint or other treatment.

How to remove wall panelling safely.

If your trim has been attached by nails and not adhesive begin to loosen the trim. Do the same with the ceiling plate. Use a pry bar to remove. After all the wall studs are removed you can remove the floor plate.

You can do this step by hand or if there are larger amounts of thicker adhesive with a sander. If your wall panels leave behind adhesive smooth it away with sandpaper. Have someone hold the plate while you detach it with the wrecking bar. Use a scoring tool to create holes in the wallpaper.

Use a spray bottle to soak the paper. Place panels in a pile away from the project or dispose of them in your dumpster. Start along the edge and try to hammer a chisel down into the trim to loosen it from the wall. Using a wrecking bar pull the floor plate up from the subfloor.

Remove nails with pliers as they come loose. Pry back the panel using your pry bar and hammer. Sweep up any dust and debris afterward with a broom and dust pan. Removing wood paneling the task of removing the wood paneling itself is not difficult.

You must break through the plastic film that covers the paper in order for water to penetrate the paper. Before you can remove the decorative wall paneling you need to remove any molding or trim around it. The surface that makes washable wallpaper easy to clean also makes it a little harder to remove.