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How to Remove Baseboards…and what NOT to do {video tutorial}

December 26, 2017 by Janice| Sawdust Sisters 3 Comments

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Do you know how to remove baseboards? If you are intimidated by attempting to remove trim, you are not alone. Removing baseboards is one of those tasks I always thought should be done by a professional. When I considered trying it for myself, my amazing (but non-handy) husband, Duane, gave me one of those –are you sure you know what you’re doing– looks, which gave me the motivation I needed to try 🙂

Scroll to the bottom of this post for a how-to video!


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How to Remove Baseboards

Aside from Duane’s lack of confidence in my abilities, the key element that pushed me to learn how to remove baseboards was running across a tool called the trim puller.  

I purchased the tool on Amazon.The reviews were awesome and I thought, why not? So, allow me to share my experience, along with a detailed tutorial, and honest review from a true beginner.

Materials Needed

  • Box Cutter
  • Trim Puller
  • Hammer

Step 1: Remove Caulk Seal

Run a box cutter along the entire length of the trim to break the seal between the caulk and the wall. Make sure you apply enough force to see a small gap. No need to remove the caulk. Hallelujah.

Step 2: Place the tool in the seam and pound

I recommend you watch the video at the bottom of this post to see a better demonstration. Be sure and hold the puller straight up (vertically) and pound from the top until it goes all the way in between the board and the wall.


Tip: Begin at one end and work your way to the other end of the trim.


Removing baseboards with this tool is SO much easier!

Continue along the length of the wall

How to Remove Baseboards and what NOT to do

Step 3: Remove the trim and leftover nails

Once the entire piece is detached, gently pull the trim off. There will be some nails sticking out of the wall. Use the back of your hammer to remove them. You can also use needle nose pliers if you can’t grab them with the hammer. Using the hammer to remove nails towards the end of the wall can be tricky because walls and door casings can get in the way. Pliers will work better in that case.


Tip: If the nails are impossible to remove you can pound them into the dry wall, as the new trim should cover them up.


Removing Baseboard is not as hard as I thought!! I think I'm going to tackle this project!

Watch the video below for a visual demonstration of how to remove baseboards and another tip of what NOT to do. Learn from my mistakes!

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Pin this and save it for when your ready to pound off that trim!

GREAT TUTORIAL for someone who has never tried to remove trim. Learning how to remove baseboards opens up all of sorts DIY possibilities!

 

 


Janice| Sawdust Sisters

Novice woodworker and serial Popcorn eater, Janice Thomas writes detailed tutorials that motivate others to “dare to try”. Originally from Puerto Rico, Janice is fluent in Spanish and dreams of owning a beach house on the island someday! Janice currently lives in Utah with her husband and children, where she works as a university professor.

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  1. Edward Lenart says

    December 28, 2017 at 7:39 pm

    Hello Janice,

    Thank you for your very interesting presentation of Trim Puller on your great website, I reall enjoyed it..

    If I may, I would like to point out, that the best practice is to start insert Trim Puller at the very end of the baseboard first and twist the handle in horizontal movements rather than up and down, and move along the baseboard about a foot or two to other end.
    That is the bast and easiest way to make it work and most importantly prevents damage to either wall or baseboard.

    I am hoping, that would be helpful to you and you may think of making another video using this technique.

    Thank you for your time.

    Kind Regards,

    Ed

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    • Janice says

      December 28, 2017 at 8:36 pm

      Hi Ed! Thank you for your comment! You are absolutely right. I did mention this within the post. It doesn’t show that well on the video, I admit. But I concur, starting at the end is the way to do it. I have removed a lot of trim with the trim puller and it works great despite my imperfect technique 🙂
      Thanks for stopping by!

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      • Edward Lenart says

        December 29, 2017 at 9:31 am

        Thank you Janice, that’s great.

        Ed

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