Remove the chair rails first using a mini 6" pry bar and a piece of wood to prevent damaging the drywall. Start where you can see a finish nail along the trim, slowly pry it up a bit at a time until you can pull the whole thing off. If they caulked the line where it meets the wall and corners, use a box cutter along the seams to prevent tearing the drywall paper first.
I am about to patch up this water damage on a low bathroom ceiling. What can i paint/seal the entire ceiling with to minimize future water damage? the ceiling is very...
See more
I have purchased a brown roll of paper because I wanted a consistent "vein" look through out the walls and the brown paper bags I was getting would sometimes be "vein...
See more
Take off chair rail first
Remove the chair rails first using a mini 6" pry bar and a piece of wood to prevent damaging the drywall. Start where you can see a finish nail along the trim, slowly pry it up a bit at a time until you can pull the whole thing off. If they caulked the line where it meets the wall and corners, use a box cutter along the seams to prevent tearing the drywall paper first.
Then see how they put the bead board on the wall, if nailed.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1wQ_edVYkE I use a piece of wood between the wall and the pry bar.
If its glued on, you will have to do drywall repair. Scrape off what you can, sand off the rest, and then skim coat with joint compound and prime.