Baseboard
what would be the best way to deal with removing baseboard to install a hardwood floor so that i would be able to reatach it afterwards. Without damaging the walls
what would be the best way to deal with removing baseboard to install a hardwood floor so that i would be able to reatach it afterwards. Without damaging the walls
Depending on the thickness
Depending on the thickness of the baseboard, a nice flat bar can do the job. Get the small thin type and a piece of something flat and ridged. A second flatbar can often do the trick. To prevent wall damage, lay the flat object against the wall and pry against it. Usually, small 'bouncing' actions do the trick. Watch defacing the baseboard too.
Will you have to remove any door casing as well? Are you installing the new flooring throughout the entire house?
For a stubborn piece, you can use a nail set to sink the nails in deeper, then it should pryout. You'll have to use a different hole when putting it back up though, so don't use this method that often.
I am only doing one room and
I am only doing one room and i figure where it transfers from the hardwood to the tile i could put some kind of threshhold
jmontgom-I've also found
jmontgom-
I've also found that an exacto knife run along the top of the baseboard works great to break the paint apart and separate the baseboard from the wall. This way, when you go to pry it off the wall it won't pull the paint and half the drywall (or plaster) off. (Especially useful for baseboard that have been around awhile and had multiple coats of pain).
Oh, and you can buy a wood threshhold at lowes home improvement or home depot or something like that. They come longer than you need and you just cut it down to size and screw it in.
-Brooke