How To Carefully Remove Trim (For Reuse)
Removing trim from a space may seem like the most simple task, and it is. But because I’m trying to preserve our original trim, I’m having to be a little more careful on which trim can actually be removed. Ideally I’d remove it all, but the trim around the bookshelves and doors is a bit more fragile, so after discussing with Ro, I have decided to leave those on. I thought at the beginning of the design phase that I would stain all of the trim - which would mean I’d really need to try and remove it all. I didn’t want to take that risk, so I chose to paint all of the trim.
For this room I am focused on removing the shoe trim (which the previous owners added later on after they updated the flooring) and baseboards.
MATERIALS + TOOLS
It’s as basic as it sounds :) using the trim puller you’ll wedge it between the wall and trim you’re trying to remove. If the trim puller is having a hard time sliding in between, use your hammer to tap it further. Continue this all the way down until the full piece of trim has come off.
I’m not going to lie, I was unsure how much pressure I could put against the wall! I kept imagining my bulging muscles busting holes through it haha We also had to deal with the original (very long) carpenter nails, which also made it a little more difficult pulling out. Anyways, Ro assured me that the wall could indeed handle a good amount of pressure. I also had Ro help with a few sections that were overlapped/in tight corners. Again, some of the trim was pretty fragile and I was definitely nervous about splitting it.
IMPORTANT : Don’t forget as you remove each piece, if you are reusing the trim, make sure you mark it (with your carpenter pencil). If you have different types of trim that you would like to keep track of, mark some with letters and some with numbers or get more specific… B1, B2 (Baseboard1, Baseboard2) and CT1, CT2 (CornerTrim1, CornerTrim2) type of thing.
Trim is removed and I’m getting ready to start mudding. I’m so excited to make some progress and get closer to the fun stuff, design! I’m hoping to have the mudding, or at least most of it, completed by the end of the month. It’s not as quick I’d like, but with me momming and still working with clients in LA, I’m moving it as quickly as I can :)
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