Apologies for the novice question.
I have a basement that was finished in the 50s (1956 I’m told) with knotty pine paneling. I love this paneling, but I also want to air-seal and insulate the basement, so I need to take down the paneling and put it back again. I can get the molding down in one piece, the next step is the paneling. It is tongue-in-groove with a supporting frame behind it. Does anyone have suggestions on how to approach removing the tongue-and-groove panels, before I start hacking around with my pry bar and claw bar? I’m worried that the only solution is to smash one panel (splitting it in two) to get everything else to slot out. But there must be a way to run the initial installation in reverse (modulo those darn nails).
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This is good question for over at BT.
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming....
WOW!!! What a Ride!
Find the last piece installed... Pull it ... And go from there.
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming....
WOW!!! What a Ride!
Taylor,
I guess all your furniture is taylor-made?
Find the last piece that was put up. Find the nails holding it up. Drive them all the way through.
Cheers,
Ray
do not try to pull wood with the nails in it.. get yourself a narrow pin punch and drive the nails further into (and out of ) the knotty pine. start from the last installed panel and work towards the first installed..
It's real simple when you've driven the nails all the way through,... the board will fall off! Untill it does don't pry the board off or you'll split the piece of wood!
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