Pull and Mark Your Wall Trim!
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Must Own Tools With a Tip To Pull and Mark Your Wall Trim
To make your flooring job easier, purchase a wall trim puller! Pull the trim easily and minimize the chances of breakage with a top notch trim puller. Simple, easy to use, and affordable a trim puller makes quick work of pulling your wall trim in preparation for laying a new floor.
What you Need!
The items you will need:
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A Trim puller tool.
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A rubber mallett
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Crayon, Marker, Pen or Pencil to mark the back of the trim, and the wall so you know where to reinstall the trim.
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Wood putty, and paint to repair the trim before reinstalling, after the new floor is installed.
Avoid the Anxiety Bull!
Minimize breakage, avoid cracks in the wall and easily remove the trim from your wall. Your trim will be available for re-painting and can easily be reinstalled after your floor is installed.
How to use your Trim Puller?
1) Locate the right trimmer for your trim removal job
2) Use a knife or razor blade to score any paint build up
3) Place the sharp edge of the trim puller where the trim meets the wall
4) Gently tap the top of the trim puller with your rubber mallett
5) Once the trim puller and its middle blade is behind the trim, gently and slowly pull the trim remover handle up and until the trim and nails start to come out
6) Continue to move the trim puller up and down the trim until you have pulled the trim totally off
7) Be sure to carefully remove all of the nails to avoid damage to your wall or trim. Making sure all of the nails are removed will also avoid injury – sharp nails are not friendly to toes and feet.
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Wall Trim DIY Frequently Asked Questions
What Size Trim Puller Should I Use?
What size Wall Trim Puller you use is dependent on the size of the wall trim you get. The smaller/shorter the trim the narrower the puller you should use. Just be careful you do not damage your wallboard.
Does a pry bar work as a trim puller?
You can use a Pry Bar but be careful you don’t dent the wall. Wall trim pullers are usually wider, helping to limit the ability to put dents in the wall.
Claw hammer or wall trim puller?
We don’t recommend using a claw hammer. The head on the hammer is narrow and the shaft is angled differently than a wall trim puller. Damage is much less likely with wall trim puller.
Will a screwdriver work to pull wall trim?
Don’t use screwdrivers to pull wall trim. 1) Hard to grab a nail 2) The screwdriver will easily dent and put a hole in your wall 3) Trying to pound a screwdriver behind a wall trimmer, may damage the wall. You may also risk splitting the trim.