Great video thanks for this. Just working out how to get rid of our rail. Very helpful video.

@MrGeoffreySmith

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Peter! Good luck with yours.

Interesting hearing the names for things in different countries, I would never have thought of calling those dado rails!

@MrGeoffreySmith

5 жыл бұрын

Dont ask me why they're called that. Dado is a nonsense word. What makes the rail so 'dado'?!?! 🤔

@TheGrantAlexander

5 жыл бұрын

@@MrGeoffreySmith hahah! I know right! I call them chair rail. You know so the chairs won't hit the wall. 🍻

Thank you for that 👍

@MrGeoffreySmith

4 жыл бұрын

No problem 😀

The destruction phase....when you can work out some aggression.

@MrGeoffreySmith

5 жыл бұрын

Therapy 😂🤣

I have to remove a 6ft clued length in the kitchen to make room for a breakfast bar but need to make a cut 6ft in and remove it a bit more carefully as to not damage the decor. I'll be putting a baton on the wall where the old dado rail was for the breakfast bar. Any top tips?

@MrGeoffreySmith

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like fun! As its glued it's hard to predict the outcome. Don't attack it. Tease it off the wall to prevent damage. The batten you're putting up afterwards should cover any damage if any. Good luck! 😃

I've got a wooden dado rail, should I apply the same technique?

@MrGeoffreySmith

3 жыл бұрын

If the end result is what you're looking for, why not 😀

Satisfying to watch. Good job on it!What is the name of the red tool please?

@MrGeoffreySmith

Жыл бұрын

Hi Lauren. The tool with the red handle is a chisel.

@lauren185

Жыл бұрын

@@MrGeoffreySmith thank you! ☺️

It looks like our dado rails have been glued to the wall as.well as nailed. I assume your technic would crack the plaster in this case, what could you recommend instead or in addition?

@MrGeoffreySmith

9 ай бұрын

Do you want to change them or remove them completely?

I bloody hate this stuff with a passion and that foamy stuff in the top corners 😂

Old school tools 👍 😊

@MrGeoffreySmith

5 жыл бұрын

Old, new, love em all 😀 And EVERYTHING'S ADJUSTABLE! 😀

2:05 Looks like you have even more work to do 🙈😬😂

@MrGeoffreySmith

5 жыл бұрын

I'll be putting a new window sill in. 2 minutes with gripfill.

what did u do with the old rails u removed did u burned them or tossed them

@MrGeoffreySmith

Жыл бұрын

They ended up in a skip, if I remember right.

I want to do this but the wall has been skimmed again since the dado rail was put on, so it's a but buried. I started to chisel but got a crack in the plaster so stopped. Guessing I need to go along the top and bottom and just chisel away the skim coat.

@MrGeoffreySmith

2 жыл бұрын

Or chisel into the dado and split it. Get a piece out and chisel along, following the direction of the dado. Once it's out you can fill the gap left in the skim.

@pointoflight2914

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrGeoffreySmith yep all sorted now! It came away quite easily in the end. Scoring above and below was enough. Load of deep gap filler and I think it will be fine!

@MrGeoffreySmith

2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic! Well done for persevering! 😀

The section underneath where you filled in, would that section be any issues with just painting over it or would that require any additional filling or sanding?

@MrGeoffreySmith

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Andrew. After I filled in the areas I sanded them smooth and painted over. It worked out fine. Thanks for watching!

@netstormuk

4 жыл бұрын

@@MrGeoffreySmith Great, thank you.

I have to remove chair rail this weekend. After I putty the holes is there anything else I need to do before I paint????

@MrGeoffreySmith

3 жыл бұрын

Putty the holes so the putty is slightly proud of the finished wall surface. Once its dry, sand it back to wall level, wipe off the dust and paint. I hope it goes well! 😀

@janetgoldring9421

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrGeoffreySmith thank you for the video and the reply😱 this girl is not mechanically inclined 😂

@MrGeoffreySmith

3 жыл бұрын

@@janetgoldring9421 It'll work out fine, I'm sure 😀

is the wall you removed the rail from plaster or drywall?

@MrGeoffreySmith

4 жыл бұрын

On the exterior walls it was plaster onto brick. On the interior walls it was the old version of dry wall; plaster onto battening.

@neekoly2566

Жыл бұрын

@@MrGeoffreySmith isn't plasterboard the same as drywall?

@MrGeoffreySmith

Жыл бұрын

Yes, they are the same, but this wasn't plasterboard. It was wooden battening which had been plastered. That was normal, until plasterboard arrived.

What did you use to fill in the holes?

@MrGeoffreySmith

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Harvey. Any type if hole filler would do. Those walls were brick so no plasterboard cavity to worry about. Plaster would also be fine, then sand it smooth afterwards.

@harveybenatt786

4 жыл бұрын

@@MrGeoffreySmith thanks, this video has been very useful

@MrGeoffreySmith

4 жыл бұрын

@@harveybenatt786 Great, glad to be of help 😀

Newbie here, can you tell me what your course of action was for the bits where brick was exposed? Thank you.

@MrGeoffreySmith

Жыл бұрын

Hi! I skimmed those areas with plaster, sanded them and then painted over.

@neekoly2566

Жыл бұрын

@@MrGeoffreySmith So jointing compound will stick on brick no problem?

@MrGeoffreySmith

Жыл бұрын

Yes, as long as there's no paint on the brick. If there is paint, attack it with a wire brush until you get to brick.

@neekoly2566

Жыл бұрын

@@MrGeoffreySmith or apply Zinsser Gardz?

@MrGeoffreySmith

Жыл бұрын

I don't know that product. It may be similar to PVA, which is good. Which country do you live in?

aww this is gonna be good seeing how you do this house up. What's gonna happen with your workshop?

@MrGeoffreySmith

5 жыл бұрын

This house will be to rent out. The workshop remains the same. Nobody touches the workshop! 😀

@TakamiWoodshop

5 жыл бұрын

@@MrGeoffreySmith aww I'm crying right now - we had a rental property once but we sold it and now values have doubled and I can't afford repairs on the BMW that I don't even want anymore. Good policy though - nobody touches the workshop!

@MrGeoffreySmith

5 жыл бұрын

@@TakamiWoodshop I had a beamer......once.......

@TheGrantAlexander

5 жыл бұрын

@@TakamiWoodshop Hey now, that BMW is awesome don't let it go ever!

@TakamiWoodshop

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheGrantAlexander The main engine light came on the other day after I gave it death going up this steep hill on the way to work. Shoulda heard me curse that damn thing and vow to disappear it! But then - how would I live with a car where I'd have to wait for fast moving traffic to pass before turning up steep hills? argh - I'm so confused 😕

You went unplugged 😮😮😂🌲🦊🌲 great work Geoff, never understood why people had those rails? Who hangs pictures half way up the wall? Really shirt people? 😮

@MrGeoffreySmith

5 жыл бұрын

They're nonsense. At that height I think they were also to stop chairs bashing the wall. Still nonsense.