Re: New house, need to wire for a network

["wkearney99" <wkearney99@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> This will prevent splitting and won't damage the drywall.  If the
> board is painted to the wall, gently tap the knife in place with
> a hammer to break the paint loose.

Make sure you're using a either a new one or one with a nice and sharp edge.
Don't just use some dull old putty knife.  No sense in having 4" gouges
along the paint line.  Granted, a bit o'caulk along the edge when you
reattach works wonders for hiding mistakes.

> Once the board is off the wall, pull the nails through the board
> from the pointed end with a needle nose pliers.  Do NOT hammer
> them out or you will almost certainly splinter the surface.

It's sometimes handy to use a nail puller or old pair of tile nippers for
this.  Not to cut the nail (although you could) but to bite into the nail
and then rock it like the claw part of a hammer to pull the nail through the
wood.