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My wife and I bought a model home this past April. The shelves were built in to one of the bedrooms as a "showroom" for tile/carpet samples. The shelves make the room much smaller and eliminate the ability to put a bed flush with the wall.

Would love recommendations for how to remove these without causing any damage. I am unable to locate any screws or anything.

Thanks in advance!

Start with a razor knife on top running it along the wall and see if you get down to any screws. More than likely, you they were installed with a trim nailer and you can use a small trim pry bar to gently pry away from the wall. You will probably have to do some retexturing either way.

If you end up prying, I'd recommend sliding a drywall knife between the shelf and wall to keep from denting the drywall.

Cut the caulk with a razor where the wood meets the drywall. If you can look at it at an angle and see where the nails are you can probably take a punch and punch the nail through the wood and It will make it easier to pry off. Use a block of wood horizontal against the studs about 24 inches wide to pry against so you do not dent the drywall.

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62strat said:

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Maybe too late for this.. but why weren't they removed from the home if they were for display purposes? After a model sells, they are supposed to bring the home to 'normal' condition.. obvious things like converting the sales office back to a garage, etc. This seems like it should have been on that list.

Call your builder and see if they should have been removed, you never know.

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100% sure that the builder will do the work for you. Wife sold many many models and it is SOP for ALL builders to make em " normal". he hardest part was when a buyer wanted to keep the features intact.
Sounds like someone just missed putting in a work order.