How to Paint Garage Bedroom - Part 2 of 19 - Paint - Window Wall Shelf Removed

Fig.1 Wood shelf to be removed

By Gary Boutin

Supplies and Tools:
Cordless screwdriver with Phillip bit
Hacksaw with new blade 
Hacksaw with new metal blade

Mrs D. wanted to upgrade her bedroom. She needed the bedroom repaired before her new tenet would arrive in three days.

This post shows the five steps to removing a window shelf.

Step 1: Fig.1 shows the shelf that will be removed prior to painting the wall. 
Step 2: Fig.2 and fig.3 shows the shelf railing by the window that will be removed. Presently it being held by 4-sheetrock screws.

Fig.2 The rail without the shelf

Fig.3 Two rails put together

Step 3: Fig.4 and fig.5 shows the progression of removing the 3-inch sheetrock screw using a cordless screwdriver from the bedroom studs.

Fig.4 Removing 3 inch screws

Fig.5 Removing 
sheetrock screws

Step 4: Fig.6 and fig.7 shows another sheetrock screws removed from the middle of the shelf rail.

Fig.6 Cordless screwdriver 
removed screws

Fig.7 One side removed

Step 5: Fig.8 and fig.9 shows that only one screw would not unscrew, the sheetrock screw was stripped. The cordless screwdriver was just spinning the Phillips head and stripping the screw. The only way to remove the screw without damaging the wall was to saw the screw. Use a hand held hacksaw and pull up and push down until the screw is cut. This job is done and the next post shows it's time to repair the wall damages.

Fig.8 Hacksaw blade
cutting stripped screw

Fig.9 Job done

How to Paint a Garage Bedroom:

• Part 1 of 19 - Room Dimensions
• Part 2 of 19 - Paint - Window Wall Shelf Removed
• Part 3 of 19 - Move Data and TV Cables
• Part 4 of 18 - Cable - Attaching Data and TV Cables
• Part 5 of 19 - Cable - Fixing the Wall
• Part 6 of 19 - Paint - Wall Damages
• Part 7 of 19 - Paint - Repairing Damages
• Part 8 of 19 - Paint - Mixing Paint
• Part 9 of 19 - Paint - Tape and Tarps 
• Part 10 of 19 - Paint - Cutting the Walls
• Part 11 of 19 - Paint - Rolling Walls
• Part 12 of 19 - Molding - The Tools
• Part 13 of 19 - Molding - Installing New Baseboards-1
• Part 14 of 19 - Molding - Cut to size and Nail To Wall-1
• Part 15 of 19 - Molding - Cut to size and Nail To Wall-2
• Part 16 of 19 - Molding - Baseboard Caulking
• Part 17 of 19 - Molding - Painting Baseboard Moldings
• Part 18 of 19 - Paint - Cleanup 
• Part 19 of 19 - Paint - Room Order

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