I'm still trying to put all my electrical stuff to rights... part of that process is providing a few auxiliary grounds upstairs so that the previous renovation work that was wired with grounded Romex will in fact be properly grounded. I need to peel back some baseboard to do this. Unfortunately, one wall is thin wood paneling, not plaster. I started by trying to pull the baseboard there, as that's where I need to run the first wire. Apparently the baseboard is held on by nails that are stronger than your average finishing nail. I cut through the paint and managed to separate the top of the baseboard from the wall with a thick putty knife; that's where I'm stuck. The putty knife is not strong enough to pry it free; I haven't pulled it away from the wall far enough to try a pry bar, and a screwdriver mars the paneling. Any ideas? Should I just keep doing what I'm doing, then cut the nails with a hacksaw blade, or is there a tool that I ought to have that'd work for this? Am thinking maybe run to FLAPS and buy a gasket scraper?
In case it matters, this is a three piece baseboard - main baseboard is a 1x4 with a piece of molding on top and a quarter round at the floor. I really only want to get the top piece off as I'm just going to hide a
14 AWG ground wire behind it and nail it back on.nate