{"id":1579,"date":"2013-06-20T11:36:02","date_gmt":"2013-06-20T10:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.propertydecorating.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1579"},"modified":"2013-06-20T11:36:02","modified_gmt":"2013-06-20T10:36:02","slug":"how-to-remove-rawl-plugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.propertydecorating.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1579","title":{"rendered":"How to remove Rawl plugs"},"content":{"rendered":"

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How to remove Rawl plugs<\/h1>\n

Before you decorate you may wish to remove old Rawl plugs. You may think they are hard to remove because of what they are designed for, making a secure fixing for a screw to go into, however when done correctly they are not that hard to remove. It is always best to remove them rather than filler over them leaving unsightly lumps on the wall that show once you have decorated. If you try to remove the Rawl plug and it simply will not budge, you can either make sure the plug is sunk below the surface of the wall or cut the flange off of the plug if it is proud of the wall and then fill the hole, as I mention in this post about Rawl plugs<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Removing Rawl plug video<\/h2>\n

Below is a quick video of me removing a Rawl plug from a wall using a screw and claw hammer. If you want to protect your walls whilst removing the plug, use a piece of wood to lever the claw hammer off of, rather than the wall, by doing this you put pressure on the wood and will not dent your wall with the hammer.<\/p>\n