removing a dado rail

[netttyg]

i am in the process of buying a new house and dark dado rails have been put up. i hate them! how can i get them off without tearing half the walls down too??

[carrust]

If they were an original feature when the house was built, say in the thirties then they will have been plastered-in. If they were put-in recently then it's just a matter of finding the fixing screws, that will probably be hidden under some filler.

[netttyg]

many thanks