Repairing a base board for a NON-HANDY person!!

[cali baker]

Well, the time has come where i must face those dreaded, chewed up parts of my base boards that Tate and Finn designed themselves !

I'm going to list my condo for sale very soon and the handyman i called isn't calling me back so i'm thinking, 'hey, maybe i can do it myself!' with a little help from my friends of course :D

Can anyone give me some helpful hints on what to do first? i've heard words like sanding down, putty, paint...am i on the right track?

PS:
i'm not looking for anything fancy...just good enough will have to do for staging purposes.

 

[Lucy-licious]

How bad are they first? do they need to come off and be replaced or can you just fill them, sand them and paint over the whole mess?

 

[cali baker]

How bad are they first? do they need to come off and be replaced or can you just fill them, sand them and paint over the whole mess?

i think i can just fill them vs. replacing them...at least that's my unprofessional opinion! I will have to post a picture of them when i get home tonight. Have you done this yourself Angie?

 

[nyerathrt]

def need to see pictures to help ya...wish i could list my condo...but i'm so underwater due to the economy tanking

 

[BruceP]

post an unprofessional picture and I'll give you an unprofessional opinion. Sometimes with that sort of thing it is much easier to replace than to repair.... but, pic first.

 

[2BullyMama]

Once we see a picture we could give better advice.... but, wood putty, sand, paint may do the trick

 

[MamaAndi]

Here's what you do....grab the nearest large piece of furniture and drag it in front of said damaged baseboard