Recovering or replacing vertcal valances

We met a couple that had re-done all of theirs. They said they took them down and carefully took them apart one layer at a time. Said fabric and padding is just stapled on. They used what they took off as the pattern for the new fabric. They put it back on layer by layer as they cut the new pieces so back on in opposite order of removal.

CAPS are considered shouting so please don't.

Do you really want to do anything with the cat still around? Our cats were independent and hard to train except for what they wanted. :R

We had a fabric tear that was swapped with another valance in a corner where it was completely hidden.

Take a valance to fabric shops including those that deal with upholstery and they might be able to identify the fabric for you. And especially those shops that do RV type of work.

Do you have alternates for the cats like a cat scratching board? They can help.

Get a cat post or cat scratching board, and rub some catnip on it for the cats to sniff and mark with scratching or to roll in it. Occassional cat nip refreshers will keep the cats claws where they belong, on the post, not the rest of your valences.

We have several scratching posts and pads around which the cats use but there are a couple of valances and one chair top/back protector that they sometimes like to mess with. We got some double sticky back tape at PetSmart that works very well to stop them. They hate the way it feels.
We removed it after a couple of months and they didn't bother the places anymore for almost a year but we have had to put it on again this winter,

I removed the vertical and top valances when we reupholstered all of our furniture with Ultra Leather and recovered them.
Like the poster above we used the old fabric as a pattern and re-used the foam padding.

A staple puller was helpful. It is like a flat blade screwdriver with a V cut into the blade and the blade bent at an angle. Three dollars or so at most hardware stores. Needle-nose pliers were also useful.

I have redone mine in three different coaches. LOTS of staples. Just remove them and trace the pattern on your new material as stated. It is time consuming, and the ones with multiple layers are even more so, but well worth the work.

Usually, the whole valance comes off, with the blinds attached. Place the blinds aside if they are, and usually 4-8 screws will take the valance apart in 3 pieces.

Good part is you can pick your choice of new bright, pretty material and do whetever pattern you want , ie solid against pattern, etc. i personally only used staples on two coaches to reassemble, but one, due to the material I chose, I felt better using 3m adhesive too on the material.

If they are padded and it is destroyed too, use a razor scraper to remove the old foam, and use 3m spray adhesive to apply the new foam, then staple the back and cut the excess off.

It is a good couple weekend project depending how many hours you spend a day on them.

Or you can choose the easy, expensive route and bring them to a shop! Good luck.