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On inspecting plywood floor that I need to rip up I find it is nailed down with loads ring shank nails , this looks like a nightmare task, any methods/tools etc that might ease this lol?
is there a tool/easy method to remove nails from plywood floor
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Soldato
Drill round them with a holesaw cutting bit, then you can pull up the plywood and get at them properly. Either pull them out, cut them off or bang them down out the way.
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Hard removing them, need a good long crowbar to pull them out, as said earlier , I use same method, it's easier, then cut them off with hacksaw, small grinder & hammer flush if needed.
Be careful, might have pipes, cables notched in close to top of joist.
Hard removing them, need a good long crowbar to pull them out, as said earlier , I use same method, it's easier, then cut them off with hacksaw, small grinder & hammer flush if needed.
Be careful, might have pipes, cables notched in close to top of joist.
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Hard removing them, need a good long crowbar to pull them out, as said earlier , I use same method, it's easier, then cut them off with hacksaw, small grinder & hammer flush if needed.
Be careful, might have pipes, cables notched in close to top of joist.
Cheers guys, I'm not looking forward to this at all, middle age has cruelly depleted my mojo and resilience for hard manual labour
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long crowbar or prybar would be my suggestion, if you dont have one to hand the biggest flat headed screwdriver you have sould do. Work the end around each nail gently lifting
Soldato
Yes, Bahco nail puller.
Soldato
Hammer them completely through with a nail punch? Guess it depends how big the head is on them.
Soldato
Don't I know it.
Wait until you hit 50.
Removed 150mm reinforced concrete roof last week, & I felt all my 50 years.
Don't I know it.
Wait until you hit 50.
Removed 150mm reinforced concrete roof last week, & I felt all my 50 years.
Erm, 52 here
These look good but eye watering price
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Crowbar and for the persistent blighters I used my Bosch multi-tool with saw attachment
Got the pleasure of ripping our bedroom floor up shortly - seriously not looking forward to it but makes the world of difference once done and some good quality boards down (screwed in!!!)
Got the pleasure of ripping our bedroom floor up shortly - seriously not looking forward to it but makes the world of difference once done and some good quality boards down (screwed in!!!)
Soldato
Replaced a floor in the bedroom here last year, I took the opportunity to lay some 200mm insulation I got off Freecycle between the joists, certainly cuts down the noise.
Still have enough insulation stashed away for the other bedrooms & landing later this year.
Still have enough insulation stashed away for the other bedrooms & landing later this year.
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I'm going to have to check out this freecycle.
Soldato
I thought "angle grinder" was the answer to any DIY question
Was in the old days, tend to use my Bosch multi-tool for that job now, no sparks now.
Soldato
True, worth their weight in gold though. Got one to redo the house with, and its one of my most loved bits of kit!
Soldato
Darn expensive that Bahco nail puller, I make do with my48" Roughneck Wrecking Bar T Type & a Roughneck Gorilla Bar 48".
http://www.lbsbmonline.co.uk/product-details.asp?Auto_ID=20341&gclid=COjztKjI4bcCFXMPtAodomQAdw
I purchased a 14 in gorilla bar today in anticipation, I must say I`m impressed, so much so I might purchase a bigger one. Pulled loads of nails out tonight after work.
Nail frequency
Vanquished nails!
Nail frequency
Vanquished nails!
Caporegime
If building regs could achieve one useful thing, it would be to require screwed down floorboards instead of stupid nails. Rage.