Friday, January 15, 2010

How can I remove decking held down with spiral nails, I do not care if the decking is damaged in the removal.?

Well, like I said the first time, try using a cats paw to get under the head and pull it. If that doesn't work, Use a bar to lift the board away from the joist. If the nails are holding that well, they will pull through the deck board. This will not hurt the joist. After the board is off, either break off the nail or cut it off with a Sawzall. Hope this helps.How can I remove decking held down with spiral nails, I do not care if the decking is damaged in the removal.?
You'll need a large (3 foot) pry bar and another person to do this quickly. Start on the longer boards. Pry from the end to loosen the first row of nails. As you work your way down the board have your other person pull up on the part you just loosened. Between the pry bar and the leverage of the person pulling on the board they will pop right up. Some will break but it's off then isn't it?


You could hammer any remaining nails into the joist but you then run the risk of hitting that nail when you're installing the new decking. With that three foot pry bar you should be able to pry the nails up without much effort at all.How can I remove decking held down with spiral nails, I do not care if the decking is damaged in the removal.?
quick way is to run a power saw through the decking at mid point. hit the decking with a hammer and it will usually lift the nails, you will need a small wrecking bar as well to extract difficult nails
get a chainsaw and cut it up into carryable pieces if you just want to remove the whole thing. otherwise a large pry bar pulling the whole board, not just individual nails will get it done fairly quick
Use a large pry bar, when you get some up then use a sledge hammer to knock them up.
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