How To Remove Nails From Wood Siding

Step 3 remove nails.

How to remove nails from wood siding.

How to remove nails from siding 1. To get at the nails carefully wedge out the bottom of the siding 1 8 to 3 16 in. Slide a pry bar underneath the panel to slowly lift it up. Pulling nails from boards with a hammer claw using brute force is a sure way to create ugly gouges and to bruise your knuckles.

In this gem from the fine homebuilding video vault john ross shows us how how finesse and a few special tools help to free bent headless and the most stubborn of all galvanized nails. For nails that prove difficult to remove use a hacksaw. Set your hammer to the head of the nail and then pry it. Be careful not to damage the adjacent wood.

Use a nail puller to extract the nails that hold the damaged area in place. Leave the wood cleaner on the wood for 15 to 30 minutes. Cut the nails at the bottom of the row above the boards you re replacing. Pull them out with a.

Take your hammer and find out the nail you want to remove. Insert a pry bar between the piece of siding from which you want to remove the nails and the one above it. Press the upper siding board back against the wall leaving the popped nail heads accessible. Tap the back of the cat s paw to drive the prongs under the nail head.

Step 3 scrub the siding vigorously with a nylon scrub brush. Cutting the nails will let you remove rotted boards without damaging those your e saving. Pry the nail head up from the siding to remove. Keep prying until the head rises from wood or other surfaces.

Insert wood wedges underneath the damaged panel to elevate the wood. Slide the blade of a hacksaw. It was installed with ring shank nails. Wet the wood with a hose and apply the wood cleaner with a roller or sprayer.

The job was to remove the metal siding without damaging it and reuse it for another building. Use a small hacksaw with a sharp blade. When the head rises make a secure and tight hold on the head of the nail and create a.