Might anyone know of a good process for the removal of the nails used in the applying of carpet tack strips to a concrete slab?
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Pop as many as you can with a flat bar. Angle grinder for the rest.
Or maybe one of these (the pullers, not the hammer):
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Everything fits, until you put glue on it.
I have one of those blue ones...someplace.
Guess there's no miracle solution.
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the ice scraper works like a charm...
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heavey duty ice scraper...
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Rip up/off the wood strips with pry bars. Whatever nails remain *might* snap off using the pry bar edge and a smack with a hammer. Wear eye/face protection.
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use the scraper to get the wood up too...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
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When all else fails, Dremel with carbide cutting disk.
Fein multimaster with the metal cutting blade.
Be someone is going to say it.
REALLY REALLY BIG GIANT size Acme electromagnet.
I find a sharp yank with a good old fashioned crow bar (think leverage) usually does the trick.
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Rez, my methodical method................?
drive a wonderbar under the tack strip at the nail, push down-up it pops. Move over to next one, tap in the wonderbar, push down.
You can work up a pretty good rythmn.
The wonderbar needs to have the right bend-some no name brands or one you've put too much torque to in the past don't cut it. the short bent end hits b/4 the nail pops.
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Well, I was dropping the ceiling and wanted the strips up before to ease the cleanup so I just pried them up
thus now the nails are protruding there all on their own.
Wonder if they were shot in? Might just take a hammer to them and see if they'll break.
I also wonder if they'll be raccoon turds in heaven.
Bang sideways, they usually snap.
oh yeah, watch the eyes. Our wirerims usually cover the protection=but nicks in the lenses suck big time.
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If you knock them from the sides in opposing directions, the concrete will spall and they come right out.