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I’ve salvaged some nice big old pine casings, baseboards, and trimboards (interior stuff) from an old house and I’ve found the place to use them. Later on these rooms may get reconfigured and I may need to remove the trim as walls get taken down. When this happens I would like to reuse the Old Casings/Trimbrds once again. My friend and I really didn’t enjoy ‘back-pulling’ nails (and ‘nipping’) the last time. This is a lot boards. Any ideas on method to apply the trimwork for future removal so that it looks good now. Trim Screws rather than Nails, countesunk and patched, that’s all I can think?
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PRP, trim screws that have been puttied over may not be as simple to remove as you hope. Why not keep nails to a minimum in both quanity and length. Is that suggestion simple enough for you? Avoid clinch nailing miters too.
Joe
*Hi PRP.I support Joe Duncan's post.Hope this helps.
*PRP,Ditto to Joe Duncan.Ed. Williams
*and another to Joe........great minds think alike
*PRP,Whats so tough about back-pulling nails? Try twisting your claw hammer sideways instead of staight back, it often gets better purchase that way-also make sure you have a good quality hammer with with a sharp groove between the claws.Hope this helps, John
*A big set of nippers sometimes works better than a hammer..Do not screw and patch if you ever want to remove the trim, you won't even be able to find the screws. Use 6 or 8P finish nails to install the trim for easy removal.
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Ok, I've started doing this already.
I wouldn't say this was ever fun (backpulling in volume) but maybe it was the frame of mind I was in. I liked nippers better than claws but maybe I do need a better hammer.
Thanks, Phil
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I've salvaged some nice big old pine casings, baseboards, and trimboards (interior stuff) from an old house and I've found the place to use them. Later on these rooms may get reconfigured and I may need to remove the trim as walls get taken down. When this happens I would like to reuse the Old Casings/Trimbrds once again. My friend and I really didn't enjoy 'back-pulling' nails (and 'nipping') the last time. This is a lot boards. Any ideas on method to apply the trimwork for future removal so that it looks good now. Trim Screws rather than Nails, countesunk and patched, that's all I can think?