Carpentry and Woodworking - barbed nails

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carpetnailz
10-30-06, 12:08 PM
I'm trying to remove some carpet on hardwood flooring. The aluminum ending strip between the carpeted and uncarpeted part seems to be nailed down with some kind of barbed nails which don't pull out--even with a crowbar, the heads of the nails strip but the nails don't budge.

What's the trick for getting these nails out?

Thanks.

carpetnailz

mango man
10-30-06, 01:04 PM
I'm trying to remove some carpet on hardwood flooring. The aluminum ending strip between the carpeted and uncarpeted part seems to be nailed down with some kind of barbed nails which don't pull out--even with a crowbar, the heads of the nails strip but the nails don't budge.

What's the trick for getting these nails out?

Thanks.

carpetnailz


use a nail set to pund them below floor level and fill the hole .
carpetnailz
10-31-06, 11:19 AM
use a nail set to pund them below floor level and fill the hole .

A number of the nails don't want to go down or up. And some have pretty big heads to try to countersink.

I also wonder what happens if we try to refinish the floor at some point. Won't the nails tear up the sander?

IBM5081
11-01-06, 09:21 AM
Might have to drill them out. There are plug-cutting bits that will remove the plug of wood centered around the nail.

Another approach is a SureGrip Nail Puller that has pincer jaws to grip the nail. A bit more pricey than a hammer or a crowbar.
mango man
11-01-06, 11:25 AM
Ive been drooling over one of these for awhile

http://www.nailextractor.com/

(it evan says Ring shank and screw nails )

good excuse to buy a new tool ....
Wayne Mitchell
11-01-06, 09:14 PM
I've got an old fencing tool that I use to pull tough nails. Same idea, it has pincer jaws that really grip.

You might try the large size end nippers used by electricians. I've used them to pull ring nails and they worked well.