How To Remove Siding Nails

Use a mallet or hammer to gently drive the tip of the bar up behind the siding if necessary.

How to remove siding nails. Insert a pry bar between the piece of siding from which you want to remove the nails and the one above it. When the head rises make a secure and tight hold on the head of the nail and create a sideway with a little bit pressure. Press the upper siding board back against the wall leaving the popped nail heads accessible. The best way to do that is to pound the pointed jaws of a cat s paw under the head.

If the piece still seems attached to the wall gently pull it outward so it comes free of the channel holding it in. If the siding is hard to remove try tapping it with the palm of your hand. Set your hammer to the head of the nail and then pry it. Pry bars would dent the.

It was installed with ring shank nails. This will cutoff the head about a 1 4 inch below the. To pull each nail you first need to raise the head a small amount. Unlock the course of siding above the tightly nailed piece sliding the unlocking tool along underneath the lap.

The force of the hammer is usually enough to. Slide the blade of a hacksaw. Loosen the tight nail or cut it with a hacksaw. Step 2 pry the piece of siding out toward you gently to let you see the nail or screw patterning of how the planks have been fastened to the under structure.

Run the blade at a 45 degree angle just before the sidings nailhead. If it remains stuck double check to see if. Pull them out with a. Keep prying until the head rises from wood or other surfaces.

Take your hammer and find out the nail you want to remove. Ive used a small angle grinder 4 inch with a metal cutting blade.