Best Way To Pull Out Nails From Steel Siding

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Best way to pull out nails from steel siding.

It was installed with ring shank nails. Slide your zip tool back and forth parallel to the section of steel siding that you have chosen. You should be able to grip the nail with the zip tool. Disclaimer our videos are for entertainment purposes only.

Drive a screw into the same board and the screw is pulling the wood fibers upward. The job was to remove the metal siding without damaging it and reuse it for another building. The force of the hammer is usually enough to. Drive a nail into a board and it is deforming the wood fibers downward.

Then just drive them in by slipping the small crow bar over the head and hitting the crow bar just short of the bottom of the siding covering the nail. Pry the siding board away from the wall so you can reach the nail shanks. Step 4 push the handle of the hammer or nail puller down to lift and free the nail. This video will show a fast way to remove siding nails from your house using a couple of different tools.

Place the claw securely around the nail you want to pull. The head should be visible on the side of the claw that faces you. Place the v shaped end of the nail puller up to the nail and tap with a hammer to wedge it tightly under the nail head. It is recommended that you.

Use a straight claw hammer or flat bar to remove the nails. Use a straight claw hammer or flar bar to pull the nails. The nail should only be about an inch above the bottom of the upper piece. Reach under the board with a pair of needle nose pliers and grip a shank.

You should be able to locate a nail by doing this so when you feel your zip tool catch on a nail stop moving it around and focus your attention there. As the board tries to return to equilibrium the nail is forced out by the wood fibers the screw is pulled tighter. To pull each nail you first need to raise the head a small amount.