How To Remove Nails From A Concrete Floor

This will throw a shower of sparks all over the room unless you lay a wet rag nearby just downstream from the contact point.

How to remove nails from a concrete floor.

If you opt for the grinder you will be able to grind away a little of the concrete so the nail will be below grade. Work until you remove a few inches of the. 3 pry up the nail. However we have about 80 nails that held in the tack strips to the concrete.

If it sticks in the concrete hit the heel of the pry. 5 saw the wire back and forth to work it through the liquid nail adhesive. Walk around the entire perimeter of the floor and identify any nails that are still in the floor. Use prybar to remove nails.

And from what i know 1 is a pita. Just lightly glide the grinder on the concrete into the nail until you are through it then a couple of passes to make sure it s flush. You can then patch the low spots to level the finished surface. Be aware that any type of cutting wheel you use will throw sparks and if you grind the concrete it will generate losts of dust so use appropriate safety precautions.

2 has the downside that the floor won t be waterproof and 3 creates pockmarks. Pulled up the carpeting pads and tack strips from a concrete floor with the ultimate goal of installing laminate flooring. As i see it i have 3 options. Hold the wire taut and wedge it underneath the dried liquid nail adhesive.

To do this use the hammer to strike the nail from the right side until it bends just a little and then strike from the left side until it bends. Bought a house with a downstairs den. Pry off the tack strips with a wonder bar and use a brick chisel 3 inches wide to remove the majority of the adhesive followed up with an angle grinder to remove the remaining residue and smooth the area. Insert the tip of a pry bar between the tack and the concrete beside the nail using a hammer to force it in if necessary.

Grasp them with a pair of pliers pull them out and dispose of them in the trash.