How To Remove Nails From Chipboard Flooring

The thing i find difficult is getting the nails out without damaging the boards.

How to remove nails from chipboard flooring.

The chipboard flooring is typically nailed to the joists with 2 ribbed nails. Has anyone found a reliable method. Taking nails out of chipboard flooring can be very difficult and it can lead to the damage of the chipboard. I need to lift modern tongue groove chipboard flooring.

Made a nice collection of sawdust. Due to persistant squeaking from my floors the chipboard type boarding installed when built 1995 i am looking to remove the nails and drive in some 2 screws. However this often leads to more problems than it is worth. To cut along the groove i either use a floorboard saw or a circular saw.

I d like to get the nails. Has some git previously nailed down your flooring. After a very short time a matter of weeks is not uncommon the joists settle and the central heating causes the chipboard flooring to warp. The nails appear to be causing the squeaking as some boards move when walked on but the nail heads stay still i can only presume the squeaking is caused by the heads rubbing on the wood.

Best way to remove nails from chipboard flooring is with a hammer and a small bar called a cats paw you drive the cats paw end of the bar under the head of the nail and place you re foot on the bar the head of the nail will pop up then you can use the claw of you re hammer to remove the nails. If you have to do this you could try to remove the nails with a claw hammer. The chipboard flooring sheets slide up and down the ribbed nails whenever you step anywhere near producing the ominous. The problem appears to be that the nails used to secure the chipboard sheet are losing their grip on the flooring but are still firmly embedded in the joist underneath.

Want to remove it without destroying it and having to replace the lot. I ve had one attempt so far and i eh.