How To Remove Nail From Concrete Wall

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How to remove nail from concrete wall.

Http bit ly 2ooxdpd home improvement online with ron hazelton w. There are two types of nails that can be hard to remove. Anything you apply on the interior of the wall is on the negative pressure side of the wall and thus won t stand up to hydraulic pressure of any water wanting to infiltrate your home. The concrete nail and the masonry nail.

Use this tip to pull nails out of sheet rock without damaging the wall. Read the blog post. To remove finishing nails or nails that have the head broken off. Place a block of wood next to the nail to provide leverage for the hammer and protect the board.

You will need to use an air chisel to remove some of the concrete around the nail head. If it is embedded the claw can dig into the wood. I would also skip waterproofing the inside of the walls. When you pull out nails depending on the quality of the concrete you can pull out large divots of concrete.

Often when the board is removed that a concrete nail is in the nail will strip through the board and remain behind in the concrete. Removing a regular galvanized nail from wood is a relatively easy process. You only have to place the claw on your hammer under the nail head and pry it up. This doesn t happen with a concrete wall.

Found this to be a challenge so i wanted to share in case there maybe others who run into problems like i am.