I use a flat pry bar and am usually able to get the strip and the nails
holding it down all at once.
Fill in using pretty much anything (thinset, morter, etc...).
Cheers,
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"jim evans" wrote in message
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I assume this is simple but I've never had occasion to do it before.

I need to remove the tack strips from one edge of my carpet, and later
replace them. It is a slab floor. My memory is these strips are
nailed down using some kind of concrete nails. Is it a simple matter
of breaking the wooden strips out and then using an ordinary nail
puller to remove the nails? If not, how do I remove the strips and
the nails?

jim