The girlfriend moved into a different home recently, so I am press-
ganged into service as a 'mr. fix-it' (sorta).

The entrance way and a foyer area was covered with a ceramic tile and
parquet flooring respectively, but the levels were higher than the
rest of the flooring, so yanking it up, I found birch hardwood strip
flooring that had been covered over. It perfectly matches all of the
flooring in the bedrooms and rest of the hallway, so we'd like to
preserve it.

I have yanked up the parquet and the thin subflooring and some of the
ceramic, but I see that they have small ring nails all over the place
- presumably to stop squeeking in the hardwood?

Anyway - I would like to remove these nails (they come out easily
enough once the head can be gripped). For the most part they are in
the 'groove' between the hardwood strips.

If I use a nail puller, it will really chew it up a lot. Does anyone
know if there is some sort of different tool available for situations
such as this? Maybe like a really really thin 'prybar' that can be
used to snag the nail heads? They are not recessed, but not quite
enough showing enough to be grabbed.

I was hoping someone who does this type of thing more frequently may
have other ideas.

Thanks!

Wonderbar?

Something like this:
http://www.amazon.com/Stanley-55-526.../dp/B000A24RD4
or this:
http://www.amazon.com/Stanley-55-525.../dp/B00002X22U



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The girlfriend moved into a different home recently, so I am press-
ganged into service as a 'mr. fix-it' (sorta).

The entrance way and a foyer area was covered with a ceramic tile and
parquet flooring respectively, but the levels were higher than the
rest of the flooring, so yanking it up, I found birch hardwood strip
flooring that had been covered over. It perfectly matches all of the
flooring in the bedrooms and rest of the hallway, so we'd like to
preserve it.

I have yanked up the parquet and the thin subflooring and some of the
ceramic, but I see that they have small ring nails all over the place
- presumably to stop squeeking in the hardwood?

Anyway - I would like to remove these nails (they come out easily
enough once the head can be gripped). For the most part they are in
the 'groove' between the hardwood strips.

If I use a nail puller, it will really chew it up a lot. Does anyone
know if there is some sort of different tool available for situations
such as this? Maybe like a really really thin 'prybar' that can be
used to snag the nail heads? They are not recessed, but not quite
enough showing enough to be grabbed.

I was hoping someone who does this type of thing more frequently may
have other ideas.

Thanks!

On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 04:35:58 -0700, "
wrote:

The girlfriend moved into a different home recently, so I am press-
ganged into service as a 'mr. fix-it' (sorta).

The entrance way and a foyer area was covered with a ceramic tile and
parquet flooring respectively, but the levels were higher than the
rest of the flooring, so yanking it up, I found birch hardwood strip
flooring that had been covered over. It perfectly matches all of the
flooring in the bedrooms and rest of the hallway, so we'd like to
preserve it.

I have yanked up the parquet and the thin subflooring and some of the
ceramic, but I see that they have small ring nails all over the place
- presumably to stop squeeking in the hardwood?

Anyway - I would like to remove these nails (they come out easily
enough once the head can be gripped). For the most part they are in
the 'groove' between the hardwood strips.

If I use a nail puller, it will really chew it up a lot. Does anyone
know if there is some sort of different tool available for situations
such as this? Maybe like a really really thin 'prybar' that can be
used to snag the nail heads? They are not recessed, but not quite
enough showing enough to be grabbed.

I was hoping someone who does this type of thing more frequently may
have other ideas.

Thanks!

Vise Grips.

--Andy Asberry--
------Texas-----

On Jul 17, 7:35 am, " wrote:
The girlfriend moved into a different home recently, so I am press-
ganged into service as a 'mr. fix-it' (sorta).

The entrance way and a foyer area was covered with a ceramic tile and
parquet flooring respectively, but the levels were higher than the
rest of the flooring, so yanking it up, I found birch hardwood strip
flooring that had been covered over. It perfectly matches all of the
flooring in the bedrooms and rest of the hallway, so we'd like to
preserve it.

I have yanked up the parquet and the thin subflooring and some of the
ceramic, but I see that they have small ring nails all over the place
- presumably to stop squeeking in the hardwood?

Anyway - I would like to remove these nails (they come out easily
enough once the head can be gripped). For the most part they are in
the 'groove' between the hardwood strips.

If I use a nail puller, it will really chew it up a lot. Does anyone
know if there is some sort of different tool available for situations
such as this? Maybe like a really really thin 'prybar' that can be
used to snag the nail heads? They are not recessed, but not quite
enough showing enough to be grabbed.

I was hoping someone who does this type of thing more frequently may
have other ideas.

Thanks!

Best thing that worked for me was to take a pair of cobblers pliers
and belt sand the outside flush so that there is only a bevel on the
inside. You might be able to raise them with diagonal gutters also.

" wrote in
oups.com:

The girlfriend moved into a different home recently, so I am press-
ganged into service as a 'mr. fix-it' (sorta).

The entrance way and a foyer area was covered with a ceramic tile and
parquet flooring respectively, but the levels were higher than the
rest of the flooring, so yanking it up, I found birch hardwood strip
flooring that had been covered over. It perfectly matches all of the
flooring in the bedrooms and rest of the hallway, so we'd like to
preserve it.

I have yanked up the parquet and the thin subflooring and some of the
ceramic, but I see that they have small ring nails all over the place
- presumably to stop squeeking in the hardwood?

Anyway - I would like to remove these nails (they come out easily
enough once the head can be gripped). For the most part they are in
the 'groove' between the hardwood strips.

If I use a nail puller, it will really chew it up a lot. Does anyone
know if there is some sort of different tool available for situations
such as this? Maybe like a really really thin 'prybar' that can be
used to snag the nail heads? They are not recessed, but not quite
enough showing enough to be grabbed.

I was hoping someone who does this type of thing more frequently may
have other ideas.

Thanks!



Your girlfriend found a solution to her fix-it problems :-)

On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 18:32:25 -0500, Al Bundy
wrote:

Your girlfriend found a solution to her fix-it problems :-)

I don't see the nexus with the problem or solution :-)
--
Oren

"The voices in my head may not be real, but they have some good ideas!"

wrote:
The girlfriend moved into a different home recently, so I am press-
ganged into service as a 'mr. fix-it' (sorta).

The entrance way and a foyer area was covered with a ceramic tile and
parquet flooring respectively, but the levels were higher than the
rest of the flooring, so yanking it up, I found birch hardwood strip
flooring that had been covered over. It perfectly matches all of the
flooring in the bedrooms and rest of the hallway, so we'd like to
preserve it.

I have yanked up the parquet and the thin subflooring and some of the
ceramic, but I see that they have small ring nails all over the place
- presumably to stop squeeking in the hardwood?

Anyway - I would like to remove these nails (they come out easily
enough once the head can be gripped). For the most part they are in
the 'groove' between the hardwood strips.

If I use a nail puller, it will really chew it up a lot. Does anyone
know if there is some sort of different tool available for situations
such as this? Maybe like a really really thin 'prybar' that can be
used to snag the nail heads? They are not recessed, but not quite
enough showing enough to be grabbed.

I was hoping someone who does this type of thing more frequently may
have other ideas.

Thanks!


Flat bars or wonder bars are the tool for this job. I would
get a small flat piece of metal to help in protection of the
floor boards. You can use the tops of steel cans for this or
a flattened can (like corn and green beens come in) to lay on
the floor under the pry bar. I have had good luck with
restorers bars or bars like these:

http://tinyurl.com/3ylnvb

--
Robert Allison
Rimshot, Inc.
Georgetown, TX

"Robert Allison" wrote in message
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wrote:
The girlfriend moved into a different home recently, so I am press-
ganged into service as a 'mr. fix-it' (sorta).

The entrance way and a foyer area was covered with a ceramic tile and
parquet flooring respectively, but the levels were higher than the
rest of the flooring, so yanking it up, I found birch hardwood strip
flooring that had been covered over. It perfectly matches all of the
flooring in the bedrooms and rest of the hallway, so we'd like to
preserve it.

I have yanked up the parquet and the thin subflooring and some of the
ceramic, but I see that they have small ring nails all over the place
- presumably to stop squeeking in the hardwood?

Anyway - I would like to remove these nails (they come out easily
enough once the head can be gripped). For the most part they are in
the 'groove' between the hardwood strips.

If I use a nail puller, it will really chew it up a lot. Does anyone
know if there is some sort of different tool available for situations
such as this? Maybe like a really really thin 'prybar' that can be
used to snag the nail heads? They are not recessed, but not quite
enough showing enough to be grabbed.

I was hoping someone who does this type of thing more frequently may
have other ideas.

Thanks!


Flat bars or wonder bars are the tool for this job. I would get a small
flat piece of metal to help in protection of the floor boards. You can
use the tops of steel cans for this or a flattened can (like corn and
green beens come in) to lay on the floor under the pry bar. I have had
good luck with restorers bars or bars like these:

http://tinyurl.com/3ylnvb

By ring nails, I assume you mean the large-head ring shank like used for
siding?

I'll second the wonder bar recomendation. Stanley makes a tiny one, plated
finish so it doesn't stain the work, that would be perfect for this. I'd
also buy a sacrificial good quality 1" putty knife, for the ones the wonder
bar won't get under. A piece of cardboard or plastic under the fulcrum point
will reduce the dents in the wood. No matter what, it is gonna leave marks,
but you already have the dents from the heads to sand out/fill amyway. After
the first 4 or 5, you will get the hang of it.

Other alternative- a good center punch and a six-pack of sharp bits. Dimple
each nail, drill the head till it detaches from the shaft, and then sink
with the punch and putty over, if needed.

aem sends...

On Jul 17, 7:35 am, " wrote:
The girlfriend moved into a different home recently, so I am press-
ganged into service as a 'mr. fix-it' (sorta).

The entrance way and a foyer area was covered with a ceramic tile and
parquet flooring respectively, but the levels were higher than the
rest of the flooring, so yanking it up, I found birch hardwood strip
flooring that had been covered over. It perfectly matches all of the
flooring in the bedrooms and rest of the hallway, so we'd like to
preserve it.

I have yanked up the parquet and the thin subflooring and some of the
ceramic, but I see that they have small ring nails all over the place
- presumably to stop squeeking in the hardwood?

Anyway - I would like to remove these nails (they come out easily
enough once the head can be gripped). For the most part they are in
the 'groove' between the hardwood strips.

If I use a nail puller, it will really chew it up a lot. Does anyone
know if there is some sort of different tool available for situations
such as this? Maybe like a really really thin 'prybar' that can be
used to snag the nail heads? They are not recessed, but not quite
enough showing enough to be grabbed.

I was hoping someone who does this type of thing more frequently may
have other ideas.

Thanks!

I should have mentioned that the adjoining areas have been tinted
different colours, so she intends to get someone in to resand and
refinish the flooring. When I had mine done the guy used the sawdust
from the first coat mixed with the filler and went over the entire
floor surface with it - it worked wonders and essentially hid all the
holes and imperfections, etc. that I had in mine. So it does not have
to be a perfectly marr-less (is that a word?), solution but I am
defintely trying to minimize the damage.

Thank you all for the wonderful ideas and links. I'll be ferreting
about to see what I can find from these sources.

regards. (hi-ho, hi-ho .....)

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I should have mentioned that the adjoining areas have been tinted
different colours, so she intends to get someone in to resand and
refinish the flooring. When I had mine done the guy used the sawdust
from the first coat mixed with the filler and went over the entire
floor surface with it - it worked wonders and essentially hid all the
holes and imperfections, etc. that I had in mine. So it does not have
to be a perfectly marr-less (is that a word?), solution but I am
defintely trying to minimize the damage.

Thank you all for the wonderful ideas and links. I'll be ferreting
about to see what I can find from these sources.

regards. (hi-ho, hi-ho .....)


I'd maybe try a Dremel with a cutoff wheel. Just cut the nails off at the
surface, then if possible pound them in further with a nail set & hammer.
Fill the holes, or maybe the refinisher will do that.

clipped


I should have mentioned that the adjoining areas have been tinted
different colours, so she intends to get someone in to resand and
refinish the flooring. When I had mine done the guy used the sawdust
from the first coat mixed with the filler and went over the entire
floor surface with it - it worked wonders and essentially hid all the
holes and imperfections, etc. that I had in mine. So it does not have
to be a perfectly marr-less (is that a word?), solution but I am
defintely trying to minimize the damage.

Thank you all for the wonderful ideas and links. I'll be ferreting
about to see what I can find from these sources.

regards. (hi-ho, hi-ho .....)

I have read about using sawdust to patch holes. Can you use a small
grinder .. Dremel bit .. to cut the nailheads down? Fill with small
wood plugs prior to sanding or with sawdust afterward.

On Jul 17, 6:35 am, " wrote:
The girlfriend moved into a different home recently, so I am press-
ganged into service as a 'mr. fix-it' (sorta).

The entrance way and a foyer area was covered with a ceramic tile and
parquet flooring respectively, but the levels were higher than the
rest of the flooring, so yanking it up, I found birch hardwood strip
flooring that had been covered over. It perfectly matches all of the
flooring in the bedrooms and rest of the hallway, so we'd like to
preserve it.

I have yanked up the parquet and the thin subflooring and some of the
ceramic, but I see that they have small ring nails all over the place
- presumably to stop squeeking in the hardwood?

Anyway - I would like to remove these nails (they come out easily
enough once the head can be gripped). For the most part they are in
the 'groove' between the hardwood strips.

If I use a nail puller, it will really chew it up a lot. Does anyone
know if there is some sort of different tool available for situations
such as this? Maybe like a really really thin 'prybar' that can be
used to snag the nail heads? They are not recessed, but not quite
enough showing enough to be grabbed.

I was hoping someone who does this type of thing more frequently may
have other ideas.

Thanks!

Besides the numerous types of nail pullers at Amazon.com, there is
this new and different sort at Hartvilletool.com that you might want
to look at: Cat. No. 74668. At $24.99 it is more than some, but I
bought it for pulling finishing nails backward out of trim moulding so
it can be reused and it is nice heavy duty tool for that. HTH

Joe

Your letter confuses me, but can you just nail them in farther. With
a nail set or something.

On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 04:35:58 -0700, "
wrote:

The girlfriend moved into a different home recently, so I am press-
ganged into service as a 'mr. fix-it' (sorta).

The entrance way and a foyer area was covered with a ceramic tile and
parquet flooring respectively, but the levels were higher than the
rest of the flooring, so yanking it up, I found birch hardwood strip
flooring that had been covered over. It perfectly matches all of the
flooring in the bedrooms and rest of the hallway, so we'd like to
preserve it.

I have yanked up the parquet and the thin subflooring and some of the
ceramic, but I see that they have small ring nails all over the place
- presumably to stop squeeking in the hardwood?

Anyway - I would like to remove these nails (they come out easily
enough once the head can be gripped). For the most part they are in
the 'groove' between the hardwood strips.

If I use a nail puller, it will really chew it up a lot. Does anyone
know if there is some sort of different tool available for situations
such as this? Maybe like a really really thin 'prybar' that can be
used to snag the nail heads? They are not recessed, but not quite
enough showing enough to be grabbed.

I was hoping someone who does this type of thing more frequently may
have other ideas.

Thanks!