Removing Nails From Concrete Floor

Removing concrete nails can be a frustrating task.

Removing nails from concrete floor. A very easy way to remove carpet tack strip from the basement concrete floor. How to remove epoxy from wood or concrete. You must not pull out the nails. The concrete nail and the masonry nail.

Removing tack strips from concrete leaves holes in the subfloor. You can take the woode out from around the nails and then. I am redoing the flooring in my basement and removed a built in toy chest. There are two types of nails that can be hard to remove.

How to remove liquid nail adhesive. Carpet tack strips are wooden boards installed around the perimeter of a floor to hold carpet in place. If the floor is made of concrete you are left with unsightly holes along the perimeter of the room. I disassembled the chest and the floor 2x4 s are attached to the cement with large nails.

If you plan to polish the concrete and use it as the floor surface fill these holes with masonry caulking or leveling compound. I did remove tack strips from a terazzo concrete floor before refinishing the floor with an acid wash. I split the 2x4 s and have removed them however i have been unable to remove these nails. Liquid nails is a brand of strong adhesive.

If you decide to remove the carpet you must also pry up the tack strips which are held in place with nails. Its not that hard with these tips from clay king from aaa flood drying with 28. If i had to guess on gauge i d say around 0. When using it the manufacturer recommends always laying a drop cloth and keeping a wet rag handy to ensure you don.