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How to remove nails from wood siding.
Cut existing siding nails.
After you remove the rotted courses use a small hacksaw to cut any protruding nail shanks or if you have a very strong grip use a good pair of wire cutters.
It was installed with ring shank nails.
To remove the uppermost piece start at one end of the bottom of the first panel and push the end of the zip tool up under siding until it hooks onto the underside of the lip.
Set your hammer to the head of the nail and then pry it.
Keep prying until the head rises from wood or other surfaces.
Position the pry bar beside a nail and pry the upper board outward until the nail pops.
Take your hammer and find out the nail you want to remove.
An oscillating tool with a metal cutting blade works great for this or you can use a mini hacksaw with the blade extended beyond the end of the holder.
Insert a pry bar between the piece of siding from which you want to remove the nails and the one above it.
To learn how to repair wood siding remove rotted boards with a flat pry bar.
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Tap the back of the cat s paw to drive the prongs under the nail head.
Cut through the nails that are holding the old siding in place.
Protect sound siding with a scrap piece of 1 4 in.
The job was to remove the metal siding without damaging it and reuse it for another building.