Remove Siding Nails

Look on the left or right side of that initial piece to find the buttlock seam that covers the nail fasteners.

Remove siding nails.

Pry bars would dent the. Insert a pry bar between the piece of siding from which you want to remove the nails and the one above it. Renail the siding keeping the new nail in the center of the nailing slot and leaving it about 1 16 in. Loosen the tight nail or cut it with a hacksaw.

It was installed with ring shank nails. Lift the siding up and look for nails that have been hammered in too tightly. The job was to remove the metal siding without damaging it and reuse it for another building. When the head rises make a secure and tight hold on the head of the nail and create a sideway with a little bit pressure.

Use a crowbar flat bar or a claw hammer to pull all of the exposed nails from the piece of siding. Up off the siding. Remove the anchoring nails. Set your hammer to the head of the nail and then pry it.

Work methodically from left to right taking care not to skip any nails. Keep prying until the head rises from wood or other surfaces. Step 3 place the flat bar under the first nail or screw and smack the free end of the bar with a mallet or hammer to dislodge the nail or screw. Position the pry bar beside a nail and pry the upper board outward until the nail pops.

If you happen to miss a nail the piece of siding will not come off of the house.