Removing Nails From Concrete Wall

The best solution is to rent a very large crowbar and remove the nails.

Removing nails from concrete wall.

Anything you apply on the interior of the wall is on the negative pressure side of the wall and thus won t stand up to hydraulic pressure of any water wanting to infiltrate your home. Often when the board is removed that a concrete nail is in the nail will strip through the board and remain behind in the concrete. Concrete nails are heavy duty rigid and wedge shaped. You can pound the nails into the concrete block wall until they are flush with that wall.

You will need to use an air chisel to remove some of the concrete around the nail head. Because the hammer claw grabs the nail s shank this method usually works even when the nail head has broken off. You only have to place the claw on your hammer under the nail head and pry it up. You develop terrific pulling power enough to extract even those tough cement coated or galvanized nails without straining your hammer handle or arm.

Most adhesives and caulks can be scraped off when they are softened. Occasionally you may need to wipe away construction adhesive or separate two objects bonded with it such as two boards two bricks etc. Removing concrete nails can be a frustrating task. Then fill the holes with caulking specially designed for concrete and masonry walls.

There are two types of nails that can be hard to remove. Then repeat the process pulling the nail about 1 2 in. This doesn t happen with a concrete wall. There are a few ways to remove construction adhesive after you bonded two materials together.

Clean the concrete surface thoroughly and let dry. When you set out to remove paint from concrete the first thing to do is clean the surface of the concrete thoroughly. If it is embedded the claw can dig into the wood. Removing a regular galvanized nail from wood is a relatively easy process.

The concrete nail and the masonry nail.