removing old skirting

[r***@googlemail.com]

I have some old skirting board I wish to remove which is fastened with
old rusty nails, I dont want to damge half the plaster on my walls
whats the best technique for removal.

[John Stumbles]

Post by r***@googlemail.com
I have some old skirting board I wish to remove which is fastened with
old rusty nails, I dont want to damge half the plaster on my walls
whats the best technique for removal.

Assuming you're not bothered about the boards, split them either side
of the nails with an expendable chisel and pry them off the nails.
Then deal with the nails left poking out of the wall, if necessary by
cutting back with an angle grinder or bending back and forth until they
break.

[Franko]

Post by John Stumbles

Post by r***@googlemail.com
I have some old skirting board I wish to remove which is fastened with
old rusty nails, I dont want to damge half the plaster on my walls
whats the best technique for removal.

Assuming you're not bothered about the boards, split them either side
of the nails with an expendable chisel and pry them off the nails.
Then deal with the nails left poking out of the wall, if necessary by
cutting back with an angle grinder or bending back and forth until they
break.
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John Stumbles

Sorry John - SNAP - I didn't see your reply until I'd posted mine.
Great minds and all that ......

[Franko]

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Post by r***@googlemail.com
I have some old skirting board I wish to remove which is fastened with
old rusty nails, I dont want to damge half the plaster on my walls
whats the best technique for removal.

When I removed mine, I used a fridge magnet to pinpoint where the nails were
and marked them. I then used a chisel to cut away around each nail and once
the skirting was free, just tapped and bent the rusted cut nails until they
snapped.
It sounds rather laborious but didn't take too long & also saved
replastering afterwards.

Franko.

[unknown]

Post by r***@googlemail.com
I have some old skirting board I wish to remove which is fastened with
old rusty nails, I dont want to damge half the plaster on my walls
whats the best technique for removal.

When faced with a similar scenario I drilled around the nail until I'd
exposed enough of the head to grip it with some carpenters pincers. As
the force of levering it out was on the skirting itself the plaster
was completely untouched

[George]

Post by r***@googlemail.com
I have some old skirting board I wish to remove which is fastened with
old rusty nails, I dont want to damge half the plaster on my walls
whats the best technique for removal.

Do have a 1/2" scarat cutter? if so take out the pilot center drill bit and
attach the scarat cutter in the drill and drill a hole over the outer area
of the nail and then all you have to do then is pull the 1/2" wooden circles
of with wide jaw pliers.

This is assuming you know where the nails are? ;-)