Because the hammer claw grabs the nail s shank this method usually works even when the nail head has broken off.
Removing nails from concrete wall.
There are a few ways to remove construction adhesive after you bonded two materials together.
You will need to use an air chisel to remove some of the concrete around the nail head.
Clean the concrete surface thoroughly and let dry.
Occasionally you may need to wipe away construction adhesive or separate two objects bonded with it such as two boards two bricks etc.
There are two types of nails that can be hard to remove.
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.
Removing concrete nails can be a frustrating task.
This doesn t happen with a concrete wall.
If it is embedded the claw can dig into the wood.
When you set out to remove paint from concrete the first thing to do is clean the surface of the concrete thoroughly.
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.
When you pull out nails depending on the quality of the concrete you can pull out large divots of concrete.
I would also skip waterproofing the inside of the walls.
You only have to place the claw on your hammer under the nail head and pry it up.
Most adhesives and caulks can be scraped off when they are softened.
The best solution is to rent a very large crowbar and remove the nails.
You develop terrific pulling power enough to extract even those tough cement coated or galvanized nails without straining your hammer handle or arm.
The problem here is that the wall will not be airtight or watertight.
You can pound the nails into the concrete block wall until they are flush with that wall.
The concrete nail and the masonry nail.
Then fill the holes with caulking specially designed for concrete and masonry walls.