Re: Floorboards

["Graham Butler" <graham@xxxxxxx>]

So blundering about with a claw hammer and a screwdriver probably *isn't*
the best way to go about it? :-)

Guess I'll be buying some bolster chisels tomorrow then.

G
----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Harris" <phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2001 11:38 PM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Floorboards


> Usual method is to use (at least) a pair of bolster chisels ... Wallop
> them down between the boards either side of the board to be lifted
near
> the end. Prise the two chisels outwards lifting the board at the end
...
> Repeat along the length of the board ... This should slowly
"walk" the
> board free.
>
> Phil
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Graham Butler [mailto:graham@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 23 December 2001 23:32
> > To: UKHA_D
> > Subject: [ukha_d] Floorboards
> >
> >
> > Anyone got any tips on how to get these up in one piece?
> > They tend to be nailed to at least 3 or more joists, ie one
> > in the middle as well as the ends, and it's proving rather a
> > pain getting them up. There was a half-sized board not
> > nailed, for access to some existing cabling, which has
> > provided me with a starting point, but it's still a real pain.
> >
> > G
> >
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