Flooring/carpentry help
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- terry_cloth1
Also, you may want to hit the inside of the jaws with a file, they come a little too sharp and prone to cutting the nail instead of gripping it. You don't want broken off nail stubs, they will prevent you from getting a tight fit. Also, what am I looking at here? Is that the threshold, are you sure you mean baseboard? Those pics are confusing, did you mean subfloor?
- I know it's not a "baseboard." That's just the closest terminology I could think of. As you can see, I'm a terrible carpenter.nocomply
- Think of it like a board that covers the edge of a step, if that helps at all.nocomply
- Oh I see, it's some kind of super trip hazard pseudo stair tread. Wow, that's kinda specialterry_cloth
- For the record... that would be called a "Stair Nosing".ETM
- And if I were you I would install a few solid wood blocks in that void.ETM
- lol, it's called shitty laminate stair nosing that is inherently unsafe and is little more than a cap to hide shotty workmanshipterry_cloth
- real nosing sits flush with the flooring, for the record . . . .terry_cloth
- *facepalmETM
- what are you facepalming about skippy, facepalm at this stupid ass trip hazard masquerading as nosingterry_cloth
- yurimon0
laminate floors?
- terry_cloth3
http://www.walmart.com/ip/8-Leng…. Get a pair of those, you roll the nails out using the rounded head as a fulcrum. You may need a shim or a block to protect the corner of your flooring if you don't plan on being slow and steady. Brute strength is not the answer here
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- Those are cool Yuri, definitely overkill though, he's only yanking finish nailsterry_cloth
- Thanks terry_cloth! When you say "roll," you essentially mean pulling the nails out, but like rocking them back & forth what that special pliers tool, right?nocomply
- Correct, it shouldn't take much back and forth though, mechanical advantage and so forth. Get the smallest pair of those you can find, less surface area of theterry_cloth
- Tool means less pressure on the edge of the peice you are working on. Finish nails don't take much convincing to dislodgeterry_cloth
- kona0
FYI. Typing this out must have triggered something manly deep within me. My beard has grown 5 inches in length and a boat anchor tattoo appeared on my chest. Radical.
- kona4
To get those nails out you're going to need a pair of pliers and brute strength. If you can't pull them straight out bend them back and forth until they snap off, then hammer in whatever was left sticking up.
Once everything is back flush, run to Ace or Home Depot and pick up a tube of "liquid nails". You'll need a tube and caulk gun.
Run the liquid nails goop along the exposed area of the base board, not the one that broke off.
Place the one that popped off back into place.
Put some heavy books or sit on it.
Liquid nails your son to the bed in his room. That will teach him.
Have a beer.
Rip off shirt.
Scream into the air "I. HAVE. MADE. FLOORING"
- If you do want to nail it yes, you will use finishing nails for floors. Ask your store pro what they would recommend for a hammer.kona
- I would recommend the hammer of thor but that's just me.kona
- They will recommend a finishing hammer. It's small and light weight so you'll be less inclined to hit the nails too hard into the floor and the head of the...kona
- hammer dents the floor and imprints it's head into the wood, or cracks it. That would be bad. Liquid nails should work though.kona
- Kona your answer made my day! So liquid nails is good enough? No hammering in new finishing nails?nocomply
- Liquid nails is scary strong. Just don't put too much so it oozes out all over everything. http://www.liquidnai…kona
- PS - Should have mentioned I tried pulling the nails out with pliers but it felt like I was going to break the board. Think I'll need to break the nails off.nocomply
- monospaced1
paging terry_cloth
- nocomply
Hi friends. I know, this totally isn't the place to ask for this kind of advice, but I'm short on time and don't know where else to go.
My kid this this to our flooring last night:
Here's what the baseboard looks like underneath:
I'm not that handy and never had to fix anything like this before.
I tried using a hammer to pull out the finishing nails but no luck. Should I just get a tool or hacksaw that can cut them off?
From what I've researched, I'll need to use "finishing nails" to nail the baseboard back in place. Is there a special kind I should use? I assume I'll need a nail punch, correct?
I feel lame asking for help on this, but I don't want to screw it up.
Thanks!