How to Remove Fence Panel Without Breaking?

In message , Davy writes

Can you not widen the gap, nail by nail, using a bolster or thin chisel?

You don't need much gap for a hack saw blade.

regards

Aren't the heads of the nails accessible?

Stuart Noble wrote in news:aSlcl.21516$ snipped-for-privacy@text.news.virginmedia.com:

panels.

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Stuart, the heads of the nails are driven flush into the softwood edge strips. Davy

Slip a filling/stripping knife between the panel and post and wiggle it until you've got enough play to get a padsaw in.

Or use a tack lifter or nail puller on the nails.

Centre-punch the heads and drill 'em off, then use a small punch to drive them in.

They're probably a bit rusted to the panels.

You could try prizing the edge strip away from the post, then knocking it back, often the nails heads will pop enough for you to get a pry bar on.

Failing that, buy a Shark pry bar like this

PeterC wrote in news:lt79feotlh9h.1c9aclv64fzdy$. snipped-for-privacy@40tude.net:

small punch to drive

Peter,

I could try that but I don't have a lot of confidence that I could drive a rusted-in nail 1" into a post just by using a small punch. DAvy

Should be possible once the head is removed. Driving the nail through the wood or moving the wood over the nail - same thing, relatively. It's just that a sharp blow on the headless nail will utilise the mass of the fence whereas trying to lever off a panel will probably break the panel.

Sounds like an ideal job for a reciprocating saw. I have this one which works pretty well for the money:

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cheers Dave

Hi, I need to remove my fence as my neighbour has put new ones. Coukd you help?

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Unlikely after 12 years, stupid.

Yes its probably rotted away by now! Brian

Brian Gaff (Sofa) formulated the question :

Only 12 years ago, I wonder what sort of help the OP expected?

I think I would try a multi-tool with a decent metal cutting blade. If you can see where the nails are then just go straight in between post and panel. I took a complete corrugated garage roof off by cutting through the fixing nails which were 5 - 6mm in diam. It was a few hours work and I only went through a couple of blades in the process, I cannot imagine fence nails being anywhere as thick or difficult to cut.

Richard