Yesterday I helped a friend remove deck planks at the house across the street. Since he was being paid I let him take the lead and do the heaviest work. The framing was on 16" centers and each 5" plank had 3 nails at each rafter. It was about 400 sq ft. The planks were pretty rotten and most of the nails pulled thru and had to be pulled one at a time. Most of the planks ended up breaking into short pieces using a sledge hammer. Most of the smashing was done when I stopped by so I just wheeled away the debris and pulled a bunch of nails.
Here's my question. Is there a tool to rip up deck planks with leverage or is a BFH the best way?
Jims Deck Framing.jpg
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