Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Staples in my lovely tas oak floor :/ 2Nov 22, 2009 10:56 pm Where you are coming from is where you are going to... Re: Staples in my lovely tas oak floor :/ 6Nov 23, 2009 10:29 am Building on the Sunshine Coast - Land settled 22nd July 2009 Building contract finally signed (after much deliberation on our part) 11th November 2009 Building commences 25th January 2010 - small local builder End of June - almost completed fit out 26th July - MOVE IN DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Re: Staples in my lovely tas oak floor :/ 11Nov 23, 2009 2:13 pm Where you are coming from is where you are going to... Re: Staples in my lovely tas oak floor :/ 14Nov 24, 2009 7:15 am There's no easy way - a heavy-duty screwdriver and a pair of pliers or multigrips is about the only way. Stapling masonite over floorboards was a common way to do underlay for lino or tiles. It's a back-breaking job getting the staples out, but it can be done; we went through the same thing about 8 years ago. I think I lost my temper at the end and hammered a few in.... But our boards were just crappy old pine and we were laying new tiles and carpet over them anyway. Re: Staples in my lovely tas oak floor :/ 15Nov 24, 2009 7:58 am I'll try the round-end multi-grips instead :/ So I assume this would be better than plain old pliers as it has a finer grip and rounder head for rolling it? Or there's always the suggestion on one of those links - the guy got a stainless steel claw hammer and filed away one claw until it was the right size to fit. That could be an option as they're only $6 at K&D atm These floors are in amazing condition, i'll have to put up a pic. Re: Staples in my lovely tas oak floor :/ 16Nov 24, 2009 1:39 pm Okay.. better success today with the multigrip pliers. I got 2 in a row up and only left a mild depression in the wood. I also got some bent needle-nose pliers but they were useless, the staple just snapped, even when I was trying to grip it. What would be perfect would be a locking 3-prong tool, the middle bit goes in the staple loop, and the two sides clamp on, then you'd rock it up, but we'll see how I go with more using the multigrips. I only got a cheapie so I might get a better one now as the grip is not very comfortable. There was a mega-sized one in there too - I assume that'd have more torque? Re: Staples in my lovely tas oak floor :/ 17Nov 24, 2009 7:13 pm Never buy cheap hand tools - you get what you pay for....... Ash eucalypts are fairly soft so expect a few dints Re: Staples in my lovely tas oak floor :/ 18Dec 17, 2009 9:17 pm I finally finished Took me probably 4-5 days all up and my knees and back are fu.... very sore! However I'm so pleased to be done! My technique improved over time but even then I still got say 25% snaps in some bad patches. Eventually I just used my smallest nail punch (which has a rubber sheath) and drove it through until the staple was almost out. At this point almost always the top has broken and one end is loose and the other end is firmer. I then used the extractor tool from Bunnings that's been my savior and got fairly good results. Any I couldn't get out (after cursing them for a few seconds) I ground down with the angle grinder then hole punched in. CDC Housing Code 3 When to apply Floor Area external face of wall vs Gross Floor Area internal face of wall. Reading thru CDC Housing Code 3, lets take a lot 915sqm.… 0 16537 isn't a garage level with the rest of the house a given? pretty sure they 'came around' long time ago. if you have a flat block, the garage is usually level with the rest… 1 17511 Hi We have Hybrid Spotted Gum Hp0995 from carpet call. It turned out to be very dark and rough. Is there any polish or product we can use to make it shinier ? 0 9182 |