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Remove Old Window Trim and Bend Nails

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Installing New Window Trim On The Exterior Of A House.

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What happens here

Using the hammer and pry bar, carefully drive the pry bar in wherever nails are visible on the old window trim. Get the pry bar underneath these nails to leverage the trim away from the window frame and siding. Once a piece of trim is removed, bend over any nails still sticking out of the trim board using the hammer. This makes the removed trim safe to handle and prevents injury from exposed nails if the pieces are left on the ground.

Goal: Safely remove all old, damaged window trim

Tools and materials

  • Hammer — Prying and bending nails
  • Pry Bar — Leveraging and removing trim
  • Work Gloves — Protecting hands during trim removal and nail bending

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first. Once I get the trim removed, there's you know, nails in it. I don't want those nails on the ground the piece of trim on the ground nails facing up for somebody to step on. So, I'm [applause] just going to bend those nails over and that makes this piece of trim on the ground safe.

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