Comments on: Wreck a Deck Without Wrecking Your Back http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/30/wreck-a-deck-without-wrecking-your-back/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:04:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: JMH http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/30/wreck-a-deck-without-wrecking-your-back/#comment-296672 JMH Thu, 01 May 2008 13:44:35 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/30/wreck-a-deck-without-wrecking-your-back/#comment-296672 I just bought one of these and I can tell you it's well worth the price. I have over 700 sf of decking that needs to be removed. We tried tearing out the boards using a pry bar and got 7 rows done in 2 hours and very sore backs. That sent me to the internet to find a better way and I found this back saver. I took it out of the box and in 10 minutes I had 8 rows of decking off. You don't have to stand on the joists, just take out the pin and turn the handle around to change the angle. The 2 arms straddle the joist and push the board straight up with very little effort. If the nails don't come out with the board it will pull them right through. I will gladly pay the $60.00 to do the job in less than half the time and save my back in the process. I just bought one of these and I can tell you it’s well worth the price. I have over 700 sf of decking that needs to be removed. We tried tearing out the boards using a pry bar and got 7 rows done in 2 hours and very sore backs. That sent me to the internet to find a better way and I found this back saver. I took it out of the box and in 10 minutes I had 8 rows of decking off. You don’t have to stand on the joists, just take out the pin and turn the handle around to change the angle. The 2 arms straddle the joist and push the board straight up with very little effort. If the nails don’t come out with the board it will pull them right through. I will gladly pay the $60.00 to do the job in less than half the time and save my back in the process.

]]> By: jonathan peterson http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/30/wreck-a-deck-without-wrecking-your-back/#comment-59901 jonathan peterson Mon, 30 Apr 2007 20:31:04 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/30/wreck-a-deck-without-wrecking-your-back/#comment-59901 Pry off the first board, then wedge it under the next one at a 45 degree angle to the joist. An 8-ft long pry bar that you pull DOWN on is VERY easy on the back. Yes, this means you have to stand on the joists, a couple 4x6 sheets of plywood makes that pretty easy too. As for screws, they seem to break more often than the boards, but that happens too. Pry off the first board, then wedge it under the next one at a 45 degree angle to the joist. An 8-ft long pry bar that you pull DOWN on is VERY easy on the back.

Yes, this means you have to stand on the joists, a couple 4×6 sheets of plywood makes that pretty easy too. As for screws, they seem to break more often than the boards, but that happens too.

]]> By: kdp http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/30/wreck-a-deck-without-wrecking-your-back/#comment-59883 kdp Mon, 30 Apr 2007 18:53:20 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/30/wreck-a-deck-without-wrecking-your-back/#comment-59883 I love ideas like this. Seems like it would work for roof decking and maybe wood fence demo as well. Mark - If it happened recently, you could slip and fall. I love ideas like this. Seems like it would work for roof decking and maybe wood fence demo as well.

Mark - If it happened recently, you could slip and fall.

]]> By: Mark http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/30/wreck-a-deck-without-wrecking-your-back/#comment-59863 Mark Mon, 30 Apr 2007 17:45:00 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/30/wreck-a-deck-without-wrecking-your-back/#comment-59863 Looks good but do you think it would work with a deck that has been screwed on? Looks good but do you think it would work with a deck that has been screwed on?

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