Lifting a wooden grain floor

[glasshouse]

Whats the best method of lifting a Hardwood grain floor?

 

[chickens and wheat]

crowbar, tried other ways. boards usually come up pretty easy the bearers are fairly softwood and dont drip the nail too hard

 

[grainboy]

Depending on type,
Anything laid brick fashion is near impossible other than removing individually,
If in Bands, sacrifices first row, then gently lift with Telehandler hinging on the next row,
You will have damage, mostly on the cross bearers, but these can be replaced.

 

[glasshouse]

I am looking at cutting it lengthways along the hardwood and right through the bearers too
So i can relay it exactly as it was.
Cutting it into 30ft by 8ft sections to cart home

 

[grainboy]

But you will loose the tongue and groove !!!!

 

[glasshouse]

But you will loose the tongue and groove !!!!

How?
Itsnot tongue and groove,.
Its a drying floor i shouldhave said

 

[grainboy]

The mesh drying part is surely it he groove of the hardwood??

 

[glasshouse]

The mesh drying part is surely it he groove of the hardwood??

Yes, i will lose the tongue and groove, but i reckon i can reseal it ok

 

[glasshouse]

Alternative is to cut it the other way

 

[grainboy]

Good luck !!!

 

[glasshouse]

Have u l

Good luck !!!

have u lifted these out whole?

 

[grainboy]

Yes cross ways of shed, so 25ft by 6ft but takes a lot of bracing with steel and timber, or it all wants to collapse when lifted,
These floors were never intended to be lifted again, so as I say good luck,

 

[Brains]

Have you ever tried hammering the nails though the top board with like a air chisel?

 

[eagleye]

we lifted one in 2015, took out row of boards lengthwise, brise up a board at the end with screw driver/s until you can grip the mesh either side with vicegrips and pull the mesh free (may need hammer).
work way down the floor same way. leaving long row of gaps so you can cut the bearers underneath.
we did it in 8x8 sections approx. we could get at the side with long toes (extensions) on forklift lifted two rows (4' long boards) up slightly then dropped sledge on the next row which was not been lifted to pull the nails out of the softwood bearers which then stay with the next two rows to be lifted.
We then put the 8x8 sections on lorry to transport (actually turned every other section upside down to take up less height on the lorry.
THIS IS NOT AN EASY JOB, NEITHER IS RE-LAYING THE FLOOR.
Each section needed checking before rejoining

 

[glasshouse]

Have u l

Good luck !!!

have u lifted these out whole?

we lifted one in 2015, took out row of boards lengthwise, brise up a board at the end with screw driver/s until you can grip the mesh either side with vicegrips and pull the mesh free (may need hammer).
work way down the floor same way. leaving long row of gaps so you can cut the bearers underneath.
we did it in 8x8 sections approx. we could get at the side with long toes (extensions) on forklift lifted two rows (4' long boards) up slightly then dropped sledge on the next row which was not been lifted to pull the nails out of the softwood bearers which then stay with the next two rows to be lifted.
We then put the 8x8 sections on lorry to transport (actually turned every other section upside down to take up less height on the lorry.
THIS IS NOT AN EASY JOB, NEITHER IS RE-LAYING THE FLOOR.
Each section needed checking before rejoining

 

[glasshouse]

Have u l

have u lifted these out whole?

Thanks

 

[eagleye]

just added some pictures

 

[glasshouse]

just added some pictures

Where?

 

[eagleye]

pics slow to load but above that was the floor going down again

 

[glasshouse]

pics slow to load but above that was the floor going down again

Was it worth it?