Best tool for cutting nails?

[SueCia]

I am renovating my daughter's bedroom, and we've torn down the old masonite boards on 2 interior walls; the other side of the walls are nice and newly wallpapered, so I won't do anything to them. The masonite is nailed with nails that go through the studs and stick out about 1 CM on the other side.

Bending the nails is not an option, as it would make it almost impossible to tear down the other side in the future if needed. So, cutting or maybe trimming? What do the experts say, I would guess there are at least 150 nails.

 

[vectrex]

Can't you pull out the nail? A sturdy farrier's tongs and a crowbar!

 

[hantverkare1]

Tiger saw with metal blade

 

[ion]

http://www.jula.se/catalog/verktyg-.../elektriska-multiverktyg/multiverktyg-010644/
Good for many other things too.

 

[SueCia]

The nail holds the Masonite in place in the newly renovated bathroom, so it will likely stay

 

[PeterStrandberg]

I had a friend who held up a disc as protection and used an angle grinder, I think. Or a tiger saw as above with a more expensive metal blade.

 

[Stefan N]

The nail is holding the masonite in the newly renovated bathroom, so it will likely stay

Do you have masonite on the walls in a newly renovated bathroom?

 

[vectrex]

The nail is holding the masonite in the newly renovated bathroom, so it will probably stay

Do you have masonite in a newly renovated bathroom??

 

[SueCia]

Do you have masonite in a newly renovated bathroom??

It was renovated before I bought into the house. But yes, there is carpet glued onto existing masonite.
I assume from your reactions that masonite walls are not suitable in bathrooms?

 

[peroande]

I don't understand. You don't want to pull out the nail because it's also holding masonite on the other side? Is that correct?

 

[SueCia]

It is the tips of the nails holding the Masonite in the bathroom that stick out through the studs, therefore they must remain because otherwise the wall will collapse.

 

[ion]

Renovated before I bought into the house. But yes, it's carpet glued on existing masonite.
I assume from your reactions that masonite walls are not suitable for bathrooms?

It sounds a bit strange with masonite in the bathroom, I agree. But if it's a waterproof floor covering, it stays sealed regardless of what wall it's glued on.
Use a multi-tool to cut the nails if you have to.
(If you put up 12mm gypsum, you might not have to worry about them at all, if you can get the board exactly where it needs to be, just press it with a rubber mallet, assuming the nails stick straight out from the stud).

 

[Alfredo]

Wire cutters:

 

[TommyJ]

Angle grinder by far the fastest choice and much cheaper than using the multicutter.

 

[ion]

Angle grinder is by far the fastest choice and much cheaper than using the multi-cutter.

The problem is the spark formation, otherwise, sure.