Suggestion on tearing down stud - best way

[andersanders123]

Hello,
I have these horizontal battens that are attached to a concrete wall. I guess it might be nail plugs or something similar.
They are as solid as a rock!

Does anyone have tips on the best way to remove these? Usually, brute force and muscle are my method, but I thought - there must be someone with some clever tricks, so I'm trying to write here.

I need to completely remove the battens.

Thanks!

 

[Vovve_]

Have you tried unscrewing them?

And if you've already tried with a screwdriver, try with an impact wrench.

 

[andersanders123]

Have you tried unscrewing them?

And if you've already tried with a screwdriver, try with an impact wrench.

Yes, of course, I've already tried unscrewing them but they're insanely tight. Hmm...how would an impact wrench help, I can't reach the screw head?

 

[Vovve_]

Thought it was the mounting?
Or where are the mountings you tried screwing on?

 

[C.Lundin]

The screw head doesn't look so fun. I would have probably used a core drill around the fastening (a hole saw works too, just that you have to offset the hole) and hoped that the stud isn't also glued. Then you only have the fastenings themselves to deal with afterwards.

 

[es.suhaggyB]

Violence, break the rule and knock off the pin or saw off the pin with tiger or fein. I would go with option 1.

 

[andersanders123]

Violence, break the rule and cut the nail off or saw off the nail with a tiger or fein. I would go for option 1.

Does a reciprocating saw work on thicker nails? (I've never used a tiger before)

 

[andersanders123]

Thought it was the fastener?
Or where are the fasteners you've tried to screw on?
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Hi,
I misunderstood how to use the impact wrench. You're right, you can try with an impact wrench on the screw head. However, I don't have an impact wrench =)

I wonder if a trusty chisel would work to knock off the nail with?

 

[Vovve_]

Then I would probably try violence, an honest crowbar against the concrete wall and you can surely break out the frame, though the screws will likely remain.

A chisel probably won't work very well, and you might ruin it in the process.

Once you've removed the frame, I would try to break the screws by hitting them up and down until they snap, or alternatively saw them off with a reciprocating saw if you have a metal blade.
If there are plastic plugs, you can also try to pull them out with the crowbar.

Don't forget to put something between the crowbar and the wall if you try to pry the frame loose, so you don't make unnecessary marks on the wall.

 

[Et1975]

That can't be a problem
Drive a chisel in and split the rule in half by the screw heads along the rule. Then lift away the two halves with your hands.

After that, grip the chuck of the drill around the screw heads and back them out.

 

[andersanders123]

Those can't be a problem
Hammer in a chisel and split the batten in half next to the screw heads along the batten. Then lift away the two halves with your hands.

After that, grip the chuck of the screwdriver around the screw heads and back them out.

Great tip with the chuck!!

 

[andersanders123]

Now I have torn everything down. Really good tip to use the chuck!

Now I'm going to put up other studs in the same place. But do you know if you can use the old drill holes in the concrete wall?
My plug seems to fit. But I thought I would check with someone more knowledgeable first. Or do I need to "seal the hole" with some compound?