Nail-related wisdom sought

[undyingking]

Preparatory to moving we need to replace some skirting-board in the living-room. I've pulled the old board off, but the nails which were holding it are still embedded firmly in the wall and I can't work out how to get them out without pulling out large chunks of wall. But they're too flush for me to get a hacksaw in and cut them off. Or should I just make hollows in the back of the new board (which I'm going to be gluing on) to accommodate their heads? They're big old rectangular-cross-section things and look like they've been there for some time...

Comments

[undyingking.livejournal.com]

Yes -- mm, maybe I should get (or se if I can borrow of a neighbour) some pincers, they sound cheaper than a mini-cutting-device.

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

and will come in handy if you need to remove any nails in your new property. :o)
I remember a friend telling me that he had to remove about 100 nails from the walls of his last house when he moved in. The previous owner had been a bit ... odd.

[undyingking.livejournal.com]

Did the previous owner look anything like this?