Removing underlay nailed to timber floors

A garden shovel is the best way to lift it you dont even need to remove tiles first, there will still be a lot of nails to pull out after.

And those nails may very well be underlay nails which means they snap or damage the floor rather than pull out.
Good luck

Originally Posted by Totalnewb

I have removed a layer of tile but the Masonite underneath is nailed about every 10cm to the hardwood floors I’m trying to expose. Is there a quicker way to demo it than chipping it up in tiny sections? I want to minimize damage to the timber floors as I hope to sand and polish them. Thanks for any advice.

No quick tricks for this one unfortunately. Good luck, my experience is those nails don’t like coming out.