The Original Deck Wrecker Deck Board Removal Tool. Heavy-Duty Professional-Grade Pry Bar Engineered for Power & Efficiency. Trusted by Professionals for Their Toughest Jobs

Without any question whatsoever, the Duckbill Deck Wrecker falls into the same category as the wheel and sliced bread. Yes -- it's that practical. It is one of the finest and most useful tools for its purpose that I have ever owned. For the removal of old deck planks, nothing works finer! It saves you, at least, four-fifths of the time and effort (maybe even more!) that it would normally take using a hammer with a crow bar or pry tool. Not to mention that it works primarily from a standing position. No more wearing out your knees while trying to get pry leverage. For those who are refurbishing an old, worn-out deck or ramp, it enables you to spend most of your time and energy actually doing the re-building and not killing yourself on the demolition. It removes the old, unwanted deck planks without harming the underlying joists. The tool is strong and heavy-duty, yet quite easy to handle. Consider your purchase of this tool to be a one-time investment; it is indeed built to last for a lifetime. I HIGHLY recommend it.

Fantastic tool for ripping up an old deck. I thought it was a little pricey at first but after trying to rip some boards up the traditional way for a few hours with a long pry bar and spare wood for leverage I bought this and was so happy I did. I would've paid twice this amount after the fact to save my back as much as it did. This thing is solid and appears as if no shortcuts were made with materials. The handle is comfortable with a semi-firm neoprene type of material. The leverage created allowed both me and my wife to work the tool efficiently while the other did other tasks. Pros: - HUGE back saver... - very solid construction and the head can be reversed for different situations as needed - designed to do one job and does it well - save a TON of time on my project - well worth the money paid and more Cons: - would be nice to have a built in nail puller possibly. Although thinking it through you'd need to bend down to get the pulled nail anyway so maybe not, unless you don't care and would drop them for later cleanup (or not) depending on your situation. - as you pull up a line of old deck boards and start on the next row the old nails can get in the way. Usually you can maneuver the tool sufficiently around them as needed when this happens but slightly longer tines might be good. This wasn't an "issue" by any means but more a potential improvement. I'm not sure if longer tines might actually create a situation where it reaches more than the width of single board when completely snugged up.

If you are re doing a deck and if you don’t have this tool you get what you deserve. This tool makes deck demolition almost fun . Screwed nailed or whatever this tool had more than enough leverage you easily do the job and in a standing position. Between this tool and a zip wheel on a hand grinder a screwed deck is easy as pie !!!

I am rarely impressed by things and am not a big fan of purchasing specialty tools but I honestly can't imagine pulling deck boards without this thing anymore. We decided to replace our decks with composite decking and we have three 20 year old decks with 5/4 boards that were nailed down with two nails per joist. I started removing the old decks with a pry bar, wonder bar, and 3lb sledge and it was miserable. It would easily take 8-10 minutes per board to remove them. Enter the deck wrecker. After a quick google search, a few youtube videos, and reading reviews here I ordered one. It has far exceeded any expectations. I can easily remove a 16' 5/4 board in about 30 seconds. That is no joke. My wife who is 110lbs can remove them almost as quick. The tool is incredibly sturdy and I have yet to even stress it. It has made removing the old boards the most enjoyable part of the entire process and who would have ever imagined that. You still have to remove one board the old fashioned way to be able to get the deck wrecker in, but that is a small price to pay. This is a perfect example of the right tool for the job. At the end of the day, time is money and the time that you will save using this will far exceed the cost of the tool.

I received it, it's well-built and will do a good job

I have an above ground pool with a deck built completely around it. After 23 years, it was time to dismantle the deck and pool. I used 3 1/2 inch twisted galvanized deck nails to put the deck together and used all 2x6 treated lumber. I was hoping to pry up the decking boards to repurpose them for some shelving to dry gourds that we grow for purple Martin houses and other crafts. I found out quickly that a heavy hammer and large wrecking bar was not going to work so I started doing some Internet research to figure out how to get those nails loose. I came across a tool called a crescent nail puller and after much searching, found one at Menards. The tool worked as advertised but still took a lot of effort and all of my 235 lbs. prying to get the nails up. I had about 1600 nails to remove and figured I would stroke before I got all the nails up so it was back to the Internet where I came across several deck wreckers. They were no where to be found locally in the big box hardware stores or even at several tool rentals stores that I called. At $64, including shipping, I decided to order the Duckbill deck wreckers off Amazon.com When it arrived, I was impressed with the quality and the heavy molded handle and couldn't wait to test it out. Here is what they don't mention in their YouTube videos. They must be pulling up boards with 8D or 12D common nails in order for the boards to come up so easily. More times then not, I found the decking nails to stay in place as I carefully worked the boards up, many times splitting the wood . Then I would have to use the crow bar to remove the remaining nails before I could use the deck wrecker on the next board. The nails had rusted and became one with the wood. There is another deck wrecker that has hammer claws on the two pry bars but it cost twice as much as this one. The deck wrecker in conjunction with the crescent nail puller made the job easier but far from the quick removal shown in their tutorial videos so if you have an old deck with the galvanized twisted deck nails, plan for a big job if you are doing it by yourself. If I didn't want to repurpose the boards, I might have saved a lot of time by wrapping a towing chain around each section of the deck and letting my four wheel drive do most of the labor ;)

This is one of those great ideas born from someone saying "there has to be a better way". I re-planked my 550 sq ft deck with composite decking. Before I began the project, I did some research and saw a video of someone using a similar tool that I've never seen before. I did a search and this was one of the main results. After reading about 40 reviews, I decided to go with this one. First off, you will quickly realize the benefit of this tool because in order to use it, you have to remove the first row of boards the conventional way using a crow bar. Once you make the transition to this tool, you will appreciate it. The head of the tool is heavy-gauge steel. The shaft is a very strong fiberglass composite. It flexes slightly but is strong. I read a review which mentioned they broke it and honestly I have no idea what they were doing for it to break. (The only thing I can think of is if they were using it on boards that were screwed-down. But in that case you would typically unscrew the boards - not force them up). This tool is primarily designed for boards that are nailed-down (unless the boards are so rotted that they pull right out from the screws). My boards were put down with ringed shank nails. I had to lean-into the bar with almost all my weight to pop many of them and this tool did an amazing job. I was previously in the electrical trade and do not buy or use "cheesy" tools - every tool I own is designed for heavy-duty use and this belongs with them. You use it in a standing position and it made quicker and easier work of a very labor-intensive task. As I lifted each row, I banged-over the nails, cut each board to manageable lengths and stacked it on my driveway until the pile was big enough to bring to the landfill - so I cannot state how long it took to remove all of them - but I can say I was thankful I had this tool. My deck is only 8 years old and the boards were weathered but not rotted, so 80% of the nails on my deck came-out with the boards. I would imagine that a severely rotted deck would leave many of the nails behind - but it depends on the condition of your boards. Any nails left behind would simply come out while I was standing and using a 5 ft crow bar. The head rotates by removing a pin to enable you to use the tool in either a pushing motion or pulling motion. My deck is just about at ground-level, so I pushed the bar while standing on the old boards. It just seemed like a more natural position. You would use this method if your deck is raised off the ground as well. The tool fits over single or double joists and uses them as leverage as its arms pop-up the boards. This saves the time and effort of having to bang a pry bar under the board at each joist. It also leaves the joists in good condition. Worth every penny and I would highly recommend it for this type of application.

These deck boards were coming off in pieces until this amazing product arrived. Now with little to no effort, the boards are coming off in one piece. The wife even likes it.

Having the right tool makes the job that much easier. If you are wrecking a deck put together with nails, this is a great tool to have. I took apart a 375 sq ft 2x4 deck in less than 3 hours. The boards were all in good shape so there was no fooling around once you get started. It provides great grip and terrific leverage.

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