Reviews & Testimonials

What Our Customers Say...

"I have been in the remodeling business for approximately 30 yrs. I am always willing to try out new tools. When I saw your ad in Remodeling News, I thought someone finally came up with the ideal demo tool. So I ordered two, put them to work and was very impressed with the workability of the tool."
- S. Lydon, Norwood, MA

"it has saved me time threefold. Excellent tool, will recommend to everyone. thank you."
time saver, July 29, 2007 By handy4u from Alabama

"Wow! We needed to remove old particle board that was glued down with tile on top. We could actually pop the tile off first if we wanted to. As soon as we discovered the Gutster would work parallel to the glue beads, we were in business.
We also used it to take out a 2x4 wall after knocking the sheetrock off first.
We used it as a lever to get under some equipment to raise it off the floor that we needed to move.
Just when we thought we were all done with the Gutster, we used it to break up the pallets that were left over from the materials we'd gotten to redo the room.

Would I recommend it to a friend? One of them has already borrowed it!"
Gutster Demo Bar, July 18, 2007 By TWJB from We run a newspaper in NW Kansas

"I used the Gutster to remove old deck boards from a sound support structure . It allowed me to do that standing up and didn't damage the 2 x 8 s the boards were attached to . I also liked the nail pulling feature at the back of the head ."
July 9, 2007 By rduncan from Romo , Michigan

"OK I demolished a house and needed to take off the roof lath so I bought two "Gutsters" and one "Duckbill Deck Wrecker". Gutster changed designs as the lime green handled unit (series 2)advertised here has a handle with a circular cross section and my other Gutster (orange handle, maybe series one??) is oval. I liked the oval handle best as it was a bit lighter, and both were plenty strong for the demolition. OK, both the Gutster and the Duckbill wrecking bars are TERIFIC as their forked heads allows you to span a joist and easily pop off decking. The Gutster's tips are chiseled to allow you to spear and pry into tight crevices. The Gutster has multiple surfaces that act as fulcrums giving incredible leverage. I would say they are both worth every penny. Now in comparison between the Gutster and the Duckbill I liked the design of the Duckbill as it allows you to safely stand on existing decking and lift up to pry the decking off. The Gutster pries by pushing down so that I was prying down towards the side with no decking. The Gutster's forks are longer allowing removal of 2x6s and 8s with less chance of splintering. The Gutster also has grooves for pulling nails which came in handy. Because of the splintering, ninety percent of the removal was done with the Gutster and it's longer forks. If I could only buy one it would be the Gutster."
Randall R. Anderson (Napa, Ca USA)

"I used a tool that was made for some of these purposes 40 years ago, but I think it had been hand-made by an Amish smith for wrecking houses, and may have been 50 years old at that time. Plus it was short and had no nailpulling slots. This tool is superior in every respect. The handle is the right length, the construction robust and designed for extra-heavy use. I cannot stress enough how desirable it is in manual demolition to be able to strip framing members with minimal damage. If the tool has ANY shortcoming, it would have to be that it was made too strong. The weight is substantial. I wonder if the next generation will have a magnesium handle and a titanium head!"
Great name for a well designed tool, November 1, 2007 By Nukedaddy from Upstate New York

"I am gutting the original basement of a 104 year old Victorian. I started with a crow bar and pry bar purchased at the local hardware store and realized I was not going to get the work done very quickly. I purchased the Gutster Series 2 online and gotter done quickly. The Gutster allows for a fair amount of leverage to be applied and the two pronged pry head worked well. I recommend this product to anyone who has a fair amount of demo work to do and wants to get it done quickly."
October 15, 2007 By DemoGuy from Chicago, Illinois

Thanks Gutster!! This is the most amazing tool I have ever used. I had 2400 sq ft of particleboard floor underlayment to remove in my new home due to pet damage. My father and I started with flat bars and hammers and it took us about 3 hours to get one half of a 12x12 room done. I was fed up and went looking for something more helpful. I saw the Gutster on DIY's Cool Tools with Chris Grundy. It looked interesting so I looked high and low for one. I finally found it at Northern Tool. I brought it home and by myself I finished a 45x4 hall in about two and a half hours. What a great tool.

Keep up the good work. I think if the big box stores knew about this tool you'd sell millions!!
Sincerely, Marcus Waddell

What The Press is Saying...

"The original Gutster Demo-Bar won't pull nails or treat anything gently. It's made for ramming beneath and behind to tear things apart. Two 1-1/4-inch-wide steel plates spaced 2 inches apart are sharpened to slide behind siding, roofing, flooring, subflooring, drywall, and anything else you want to pry off. The tubular steel shaft/handle is offset for comfortable hand position at a variety of postures. The 9-pound mass is plenty to drive the head deep under materials, and the padded hand grip cushions the shock (and minimizes blistering). I found the dual-blade arrangement great to straddle floor joists when popping up subflooring, studs, and ceiling joists when ripping off plaster, and deck joists when tearing off decking."
- Tools of the Trade Online

The Journal of Light Construction - August 2006 - Hardware Show Roundup

Great Possibilities - October 2006 - Construction News : Product Watch

Handyman Club of America - May 2006 - National Hardware Show Review

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