Abstract: Apparatus and method for prying up boards nailed to raised edges of support members, as in deconstruction of buildings, using a deconstruction pry bar having a relatively long shank extending upward from a fulcrum having a lateral axis, and a relatively short claw with at least one tang that extends downward from the fulcrum. Each tang is laterally offset relative to the fulcrum to enable a user to pry up boards by positioning the pry bar fulcrum for pivoting on top of the raised support member edge while the tang of the prying claw extends along a side of the support member, and then using lever action to convert a downward force on the shank to a greater upward force applied under the board by the claw tang.