How To Cut Through A Concrete Wall

I just like to show you a little trick some time you have to install dryer went through the concrete walls all what you need is a cut off wheel and a littl.

How to cut through a concrete wall.

Anyway the landord was adding an overhead door for the next tenant and the concrete cutters came in one morning anchored tracks to the wall and ran the rail saws in about 8 hours they had a 12 ft overhead door cut but like above left the concrete in the hole. When you re cutting concrete that is already poured and finished use a chalk line to mark the region. Until now i just figured they weren t ready to knock it out. Core saw or drill a core drill with a diamond bit is the best option for round cuts that you can pass wires water lines or other things through.

Cutting the foundation wall the concrete cutting contractor used a hammer drill to drill and bolt two parallel metal rails to the concrete wall. Score the length of the cut three or four times with the chisel. This will be the first in a series of videos on. If your cut doesn t need to be exact use a cold chisel and hand sledge to cut the concrete.

Lift the line simultaneously from each end and slap it to the ground. 6 move to the other side of the. Get a friend to hold one end while you hold the other and run the line over the region to be cut. Designate the area of finished concrete to be cut using chalk lines.

Slowly guide the blade along the line until you get to a corner. Turn on the saw and slowly guide the blade into the concrete. Hold the concrete saw up to the wall and line up the blade with the line. Remove the saw blade and start in the other direction following the same procedure.

Don t force a blade into a cut. A huge water cooled cutting saw attaches to each rail and is slowly moved up and down the rails. Line up the blade of a concrete saw over the marks on one side of the wall. If you are going to cut a hole or drill through a concrete wall use the right tools to reduce the chance of damage to the wall.