How To Cut A Hole In Concrete Floor
The walls at our new place are 6 inch thick concrete it s an old naval base and we needed a few holes for vents.
How to cut a hole in concrete floor. Here s a few pictures of the right tool. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube. Now fill the hole completely leaving some material mounded on top.
Before we bought the house the tank was under the dirt floor of the outdoor carport next to the original house. Mark the desired position of the holes in pencil on the concrete surface and double check their locations before you proceed. This is noisy and can be time consuming depending on the amount of steel.
Don your goggles then insert the appropriate tungsten carbide masonry drill bit for your desired hole size into the. If the drill does not have a. Press it into the corners and against the edges with a trowel.
While the bonding agent is still tacky mix the concrete with water and scoop some into the hole. Cutting hollow concrete block first score the line. Score the length of the cut three or four times with the chisel.
Cut the concrete set the diamond blade on the concrete wet saw to a depth of 4 1 2 inches and cut along both chalk lines. Set the depth stop on the drill to inch longer than the depth you want your hole to be. Fit the hammer drill with a carbide masonry bit of the desired size.
If your cut doesn t need to be exact use a cold chisel and hand sledge to cut the concrete.