Carefully placed explosives knock down walls inside a building without all those walls to hold it up the building collapses.
How to knock down concrete wall.
But what if the wall you are about to remove is holding the rest of the house up.
We have removed the concrete block wall to open up the hallway which as you will see was a very dusty job.
Removing a non structural wall with minimal internal complications is a relatively simple process.
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Cinder blocks are brittle so beware of flying bits.
Mist the surface of the concrete with water ahead of any areas about to receive mix.
Watch as a wrecking ball slams into just the right spot to bring down a wall.
Make sure the cut is deep and penetrates the paint and caulk that connects the wall and ceiling together.
Pour a generous ribbon of suretex and tightly trowel or squeegee product over the entire area.
Strike the top of the wall with your sledgehammer breaking the blocks into smaller pieces and working your way down the column about 2 feet wide.
Don t use a heavy hand apply a light back and forth up and down motion.
Try to cut through the studs in your wall first as this will make it easier to tear down the wall overall.
Give it a try first before moving on to heavier rental equipment.
Work your way from the top down so that gravity works with you.
The surest way to decide whether to use a sledgehammer or a jackhammer is to experiment a few days before you begin full scale demolition.
If you need a second coat of mix only wait until the surface is properly cured approx 2 6 hours.
A sledge can be surprisingly effective in breaking up concrete up to about 4 in.
You need a big push to knock down a building.
Good progress so far.
For best results work in small squares anywhere from 2 to 4 feet in rough dimensions.
Knock the texture down with a knockdown tool.
Next use the knockdown knife or trowel to start smoothing down the texture.
Cut through the studs then twist them out and then simply knock apart the wall using a hammer.
You can use pneumatic or electric jackhammers.