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Advice on rotary hammer and foundation drilling
Hello,
As part of a remodel project and reconfiguring an exterior wall, I need to drill some 7/8" holes in my foundation to epoxy in 3/4" threaded rod. So I got an SDS rotary hammer and an 18" long 7/8" carbide hammer bit. I've never done this job before, so I'm looking for some advice. For example, how will I know if I hit a piece of the foundation rebar? Hopefully this won't happen as long as I keep the new holes in line with the existing anchor bolts. If I do hit a piece of rebar, is there a way to drill through it? Most of my holes I could just move over a bit, but two of them are tightly constrained and would be a major design headache to move. Thanks, Wayne |