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punching hole in foundation
Hello - need to put a plastic pipe thru my poured foundation wall. How
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punching hole in foundation
Paul Oman wrote:
Hello - need to put a plastic pipe thru my poured foundation wall. How do I do it and how hard is it to do? If it's above ground rent an SDS hammer of appropriate size. If it's below ground then hire a contractor who knows what he's about. -- -- --John to email, dial "usenet" and validate (was jclarke at eye bee em dot net) |
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Paul Oman wrote:
Hello - need to put a plastic pipe thru my poured foundation wall. How do I do it and how hard is it to do? Tool rental shop - concrete hole saw. |
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Paul Oman wrote:
Hello - need to put a plastic pipe thru my poured foundation wall. How do I do it and how hard is it to do? How big a pipe? Small pipe, rent or buy a hammer drill. Bigger pipe, same hammer drill, and drill a circle of holes, and crunch out the middle, or rent a hole saw. Really big hole, hire it out. I paid about $300 to have a duct-size hole punched through mine. (in a spot where the load above was not an issue.) Usual caveats about not creating water paths through the wall apply. -- aem sends... |
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Van Chocstraw wrote:
Paul Oman wrote: Hello - need to put a plastic pipe thru my poured foundation wall. How do I do it and how hard is it to do? A sawsall with a cement blade. Y'all must have awful thin foundation walls.... -- aem sends... |
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