FOAK: One less brick in the wall

That's what I need. One less brick in the garage wall so I can vent the
tumble drier out.

I've a couple of good bolsters and a BFH but is there a knack to this
before I bring the whole lot down around my feet?

 

Knocking out a brick shouldn't cause any structural issues, but for a
cleaner job you could use a cutting disk on an angle grinder to first
trim out the section you need.

 

I find it easier to drill a bunch of holes in the shape you want to
weaken everything. Then knock the middle out.

Unfortunately an angle grinder makes way too much mess.

 

Oh, and if the angle grinder isn't an option rather than setting about
it with a hammer straight off the bat, dril out a fair amount of the
mortar first.

 

Big FO SDS drill much better IWHT. I don't think you can get routers
for cutting masonary[sp?]

 

Shape charge.

 

Cane shouldn't have trouble knocking one out...

 

He might have to save up for a while if he wants to blast a whole in
the wall with a single load, however.

 

go out and buy a condenser dryer.
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Core drill bit should do the job - your local HSS hire should have one
(they generally measure the wear on the diamond bit so if you hammer
it in one day you pay (something like £20 per mm of wear, according to
a mate).

Never tried it, though. YMMV.

 

Heh.. with a 10cc pump action shotgun.

 

Does that fire rubber bullets?

 

Drill it full of holes first then chisel out from the centre.

 

****'s sake, don't piss around. Hire shop, 4.5" or 5" diamond-tipped
core bit and necessary Hilti drill to suit. SDS-Max is what you're
looking for.
Done and dusted in 10 minutes.

 

Post corrected.

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And nobody replied 'Fewer!' How standards are slipping....

 

When I did the same, I drilled lots of holes about 10mm apart around
the circumference of the hole I wanted, then set to with the cold
chisel.

 

But by the time you've gone to the hire shop, hired the bits and got back,
the brick would be in pieces on the ground and you've still got to take the
hired stuff back and pay for it.

Like someone else has said, drill out the mortar and wallop the brick out,
or drill a circle of holes and you've got a custom destroyed brick.

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Heh.