How to knock down a cinder block wall.
How to break a concrete block wall.
You can use pneumatic or electric jackhammers and hammer chisels to aid in the removal process or you can use a sledgehammer hammer pry bar and chisels.
Place a straight edge across the block with the edge lined up to the center chalk mark.
Continue until the upper half of the wall has been toppled.
Strike the corner joints where the corners of four blocks come together on the upper two rows of blocks.
Apply a wetout coat of epoxy to the block wall in the area where the furring will be installed and to the back of the 2 4 furring strip.
Break the concrete wall into small chunks.
Inspect the area for utility lines such as water and gas pipes electrical cables and telephone lines.
Measure the concrete block s length and divide this by two to determine the center point.
The trick to breaking up concrete is to dig underneath the slab before hitting it with the hammer.
Undermining the concrete eliminates its external support making the material much more vulnerable to cracking through and breaking off.
Most load bearing block walls have been installed on concrete footings and.
If you re needing a block of cement to set a post on the most inexpensive way to do it is to buy the 8x16x4 blocks and cut them in half.
Make sure there is enough to fill all gaps and squeeze out a little.
Push the loose blocks off the wall down the opposite side from where you re standing.
Trace along the straight.
If you use a simple.
Strike these joints all along the wall to break the blocks loose from the mortar.
Apply epoxy thickened to a mayonnaise consistency with 404 high density filler to the back of the furring strip.