What to use when taking out a wall

[N3mo]

All,

I have seen a lot of people knocking down walls with a hammer and chisel but recently seen a guy saw down a wall and then just push the wall over.

What saw can cut through a brick wall?

Want to make a through lounge so am thinking sawing down would give a nice clean edge to clean up. What are the opinions on here? Thank in advance.

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

Firstly is it supporting wall that you are removing?
As it may need additional support to keep your house from falling in on you.

Stihl Saw in action.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lc2jWkLqfmo

 

[N3mo]

Yes it is load bearing and wall will be supported with strongboy wall prop heads and acro's prior to destruction!

and rsj inserted to prevent house falling on me.

 

[Skimmers]

mark out the wall first then fit strong boys cut out for steels and pads cut opening with stihl saw with water kit and wet dry vac at the ready.if its a building site wont matter to much. fit pads and steels leave to set over night use rapid set OPC next day start taking the opening out one course at a time safest way if your new to it......
take out props jobs done

 

[N3mo]

can the beam be installed on the party wall and opposite wall? and avoid having pillars sticking out? Or is that not enough support?

 

[^woody^]

lol at using a disk saw in a house

rofl at using a petrol stilh saw in a house

roflmfao at using a petrol stilh saw and water kit in a house

 

[N3mo]

Control your emotions woody.

House is more a building site than a house.

Stihl saw is electric. Not petrol.

Not planning on using a jet wash that were gonna cause a flood

Ps. Do you know what a stihl saw is? Really??

 

[^woody^]

I know more about Stilh saws, than you know about demolishing walls.

Stilh are the market leader in petrol engined construction and arborical tools, and is a term used for petrol saws just like Hoover and vacuums

 

[kbdiy]

can the beam be installed on the party wall and opposite wall? and avoid having pillars sticking out? Or is that not enough support?

As you are proposing work on the party wall then no. If the party wall is 9" then the maximum bearing you can achieve is 4.5" which I don't think is in any way sufficient. Party Wall Agreement springs to mind.

 

[N3mo]

I've read on these forums where people have said 100mm is fine but recommend 150mm for the beam to sit on.

 

[^woody^]

There is no problem with a 4" bearing if the shear calculations of the beam allow it.

It has got nothing to do with the wall

 

[N3mo]

Calculations? I was gonna go for a 4" x 6" beam to span the width of the room as that is more than ample

 

[rjm2k]

These are supposed to be the bees knees

http://www.toolhirexpress.co.uk/productdetails.php?PID=1442

An old boy tried using one on a wall in our house (klinker) but didn't get very far, I'm told by others that it's because he didn't know how to use it.

The angle grinder he used instead made an awful lot of dust!

 

[^woody^]

Calculations? I was gonna go for a 4" x 6" beam to span the width of the room as that is more than ample

Is it? Says who?

Is it ample in shear for sitting on a 100mm bearing?

 

[Norcon]

lol at using a disk saw in a house

rofl at using a petrol stilh saw in a house

roflmfao at using a petrol stilh saw and water kit in a house

You've never heard of the Hilti DCH 300 or 230 then?