anyone here know their power tools?

[adomakin]

Ive got to take the entire flank wall of my house out soon, along with a fair bit of breaking out for steelwork etc and the two breakers that i have are no good. one is just far to gutless to do any damage, the other is too heavy to hold horizontal for any more than a couple of mins. the wall is 9 inch solid fletton brickwork (read GRANITE) with strong mortar and strong render. i need something that can be held horizontall for a while before fatigue sets in, with a good bit of punching power.

any ideas?

[bell]

explosives?

[HardDrive]

Not sure what kind of access to large equipment you have in the UK.

Here in the US you could rent a large aircompressor and a 'jack hammer'. Not sure if you use the same name for it. They can be used to break up concrete slabs, and in smaller forms, tearing away at walls.

Procon is right, if you can get a small excavator, that would make short work of it. Just be careful.

[adomakin]

the excavator is out of the question due to access and the fact that i want to piece the wall down from the top. as for explosives, id love to but......! what i was thinking was something along the lines of these sort of machines.

http://www.rexcrystal.co.uk/category.php?categorysID=110&SID=f3ea947bdb99efaa9390e8f6c1bb4543

[vash]

sorry. maybe i lost some in the translation. so you basically need to demo out a granite brick wall for some type of re-model? are you trying to save the bricks for reuse? or can they be destroyed?

here in the states, i would rent a 185cfm air compressor, some hose and get a few small jack hammers. i will try not to mention any day-laborers.

[HardDrive]

I have never used one of those, but I can testify that Milwaukee tools are excellent. Top shelf quality.

[jester911]

If the wall is built with mortar it really won't be that hard.
Rent a medium size chipping hammer with points and chisels.

Chisel out two or three brick/block. Once you have a few removed use the chisel in the mortar joints to break loose the remainder. There may be reinforcing wire in some of the mortar joints. You may need to cut or saw this wire.
Once you have a few bricks removed don't try to chisel on bricks, only the joints.

You will find they will pop right out. The first few bricks will
be the hardest but trust me it won't be bad after that.

[Rick V]

I recomend a vacation somewhere away from the house and hire a contractor to do the job! I am obviously not as ambitious as you. Good luck and don't forget the hard hats and safty glasses!

[adomakin]

I am the contractor! it will be some of my groundworkers/labourers doing the work. I was just wondering if there is an 'ideal' tool for this sort of work that i can rent or buy. found an article on this tool that people seem to like

http://www.dewalt.co.uk/products.asp?mktid=2&range=1&lid=1&hierarchyID1=1&hierarchyID2=35&hierarchyID3=40&bucketID=5&sid=1

it was the 900k i was thinking of

[Rick V]

Originally posted by adomakin
I am the contractor!

I will now go and sit in the corner being very quiet

[jester911]

Andy that dewalt should do it. They make pretty solid tools.
I have worked construction practically my whole adult life.

I would not say are the best. I work for a concrete foundation company. We use Hilti hammer drills and chipping hammers.

They are more expensive but they hold up in the long run.
If you only have this one project to do the dewalt should be okay

[Tanick]

HSS - "Hire Something Suitable"
www.hss.com

[HardDrive]

Find the town drunk. Locate a cheap car. The rest writes itself.

[adomakin]

thanks blokes. RickV, your advice is without a doubt the best here! harddrives comes in second! Nick, I thought of hiring but i always try and buy if i can, then if im not in a financial position to keep the tool I just sell it for somewhere close to what I bought for. Jerry, you are right about the Hilti over the Dewalt. this is the Hilti option. i think the only downside is that its a little longer overall.