Hello,
We have an unusual wall in a large basement room where we are planning to lay tiles. Before we start laying tiles, we want to clarify if the wall can be removed without causing any issues.
This is what it looks like: http://imgur.com/a/uA4b6
The room above is a living room that is somewhat smaller than this basement room, but there is no extended wall like there is here in the basement. What purpose does it serve? Can it be torn down, or does it have a load-bearing function?
The house was built in '71 and consists of wooden joists with a brick facade (if that matters). The basement, of course, is concrete, and after measuring, we can confirm that it is not blue concrete.
If we can tear down this wall, can it be done with something like a Makita HR2610 that can be set to chisel only? Is there anything we should consider?
We have an unusual wall in a large basement room where we are planning to lay tiles. Before we start laying tiles, we want to clarify if the wall can be removed without causing any issues.
This is what it looks like: http://imgur.com/a/uA4b6
The room above is a living room that is somewhat smaller than this basement room, but there is no extended wall like there is here in the basement. What purpose does it serve? Can it be torn down, or does it have a load-bearing function?
The house was built in '71 and consists of wooden joists with a brick facade (if that matters). The basement, of course, is concrete, and after measuring, we can confirm that it is not blue concrete.
If we can tear down this wall, can it be done with something like a Makita HR2610 that can be set to chisel only? Is there anything we should consider?
Could it be that the wall stub is supporting a beam in the floor structure? I wouldn't just remove it.
I wouldn't remove it.
but you are completely wrong about the machine.
but you are completely wrong about the machine.
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It is a kontrefor/kontrefort.
It likely helps stabilize the outer wall against earth pressure. I also wouldn't remove it.
exactly. if there is a lot of pressure on the wall it will be a nice surprise.fahlis said:
completely forgot that it's called that
Thanks! then there's no doubt about it, the wall stub will stay! I actually didn't know that was needed, I can't remember seeing too many such constructions before, but it might be that I simply haven't noticed them.
By the way, what kind of machine would one use if not the one I mentioned?
By the way, what kind of machine would one use if not the one I mentioned?
A chisel hammer or combination hammer, basically the same type of machine you linked to, but about 3-10x heavier and correspondingly more powerful. The size is chosen based on how heavy a machine you can handle. The larger, the better, generally speaking, but for demolishing a wall, an overly large machine is too heavy to lift. The one you linked is suitable for removing tiles in chisel mode...snowjim said:
Something like this, for example:
https://www.hilti.se/borrning-och-mejsling/mejselhammare/r3140904
If you're not very experienced, you might want to go for a slightly smaller machine, but it will take longer.