Tips For Drilling Into Concrete Wall

Drilling into concrete walls with a normal drill can be very frustrating and the results very untidy and disappointing.

Tips for drilling into concrete wall.

Use your masonry nail to smash it first. Grip the drill. Don t push too hard when you re moving the drill forward. Mark the point on the wall where you want to drill using a soft pencil with a small dot or.

If the drill doesn t have an auxiliary handle brace the back of the drill with your. Make a shallow guide hole. Turn the drill onto the slowest. Don t drill longer than 20 seconds continuously as to avoid overheating.

The up down motion of the drill combined with the spinning of the drill bit might create some. Use both hands on the drill one near the power button or trigger and the other on the support handle. Place your drill on the mark and drill briefly using a low speed if your machine has speed. Continue drilling with more power.

Grip the drill in one hand. Step 1 mark the position of the holes as always the accurate marking of the holes is important. Drill a pilot hole. Don t continue drilling if you hit a hard spot or aggregate.

Assume a stable stance feet shoulder width apart. Start the drill at. If you have to drill into a concrete living room you need to use a hammer drill fitted with tungsten carbide masonry bits. Position the tip of the drill on the mark you made on the concrete and keep the drill perpendicular as you drill.

Core saw or drill a core drill with a diamond bit is the best option for round cuts that you can pass wires water lines or other things through.