Tips For Drilling Into Concrete Wall

If you are going to cut a hole or drill through a concrete wall use the right tools to reduce the chance of damage to the wall.

Tips for drilling into concrete wall. Don t continue drilling if you hit a hard spot or aggregate. Don t push too hard when you re moving the drill forward. Don t drill longer than 20 seconds continuously as to avoid overheating. Step 1 mark the position of the holes as always the accurate marking of the holes is important.

Make a shallow guide hole. Turn the drill onto the slowest. Grip the drill in one hand. Use both hands on the drill one near the power button or trigger and the other on the support handle.

Continue drilling with more power. Don t move the drill up and down while it is drilling in the hole. Start the drill at. The up down motion of the drill combined with the spinning of the drill bit might create some.

Assume a stable stance feet shoulder width apart. Drilling into concrete walls with a normal drill can be very frustrating and the results very untidy and disappointing. Grip the drill. Mark the point on the wall where you want to drill using a soft pencil with a small dot or.

Place your drill on the mark and drill briefly using a low speed if your machine has speed. If the drill doesn t have an auxiliary handle brace the back of the drill with your. If you have to drill into a concrete living room you need to use a hammer drill fitted with tungsten carbide masonry bits. Use your masonry nail to smash it first.

Mark the drilling spot.