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How to drill through concrete slab
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| Walter R. 2006-05-29, 3:21 am |
| What is the best and cheapest way to drill twenty 1/2" holes through a
standard slab floor, probably 4". Some of the holes will be drilled at a
slight angle.
Still fighting termites!
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Walter
www.rationality.net
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| Rent a Bosch or Kango rotary hammer. Either one will go through like butter
"Walter R." <wer25@example.com> wrote in message
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> What is the best and cheapest way to drill twenty 1/2" holes through a
> standard slab floor, probably 4". Some of the holes will be drilled at a
> slight angle.
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> Still fighting termites!
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> --
> Walter
> www.rationality.net
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| Edwin Pawlowski 2006-05-29, 9:21 am |
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"Walter R." <wer25@example.com> wrote in message
news:Zxveg.7301$G95.1082@tornado.socal.rr.com...
> What is the best and cheapest way to drill twenty 1/2" holes through a
> standard slab floor, probably 4". Some of the holes will be drilled at a
> slight angle.
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> Still fighting termites!
Rent a big assed hammer drill.
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| Joseph Meehan 2006-05-29, 10:21 am |
| Walter R. wrote:
> What is the best and cheapest way to drill twenty 1/2" holes through a
> standard slab floor, probably 4". Some of the holes will be drilled
> at a slight angle.
>
> Still fighting termites!
Just a though. I once worked for a retail store. They built a new
building at a mall. It was the only building in the mall with a basement.
Someone decided they needed to drill a hole in the floor for some electrical
work. Did I tell you the mall was built on an old swamp. They drilled the
hole and ended up with at 12 in fountain. It took them several days to get
that patched up.
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Joseph Meehan
Dia duit
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| Steve B 2006-05-29, 10:21 am |
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"Edwin Pawlowski" <esp@snet.net> wrote in message
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> "Walter R." <wer25@example.com> wrote in message
> news:Zxveg.7301$G95.1082@tornado.socal.rr.com...
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> Rent a big assed hammer drill.
Fergeddabout a hammer drill. Rent a rotohammer. At least twice as fast.
Steve
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| barbarow 2006-05-29, 12:21 pm |
| Rent, borrow or buy a hammer drill and a 1/2 " masonry bit
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"Walter R." <wer25@example.com> wrote in message
news:Zxveg.7301$G95.1082@tornado.socal.rr.com...
> What is the best and cheapest way to drill twenty 1/2" holes through a
> standard slab floor, probably 4". Some of the holes will be drilled at a
> slight angle.
>
> Still fighting termites!
>
> --
> Walter
> www.rationality.net
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| Walter R. 2006-05-29, 1:21 pm |
| My house is not on top of a swamp. However, I may get the same "fountain
effect" when/if I hit a water line under the slab. 
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Walter
www.rationality.net
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"Joseph Meehan" <sligojoe_Spamno@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Walter R. wrote:
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> Just a though. I once worked for a retail store. They built a new
> building at a mall. It was the only building in the mall with a basement.
> Someone decided they needed to drill a hole in the floor for some
> electrical work. Did I tell you the mall was built on an old swamp. They
> drilled the hole and ended up with at 12 in fountain. It took them several
> days to get that patched up.
>
> --
> Joseph Meehan
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> Dia duit
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| Walter R. wrote:
> What is the best and cheapest way to drill twenty 1/2" holes through a
> standard slab floor, probably 4". Some of the holes will be drilled at a
> slight angle.
>
> Still fighting termites!
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After many hours of trying to drill a couple of holes and going through
many drill bits, I purchased one of the SDS type masonary drills at a
Harbor Freight store for about $50 and the drill bits (special type)
were about $12 for a pack. This setup goes through concrete like a
knife goes through butter. It's not commercial quality but it works.
No more standard masonary bits for me !
Joey
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| On Mon, 29 May 2006 05:22:01 GMT, "Walter R." <wer25@example.com>
wrote:
>What is the best and cheapest way to drill twenty 1/2" holes through a
>standard slab floor, probably 4". Some of the holes will be drilled at a
>slight angle.
>
>Still fighting termites!
As some have mentioned here before: ...avoid the re-bar....
If your "standard slab floor" is like mine you certainly want to avoid
a "tension cable" in the foundation if you "happen" to have one.
Oren
"My doctor says I have a malformed public-duty gland
and a natural deficiency in moral fiber, and that I am therefore
excused from saving Universes."
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| In article <Zxveg.7301$G95.1082@tornado.socal.rr.com>, wer25@example.com
says...
 What is the best and cheapest way to drill twenty 1/2" holes through a
standard slab floor, probably 4". Some of the holes will be drilled at a
slight angle.
Still fighting termites!
Along with renting a hammer drill as suggested rent a cut off box incase
you find grounded metal (rebar, plumbing) and buy a water meter key in
case a quick cut off of the water is needed.
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| Goedjn 2006-05-30, 4:21 pm |
| On Mon, 29 May 2006 12:52:24 -0700, Oren <oren@at.us> wrote:
>On Mon, 29 May 2006 05:22:01 GMT, "Walter R." <wer25@example.com>
>wrote:
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>As some have mentioned here before: ...avoid the re-bar....
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>If your "standard slab floor" is like mine you certainly want to avoid
>a "tension cable" in the foundation if you "happen" to have one.
>
Paint a really good rendition of an Iranian Tank on the roof,
and convince a passing A-10 pilot to shoot at it for about
1/10th of a second.
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