(Wall is definately not a supporting wall - just a partition)
2007-10-16 04:57:06 · 18 answers · asked by tomporter07 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
big hammer big swing big hole...job done
2007-10-16 05:00:55 · answer #1 · answered by stamponants 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
First thing you want to do is determine if anything important is located inside the wall (electric lines, plumbing, ventilation, ect.). Easiest way I know to do this is to take a hammer and punch a channel through from one end to the other on just one side of the wall so that you can visually inspect that nothing is inside that you have to be careful about. If the way is clear, then use a reciprocating saw with a long enough blade to reach entirely through the wall and start at one end and cut all the way through to the other. By several blades, the plaster is probably going to dull them quickly. I'd also get a very good dust mask and surround the area with plastic or your entire house will be coated with plaster dust. If the floors are going to stay the same, then putting down something to protect them would also be a very good idea. If possible cut a little towards the top of the wall so that what is left after you knock down the bottom part isn't too big to handle by hand. Good Luck.
2007-10-16 05:33:34 · answer #2 · answered by wolfatrest2000 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
First borrow or buy a pipe/cable detector & check your wall.
If there are pipes or cables work around them using a club hammer.
If you are taking both sides out, work from both sides individually.
Relocate pipes or cables.
If the timber is stubborn start by sawing through one upright, then pull or hammer the others out.
2007-10-16 05:23:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Invite all your friends round with their hammers, have a wall bashing party, with drinks flowing.
PS. You can have another party to clear the mess, just don't expect anyone to come to that one.
2007-10-16 05:09:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sledgy
2007-10-16 05:04:06 · answer #5 · answered by ♥kazzalou♥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Drill a large hole in it, then prize it away from the timber frame. Don't smash it up, you will be breathing plaster dust for days.
2007-10-16 05:05:26 · answer #6 · answered by Andrew L 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
slowly, and with a saw or Stanly blade, find your joist first and then work out where the door is going.
just think with your brain and not with your hammer
2007-10-16 05:06:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the aim is not to make a lot of mess. so prise of the panels and hammer apart the timber studwork
2007-10-16 05:01:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
With a bloody big hammer
2007-10-16 05:04:31 · answer #9 · answered by ktas1530 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeh just check fotr pipes and cables and what that other guy said beet the crap out of it your going to have to clean it up anyway
2007-10-18 04:04:20 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can you drive a truck through it?
2007-10-16 05:20:53 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋