Chasing walls.....weapon of choice.

[Scott Jacob]

Whats your preferred method and therefore tool of choice for chasing all types of hard walks (brick, block, stone etc)?

Is it the grinder and hammer drill method (if so do you use a purpose demo hammer drill or a standard SDS rotary with hammer function). battery or corded grinder?

Is it a wall chaser and hammer drill or demo drill.

Is it good old hammer and chisel.

Or any other methods?

 

[SparkyChick]

Depends on the length, depth and material.

I have a chaser I've never used (bought for a job then found the walls were coated in asbestos laden Artex so that was a no no), I find the grinder too dusty so normally it's just my SDS (both battery and 110v) or the good old hammer and chisel.

 

[Dave OCD]

I tend to try and avoid chasing but when I have to I'll stitch drill it with SDS then switch to rotary stop and use a 40mm SDS chisel bit, with practice you can cut boxes in really well.

 

[Leesparkykent]

Makita wall chaser and 110V sds on hammer only with a chisel bit.

 

[Pete999]

I tend to try and avoid chasing but when I have to I'll stitch drill it with SDS then switch to rotary stop and use a 40mm SDS chisel bit, with practice you can cut boxes in really well.

2 pound hammer and a 4 inch bolster chisel

 

[Leesparkykent]

2 pound hammer and a 4 inch bolster chisel

Maybe in your day...You wouldn’t be competitive on a rewire using these methods now.

 

['mr2'gd4u]

Wall chasers are good but... You need to hook em up to a hoover. Still my method though, seems to work out quicker for me.

 

[Pete999]

Wall chasers are good but... You need to hook em up to a hoover. Still my method though, seems to work out quicker for me.

The old method are the best Mate, all this carp with chasing machines could have finished the bloody job before you have got you chasing machine and vacuum cleaner out of its nice new box. What person on their right mind will want all that crap in their living room, when a bit of care and consideration, and a lump hammer and bolster will do the job far better than some costly machine that makes more dust than a hurricane.

 

[Scott Jacob]

I tend to only use the grinder method on empty house rewires as like you said the dust is crazy

 

[Andy78]

Bolster and scutch chisel on standard brick or block walls for boxes, SDS+ chisel for the chases.

 

['mr2'gd4u]

The old method are the best Mate, all this carp with chasing machines could have finished the bloody job before you have got you chasing machine and vacuum cleaner out of its nice new box.

I dunno once it's out of it box that's it. 5 mins nice tidy chase

 

[Pete999]

I tend to only use the grinder method on empty house rewires as like you said the dust is crazy

If it's empty I agree, chasing machine??????

 

[Scott Jacob]

Never tried one not sure if it’s worth the money and it only has one purpose. A good grinder can be a god send

 

['mr2'gd4u]

Never tried one not sure if it’s worth the money and it only has one purpose. A good grinder can be a god send

Takes twice as long and not in line with each other.
Edit can't write a coherent sentence today..

 

[stevethesparks]

I recently purchased a Milwaukee rotary hammer drill with hammer only. Its been very impressive so far, but on empty buildings then a disc cutter. Don't rate the twin disc cutters though, they seem to spit out to much dust and more times than not the chase isnt wide enough.

 

[123]

A twinblade grinder with a good vacuum attached isn't dusty, chipping out the track with a decent sds drill set on roto stop makes more dust.

 

[123]

The old method are the best Mate, all this carp with chasing machines could have finished the bloody job before you have got you chasing machine and vacuum cleaner out of its nice new box. What person on their right mind will want all that crap in their living room, when a bit of care and consideration, and a lump hammer and bolster will do the job far better than some costly machine that makes more dust than a hurricane.

Total nonsense.

 

[Sparkie30]

Hilti wall chaser set to 40mm wide + hilti dust extractor = nicely done

 

[123]

If it's a small track, I'd just use the 18v SDS Drill. For anything else it's the twin blade grinder, vacuum and a 3kg SDS drill on roto stop.

If it's a new build or total refurb I sub it out to specialised tracking firms who use twin blade grinders, vacuum and an SDS drill or similar on roto stop.

Bear in mind we are sinking in 20mm conduit over here as well.

 

[FatAlan]

How about installing a socket in an internal exposed stone wall the surface of which had to stay intact for decorative purposes? You can’t come in from outside / and or behind?