Bricks, Masonry, Asphalt and Concrete - Demolish interior brick wall

I have an approx 2m wide, 20cm thick wall between my bathroom and toilet. is there anyone out there who knows the general steps I should follow to demolish it and also the tools I may require. or if you could direct me to some where I can get information.

Thanks in advance

:confused:

Hi, bfly

Firts of all, are you sure the wall is a brick one?, and if so, are you sure it is not supporting a beam?. You didn't tell us about the construtive system. (type of brick, w or w/o steel..)

If we give us more information, we'll be glad to help

Regards

Originally posted by pmgca
Hi, bfly

Firts of all, are you sure the wall is a brick one?, and if so, are you sure it is not supporting a beam?. You didn't tell us about the construtive system. (type of brick, w or w/o steel..)

If we give us more information, we'll be glad to help

Regards



The wall is definently brick although im not sure what type, it is rendered so i cant see :( and is not a supporting wall.

Im not sure what you mean by w or w/o??? sorry I dont know much lingo, but if your asking about the frame structure everything is either wood or brick/cement.

Hope this is what you needed. It seems so silly to pay someone to do something that I might be able to do myself :)


thanks

Hi bfly,

Sorry, it means with or without steel.

To demolish a wall, you need to take lots of precautions: What are you going to demolish, how it was built, what is inside (plumbing, wiring?), what is bellow, what is above, what is beside?.

Wood frame is different of brick / mortar. Not only the tools, is the right way to demolish as well as the consequences of a mistake.

I think it is a great idea to do the work by yourself, but you need to be 100% sure of all the details.

Regards,

I know there is no plumbing or wiring inside or attached to the wall.

Nothing above, nothing below ( floor is cement)

It is attached to an exteriour wall and another internal wall. There are no wood parts in any part of this wall. it is just brick and mortar, with cement rendering :)

Hi bfly,

Well, this is my favorite method for a "just brick wall", and of course, there are other ways. I don't need to say: use protection to do this: safety glasses, dust mask, gloves, and head protection

With this method you are not going to demolish the wall, but to detach pieces of wall, so you'll have less dust.

OK, Step 1: remove ALL things attached to the wall, including baseboards.

Step 2: you'll need a power drill with the appropriate bits (ask for concrete / brick bits).

Step 3: divide your wall in pieces of 0.8m wide or less, and make holes, say each 0.08 m, in all the contour. Start with a small piece fo feel the system. You'll attack only one side of the wall, but the holes must appear on both sides.

Step 4: You'll need a sledge hammer, or drilling hammer or a Rubber Mallot (I like the last one), and softly beat the piece.

Step 5: The piece will fall more or less as a unit.

Let me know if you need more help.
Good luck

Thanks pmgca,
I have also been told that is it a good idea to make a clean cut where the wall is attached to other walls,

so on either end of my wall where it meets an interior wall and the other end at the exterior wall....

is this a good idea and if so what would I use to cut through the brick??

bfly :confused:

Hi bfly,

I used that method in a building. However, I don't think is a good solution in your situation.

Why?, because you told me that your wall's thickness is 20 cm, so if it is solid brick, you'll need heavy tools. Heavy tools, heavy risks.

Hope this helps