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Drill Holes Through Foundation Wall

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Day 2: Emergency Foundation repair

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What happens here

Using a powerful rotary hammer drill with a large bit, carefully drill holes through the concrete block foundation wall from the inside of the garage. These holes serve as passages for the steel cables coming from the exterior deadmen. It is important to chip out the mortar around the entry and exit points of the cable to allow for a snug, straight fit and later to hide the cable within the mortar joint.

Goal: Create pathways for tensioning cables through the foundation

Tools and materials

  • Concrete Drill Bit — Creating holes in the concrete block wall
  • Gloves — Hand protection
  • Hearing Protection — Ear protection from loud machinery
  • Rotary Hammer Drill Makita — Drilling through concrete blocks
  • Safety Glasses — Eye protection during drilling
  • Steel Cables — Passing through the drilled holes

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wrapping the cable around the core fills [Music] [Applause] [Music] just doing that so we don't have this show on all so we can hide the cable over there and then that's gonna pull in a groove or you chip the mortar out and I get a mortar over that this is the real world this is the way we work it's not for everybody the armchair safety experts are gonna have a field day with that there will be three of these cable systems holding this wall in place in total for each cable system we've got to dig its own separate trench the pins on the mini axe are loose making it sloppy and difficult to work in tight spaces on top of that Alex is a new operator he's more comfortable in a skid steer than he is in a mini excavator this is his first time running one [Music] we dig a horizontal trench for the dead man and a lateral trench for the cable with the trenches safely dug we can finish installing the dead men one of

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