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Posted by PeterD on February 22, 2009, 3:39 pm
On 22 Feb 2009 15:16:33 GMT,
brettgiardiello_at_bellsouth_dot_net@foo.com (bmancanfly) wrote:
>bmancanfly had written this in response to
>http://www.thestuccocompany.com/construction/Re-concrete-block-window-opening-16583-.htm
> :
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>SteveBell wrote:
>>>I'm renovating my concrete block house. As we removed the drywall
>>> and
>>>plaster, the area around the inside of the window openings is
>>> proving
>>>to be very difficult to remove. The sills are tile on top of
>>> mortar
>>>(very difficult to remove)and it is very difficult to get the sides
>>>of the openings clean and smoothe for the new drywall.
>>>Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>> Invest in a hammer drill. Use it in hammer-only mode. You'll be done in
>> no time.
>Thanks for the suggestion. That should make it easier to remove. Also,
>can drywall be attached directly to that cleaned up concrete block?
>I was also thinking it might be easier to leave the inside of the windows
>alone and just drywall right over them and make them flush with the new
>interior drywall.
1. Possibly invest in an IR-125 air hammer (I think that number is
right). You may be able to rent one, these things work wonders. There
is a kit with a scaler, drills and chisels that is what I use.
2. You need to use furring strips to mount your sheetrock. I'm
surprised there are not some there already.
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>plaster, the area around the inside of the window openings is proving
>to be very difficult to remove. The sills are tile on top of mortar
>(very difficult to remove)and it is very difficult to get the sides
>of the openings clean and smoothe for the new drywall.
>Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.