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Re-opening a hole in exterior wall

Posted by Jake , on Tue 02 Jul 2019 07:34am

I want to reopen a cable hole in an exterior wall that a previous owner drilled, but later plastered over on the inside. The hole itself wasn't filled in as I can push a cable quite deep into it. Would it be possible to run a masonry drill from the outside and reopen it without blowing the plaster inside?

Peter Howell

Wed 03 Jul 2019 08:02pm

First of all make sure that there isn’t anything in this previous hole such as capped off pipes or electric cables Then make sure that you have a new sharp drill bit and start the hole with the drill off its hammer setting Should be an easy job

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