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jamandchips Newbie Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 3 Total Thanks: 0 For This Post: 0	Removing plaster from brickwork Sep 14^th, 2004, 2:11pm Hi All i need to remove some old plaster from interior brickwork - i have tried doing this with a hammer and chisel but some of it is very stubborn - i have also tried using a percussion drill without a great deal more success. Can this be removed with acid? any suggestions would be greatly appreciated thanks
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woodsmith Global Moderator Trade Member Author Offline Posts: 4395 Total Thanks: 135 For This Post: 0 Gender: Trade: Joiner	Re: Removing plaster from brickwork Reply #1 - Sep 14^th, 2004, 6:24pm Hi you say you have used a percussion drill, do you mean an SDS drill? I would have thought your best bet is an SDS drill with rotary stop, fitted with a wide blade chisel; works for me, and you could easily hire one. LSD is absolutely no use in removing plaster 8)
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dj GDPR opt-out Total Thanks: 135 For This Post: 0	Re: Removing plaster from brickwork Reply #2 - Sep 14^th, 2004, 7:55pm yep sds with chisel bit i did one yesterday and it's a lot easier and quicker than a hammer and bolster chisel. dj.
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Re: Removing plaster from brickwork
Reply #3 - Sep 14^th, 2004, 10:55pm

Try an angle grinder with a wire cup brush. It will create an absolutely spectacular amount of dust, so you will need to use a good respirator. Also the wire twists tend to fly out of the cup brush, so you ought to use a full face shield not just safety glasses - you will end up with a beard like Desperate Dan otherwise!

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Re: Removing plaster from brickwork
Reply #4 - Nov 13^th, 2004, 3:26pm

Get down to your local tool-hire shop and hire a 4KG SDS hammer drill complete with 40mm SDS chisel bit.
Plaster'll be off in half a day depending on the size of area you have to do.

I wasted a whole afternoon trying to do it with a 4lb hammer and bolster chisel and only managed to remove around 1 square metre.
Thought sod this and bought a big BOSCH SDS hammer drill for a ton off the local market.

I cleared every wall in the room in just one day. The longest job was bagging up the waste afterwards.

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Re: Removing plaster from brickwork
Reply #5 - Nov 13^th, 2004, 5:12pm

If the backgroud really IS brick, then it's most likely been plastered in Bonding Coat. �This stuff sticks like the proverbial sh*t to a wotsit.

The only thing you can do is use heavy equipment as TT says. �We have a selection of breakers (SDS Plus) all with variable wack on them. �It's not always easy to get the right tool straight away but the most important part is a W I D E chisel. �We use 75mm and 100mm and these do the job.

It's still hard work though, that Bonding is good stuff.

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