Drilling a Ventilation Hole Through a Slab
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Drilled a hole through a house slab for intake exhaust ventilation using a Dewalt hammer drill and a 127mm diamond crown. Faced challenges with wet drilling as dust turned glue-like, so switched to dry drilling with vacuum extraction.
Key Insight
Dry drilling with vacuum extraction can be more effective than wet drilling when dealing with dust that turns glue-like.
Context
Home improvement project involving drilling through a slab for ventilation purposes.
drillingventilationhome improvementDewaltdiamond crown
Created Apr 5, 2025Updated last year