Cutting Concrete Floors.

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  • Author(s): RIFFLARD, JEREMY
  • Source:
    Fire Engineering. Sep2019, Vol. 172 Issue 9, p20-25. 5p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      CONCRETE floors; HEARING protection
    • Abstract:
      The article offers various steps for cutting concrete floors including several tools such as demolition breakers, hammer drills, pneumatic chipping hammers, cutoff rotary saws with a diamond blade, concrete chain saws, or hydraulic tools can break concrete floors; consider the presence of carbon monoxide (CO) when using a gas rotary saw for relief cuts inside the structure; and support the center area of the concrete with lumber to prevent it from falling into the void space.