When overhauling premises, it is very often necessary to carry out wall chasing. Before proceeding with the preparation, you will have to decide on the electrical supply of the home by creating a wiring plan with the locations of sockets and switches. The easiest way is to carry out additional wiring directly along the plane of the walls, fixing it with nails or hiding it in a special box. However, this method has many disadvantages, primarily violating the aesthetic appearance of the room. Therefore, chasing walls for wiring is chosen by most people. In this case, it is supposed to make a cutout into which all the necessary wires can fit.
Today, wall chasing can be done with a special tool or by hand. However, before starting work, you should familiarize yourself with the basic rules. You can not cut at an arbitrary angle. Actions should be performed strictly at an angle of 90 degrees. The depth and width of the strobe should not exceed 25 mm. When making a vertical cut, you need to retreat at least ten centimeters from the corners, as well as window anddoorways. In the case of a vertical arrangement, from the ceiling recedes from 15 to 40 cm.
So, chasing walls by hand is the simplest option, involving serious labor costs. To work, you only need a hammer and a chisel. This method is beneficial, rather, in the case when it is necessary to make a small segment. The advantages, first of all, are that an expensive tool and electricity are not required to create a cutout. However, in reality it is hard work, taking a lot of time and effort. In addition, even with a strong desire to make an even recess will not work.
The manual method is not suitable if the walls are chasing under pipes, as they have a large diameter, unlike wires. In this case, it is better to work with a puncher. First, small holes are made along the marked strip every 1-2 cm. After drilling them, the tool switches to impact mode. The rest of the plaster is then removed. In fact, this is a straightforward and fairly quick method, but it produces a large amount of dust. In addition, during the work a decent noise is created, and the strip is not quite even.
Where more efficient is wall chasing with an angle grinder (grinder). First of all, parallel cuts with a depth of about 2 cm are made according to the marking. After that, you still have to use a perforator to use a special nozzle in the formshoulder blades knock down the central part of the cutout. Although you can resort to manual cutting, using a chisel and a hammer. The main advantage can be considered as a neat and even cutout. It is advisable to carry out the work with an assistant who will collect construction dust, wielding a vacuum cleaner during chasing. For this operation, you will have to buy an expensive diamond disc.
