How do I make a round hole in a single layer brick wall?

[Lucypop]

Hia

I need to fit a vent for my tumble drier. To make the round hole in the wall do I really need to buy some kind of round, toothed drillbit, or is there another easier, less expensive way?

It doesnt need to be overly tidy as the rectangular outer vent thingy will be fixed over it. I am slightly worried about the wall crumbling away!

I am a complete novice by the way so no technical terms please!

Thanks in advance

Lucy

 

[bornlivelife]

get a 12mm masonary drill bit 12" long.

Mark on the wall the size of the hole you want

Drill as many holes as you can around the circumference of the circle you drew on the wall.

Then cold chisel out the remaining circumference until the hole size you want appears!

Hey presto!

 

[oilman]

You can hire a core bit and drill, it makes a much better job with almost no risk of damage to the bricks when the drill breaks through.

 

[bathjobby]

When drilling through the bricks, drill from the side you want to look the neatest as when the drill comes through the other side of the brick, it will almost certainly blow some of the face off that side of the brick.

 

[shufti]

When drilling through the bricks, drill from the side you want to look the neatest as when the drill comes through the other side of the brick, it will almost certainly blow some of the face off that side of the brick.

Too true but if you have a pilot hole you can drill from both sides and it will look neat.

 

[The Pink Panther]

get a 12mm masonary drill bit 12" long.

Do you think you could handle 12" Lucypop?!