Yes, they're great. I found one (plus a couple of other chisels) in a set of 'large' SDS drills I bought a while ago and didn't initially realise/understand what it was for - but since I found/worked out, I've been very pleased! - and the whole 'set'cost me less than Screwfix are selling that one chisel for!If you have an SDS drill with a hammer feature then these are great
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Definitely not (make as much mess as the grinder).The problem is I've been away and now the carpet has been laid out.... So would the scooper above or chisel make as much mess ? As an angle grinder?
I have the same issue with the plaster itself in my (mainly Victorian) house. The plaster is generally very thick, but comes in two different types -some is like sand, and some is like very hard concrete - neither of which is suitable to nail clips intoMind you i've resorted to drilling plugging and screwing to fix cable clips, because the nails that come with the clips won't make a scratch in the rock hard brick, and fall out immediately from the sand like mortar.
I would suggest you drill a hole where you want the socket and see if it goes through into the chimney then do the same from the side and drop a weighted string.
You could remove the vent and use a light and mirror to have a look.
Definitely not (make as much mess as the grinder).
In terms of mess, there's probably not much to choose between the 'scooper' and manual chiselling - but the former will be much easier/quicker. Both produce primarily 'small bits' of plaster, and just a little dust and even the dust is relatively 'coarse' so will essentially 'fall' (onto dust sheets over your new carpet, one hopes!). On the other hand, a grinder will fill the entire room, and quite possibly much of the house,with clouds of fine dust,which will take for ever to totally get rid of!
Kind Regards, John
The big questions IMO are:
1. how thick is your plaster
2. how deep do you need the chase to be.
3. How solid are your bricks.
My experiance is my SDS+ with chisel bit (though I only tried the straight chisel, I didn't try the scoop) will go through plaster almost effortlessly, on the other hand the rock hard bricks that they seem to build houses from round here are an absoloute nightmare. With enough effort the SDS+ will break bits off, but it requires a lot more pressure and is a lot harder to control.
Mind you i've resorted to drilling plugging and screwing to fix cable clips, because the nails that come with the clips won't make a scratch in the rock hard brick, and fall out immediately from the sand like mortar.
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