How to drill 2.25" hole in cinder block wall?

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I'm installing a 5-zone drip irrigation system. I'm locating the control valves in my garage, whose walls are concree block with brick veneer on outside.

The poly pipe is 0.700" OD.

Rather than drilling five separate holes through the wall, I want to drill a single hole through the concrete block and veneer. The size of the hole needs to be large enough to accept a sleeve of 2" PVC (to protect the poly pipe and to allow for winterization).

I have a complete set of bi-metal hole saws, but none for cuttng through the concrete block.

Any recommendations?
 
Home Depot rents a hammer drill and core drills that will buzz though in no time and leave a nice clean hole.

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nhmaster said:
Home Depot rents a hammer drill and core drills that will buzz though in no time and leave a nice clean hole.
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The nearest Home Depot rental store is about 150 mi. away. I already own a hammer drill and an arbor that holds a 2-1/2" bi-metal hole saw. I was hoping to purchase just a single saw to fit my existing arbor.
 
i dont think youcan drillthru, although perhaps a diamond bit might work,i don't know anything about them.
But your hammer drill probably will drillthru, with a regular masonry bit,a series of small holes,then punch out the middle, Not too neat, you will have to patch around your larger pipe to fill the irregualrities.
or you can buy a cheap harbor freight demolition hammer, for less money than 300 miles of gas, or almost less, and punch ah big hole. Easier than a hammer drill,but still not neat round cuts.
 
Yes, carbide will work. Not as clean a hole but that's how we did it in the old days.
 
TigerDriver said:
I'm installing a 5-zone drip irrigation system. I'm locating the control valves in my garage, whose walls are concree block with brick veneer on outside.

The poly pipe is 0.700" OD.

Rather than drilling five separate holes through the wall, I want to drill a single hole through the concrete block and veneer. The size of the hole needs to be large enough to accept a sleeve of 2" PVC (to protect the poly pipe and to allow for winterization).

I have a complete set of bi-metal hole saws, but none for cuttng through the concrete block.

Any recommendations?
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Yet another reason why only the DIY crowd ever installs lawn sprinkler zone valves anywhere but outside.
 
Tiger Diver,
Just a heads up. If you plan on using 2" PVC pipe for a sleeve, it won't fit through a 2-1/4" hole. The outside diameter is 2-3/8"
 
If it's just one hole and you're careful to hit a void in the block and not hit one of the webs, you can do this with a hammer and chisel in under 5 minutes. Concrete block is very easy to break with a hammer.

Punch (or drill) a small hole to get you started and work around the edge of that hole until it's as big as you want.

I've opened 3'x3' access holes in block with a hammer and chisel lots of times and it takes me longer to haul the broken pieces out to the trash than it does to make a nice square opening.
 
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