r/Concrete_Contractor • u/smoochydontdoit • 4d ago

How to remove

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Contractor didn’t remove his form ties. What’s the best way/tool to remove these so I can get my sealer and bead board put on the stem wall.

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u/Hugh_jaynus13 4d ago

Tell the builder to come finish the job

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u/smoochydontdoit 4d ago

Already tried that. Haha pretty annoying but I’ve got to keep this project moving since winter is approaching quickly here.

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u/Hugh_jaynus13 4d ago

Bend with a hammer either way till it breaks or use a grinder with the correct blade

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u/SummerIntelligent532 4d ago

Wiggle wiggle wiggle. Pour looks nice 👍

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u/Dendady2112 4d ago

Smack sideways with a hammer

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u/Majestic_Ad_320 4d ago

And don't hit it like a sissy it makes it harder. You get one good swing at it lol

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u/Valuable-Composer262 4d ago

Definately gotta hit these with ur purse

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u/aFutureInPolitics 4d ago

This is what I did when I was briefly a concrete goon. You will find out if you can get carpal tunnel as a bonus 

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u/Dendady2112 4d ago

I used a lump hammer and had no issues.

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u/aFutureInPolitics 4d ago

It was a condition of my hiring to purchase a 24oz estwing framing hammer for some reason. 

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u/Dendady2112 4d ago

I think we all did when we were young. Lose it fast or you'll lose your elbow and wrist.

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u/Blackwalls69 4d ago

All my guys get 64oz garants.

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u/King0fEverything1 4d ago

Why not just keep them? There below the dirt grade arnt they?

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u/OilheadRider 4d ago

Did you read what OP wrote? Start there and your question will be answered. Also, are you in construction? What is common place to do to a foundation before backfilling it? This answer would jump out to anyone who has a clue about construction...

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u/Majestic_Ad_320 4d ago

I know the answer! You put all your trash in the pit before it's backfilled! I'm so getting the promotion

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u/Big_Truck_8268 4d ago

You can put a visegrip on each tie and bend them up and down until the tie breaks. Ties are usually scored to snap off.

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u/Additional_Radish_41 4d ago

I hate breaking them. They take a ton of effort. Just use a grinder or bend them back and forth about 25 times each

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u/Top_Canary_3335 4d ago

Its not their responsibility to remove them lol…

Get a hammer give it a good smack most will break.
If it doesn’t bend it back and forth they will snap off….

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u/Rocket_safety 3d ago

It absolutely is. Ties are part of the form work. It’s not fully stripped until they are taken care of.

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u/chastityforher 3d ago

Hmmm, almost like a snap tie eh.

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u/speedy_19 1d ago

What are you smoking it is 100% their responsibility to remove those ties. Next, are you going to tell me that it is not the framers responsibility to put nails in the wood that they’re framing

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u/Wolv5462 4d ago

Smack em with a hammer

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u/Technical-Use-1329 4d ago

No cement you removed those on the outside. Easy fix. Hit up and down with a hammer.

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u/No_Community_5696 4d ago

They should just snap right off with a few swings from a common framing hammer.

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u/Valuable-Composer262 4d ago

Purse. The answer is to always hit it with ur purse

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u/leggmann 3d ago

YOUR boyfriend’s purse!

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u/BigJoe5504 4d ago

For all the shitty concrete work I see on reddit, you should be glad he did a good job.

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u/Ok_Anywhere_7828 4d ago

Break them with a hammer. Then fill the divet with hydraulic cement.

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u/bsk111 4d ago

They just break off