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Getting rid of glass block basement windows seems simple enough, but I’m looking for something more subtle than a sledge hammer. My imaginary proceedure involves my sawzall and lots of sacrificial blades and patience to keep the saw from overheating and swallowing the dust. But then I think just chisel and hammer and even more patience. Then there’s the method where I sandwich the unit between sheets of plywood held together with bolts through the ventilating hole in the middle, then hoping a sledge hammer would break the mortar bond around the perimeter enough to ease the thing out. Any ideas or experience appreciated!
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Blue and his backhoe? Maybe a diamond blade in your skill saw.
*From personal experience, 2 words: electric chisel. I effortlessly blew out a mortared glass block window in the bathroom in about 20 minutes with a $30 Bosch rental -- would have been faster except I was trying to save a couple of the blocks to make piggy banks. No damage to framing -- it is the brittle stuff that takes a beating from the chisel. Wear goggles, mask, etc. Tarps inside and out caught most of the debris ... the blocks tend to explode when ruptured.