you may want to go slow make sure if there is chicken wire then clip it off.

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May 6, 2024
7:43:29pm

crimedog Hater of Bernard

you may want to go slow make sure if there is chicken wire then clip it off.

I forgot that with stucco there could be chicken wire.

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crimedog

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I need to drill/cut a 4" hole in my stucco for a vent outlet... How bad do you think i'll mess up?

TheLost Parody account

May 6, 7:32pm

Make sure you miss all studs. Tape where you are going to drill

crimedog

May 6, 7:38pm

I did this when I finished my basement. I drilled a pilot hole and then just used a grinder with a diamond blade. It was

Nuke

May 6, 8:18pm

RE: I need to drill/cut a 4" hole in my stucco for a vent outlet... How bad do

Trust Me

May 6, 7:39pm

you may want to go slow make sure if there is chicken wire then clip it off.

crimedog

May 6, 7:43pm

When I drilled through my stucco

May 6, 7:54pm

This doesn’t give me confidence.. there is chicken wire/mesh under my stucco.

TheLost

May 6, 8:05pm

This is why I used a diamond blade on my grinder. I just traced the vent cover onto the stucco as a template.

Nuke

May 6, 8:19pm

You may want to do this. Just cut a square smaller than the vent cover.

Trust Me

May 6, 8:56pm

much better answer. I sometimes forget about using a grinder for these things

crimedog

May 6, 9:03pm

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