6.0.

ACTIVITY: HACKING

6.1 KNOWLEDGE OF ACTIVITY

1. All surfaces of the concrete to be cleaned of dried mortar and loose particles .
2. All spattered cement ( spilled over during concreting ) to be removed using chipping tools /
or by any suitable mean .
3. Beam soffit or column sides or any concrete surface coming into contact with masonry
needs to be hacked and for this , a rough cement sand mix is applied and cured for at least 3
days prior to starting the masonry work .
4. The hacking to be 80 indents per square foot and each indent to be 1 cm long. Hacking to
be cross stitched instead of an aligned pattern .

6.2. TOOLS REQUIRED

1. Hacking hammer
2. Chipping tools

3.Safety goggles

4.Face mask