Demolition Hammers & Drills for Concrete and Masonry

Breaking through concrete or masonry calls for impact, not just cutting, and this page covers the equipment built for that. That includes handheld rotary hammers and demolition hammers for drilling and light to mid-size breaking, pneumatic breakers and sinker drills for heavier work, and remote-controlled demolition robots with breaker, crusher, and grapple attachments for jobs too large or too dangerous to run by hand.

Husqvarna carries most of this page, spanning handheld breakers all the way up to demolition robots and their attachments, with Chicago Pneumatic covering pneumatic breakers and sinker drills, and Dewalt, Makita, and Metabo HPT filling out the corded and cordless rotary hammer side.

The real decision here is weight class, not brand. A rotary hammer handles drilling and light chipping without wearing out the operator over a full day. Move up to a demolition hammer once the work shifts to sustained breaking, the added weight and impact energy get through material faster but demand more from whoever's running it. Pneumatic breakers push past that for heavy-duty jobs, running off an air compressor instead of electric or battery power. For work that's too large, too repetitive, or too risky to put a person on, a demolition robot takes over entirely, operated by remote control with interchangeable attachments for breaking, crushing, or clearing material.

If you're not sure what capacity your job calls for, give us a call and we'll help you figure it out.