DeWalt’s Demo Hammer Lets You Tear Down Your House Using A Simple Hand Tool

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Sometimes, you need to build things. Other times, you need to tear them down. The DeWalt Demo Hammer is the tool to bring for the latter.

Designed for demolitions, this hammer makes it easier to punch a hole through drywall, pry off floorboards, separate railings, and do all the other things that make destroying stuff so much fun. We know, you can be just as happy using a baseball bat to wreck everything in sight, but having this one in your toolbox should ensure that everything will go down a little more smoothly.

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The DeWalt Demo Hammer is, of course, still just a hammer, so don’t expect to use it to turn an entire building into rubble. You’ll probably need a wrecking ball (or a demolition robot) for that. If you’re only tearing down walls, ripping out flooring, and destroying staircases, whether to remodel a house or redesign a commercial space, however, this thing should have the necessary capabilities to help you get the job done. Simply put, if you need a hammer that can help with wrecking stuff, this should be somewhere in your workshop’s collection.

While it takes on an erstwhile familiar hammer design, the Demo Hammer comes with a larger strike face to make it more effective at knocking down walls and pushing frames out of place. That larger face should help with traditional nail driving, too, since it minimizes the chances that you’re going to miss your target. There’s also a patent-pending recessed drywall wedge that, according to the outfit, should make prying nails off drywall framing a much easier affair. For more traditional nail pulling duties, the claw also comes with a recessed section for getting those jobs done.

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Since traditional hammers tend to suck at prying off floorboards, framing, and rails, the DeWalt Demo Hammer comes with an extended claw that should allow you to rip out those structures with minimal effort compared to other options. It’s custom-sized for gripping 2 x 4 slabs, although the design should handle other sizes with a little adjustment on your prying angles.

Cut in steel, the hammer has a 22-ounce head, so this puts some substantial destructive power in your arsenal. The steel construction extends to the 8.25-inch long handle, too, so this should see you through many demolitions all through the years. A three-layer grip ensures you can keep a secure hold of the hammer the entire time you’re on the wrecking path.

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Think the DeWalt Demo Hammer is more gimmick than actually helpful to its stated specialty purpose? Well, the panel for this year’s Red Dot Awards certainly didn’t think so, as they included it in the select few that received a 2017 Red Dot Award for Product Design. That’s a huge honor, given that this year’s competition received over 5,500 entries from 54 different countries.

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Would it work better than a powered demo hammer for demolition jobs? Absolutely not. If you’re not willing to shell out hundreds of dollars for a tool you won’t use all that often, however, the DeWalt Demo Hammer is definitely a good enough alternative. It’s available now, priced at $30.

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5 Responses

  1. At almost 1 1/2 pounds, the DeWalt Demo Hammer should be able to cause a lot of damage ripping, banging, and prying, without being too heavy. It might work as a supplemental demo hammer for professionals, but for consumer use at home, the DeWalt Demo Hammer looks to be about the right weight. A heavier demo hammer can cause more damage, but it can also get dangerous to swing once you begin getting tired. I really wish I had a home project where I could justify buying one. It looks like it would actually be a lot of fun to use.

    I always buy DeWalt brand for my power tools. The DeWalt brand lasts much longer and is better built than many other brands. It’s funny because the company that owns DeWalt is Stanley Black & Decker. Yes, the cheap crappy Black and Decker Drills is the same company that makes DeWalt drills. Fortunately Stanley Black & Decker has forced DeWalt to keep making the high-end quality tools while their other subsidiaries make due with the cheaper ones. It has helped to keep the massive customer loyalty that many professionals have to DeWalt.

    A lot of people arent aware of this, but DeWalt actually makes some Android phones. They are designed for people who work in construction and are hard on their phones. They can survive drops up to 2 meters and will work fine in hot and dusty environments. I still prefer an iPhone with a good OtterBox, but I give DeWalt credit for finding a solution for a more durable phone that will help their primary customer base.

    The DeWalt Android Phones have not yet hit the market here in the United States, but are expected to arrive this year. If you are an Android fan and clumsy, the DeWalt phone might be the best choice for you, even if you just work in an office.

    1. Stanley Black & Decker also bought the Craftsman brand from Sears this year. Craftsman tools have the best lifetime warranty of any tool line. I hope that the warranty stays in effect since Sears has sold the Craftsman line.

  2. Imagine if they struck a deal to not only sell but to replace any Craftsman tools at Home Depot or Lowes. You can then still get your broken wrench replaces locally, but it could also benefit Home Depot or whatever store they used for it because when you walked in to get a broken tool replaced you might also buy something else from them. Sears continues to close stores and will probably file for bankruptcy this year, but since they sold Craftsman I hope that the warranty stays alive and we can buy and replace our Craftsman hand tools locally somewhere.

  3. I always love seeing these multi-tools – especially the outdoor camping ones! DeWalt is definitely a brand I’ve come to know and trust over the years as I’ve done various labor jobs, including ripping apart dry-wall – and whats with the demolition robot reference? I’ll definitely be reading up more on that. I like the idea of the larger face, but would also like to see a larger handle – call it preference? The claw is a beautiful design and I love how you can use it to grab onto things to rip wood apart or nails out of the wall- and who can argue with a steel design? I like how long the handle is though – that definitely adds practicality and precision for swinging, as far as I’m concerned. Overall, super nice product, very cool design, a trusted brand – and ONLY $30? Now this is the kind of thing I like to see advertised.

  4. I am not sure the intended audience for this demo hammer. Professionals will use professional demolition tools that work much better. Home users who are simply doing a 1-off refurbish on their own home would benefit from this, but how many people will buy a demo hammer just for 1 project? It is definitely a great tool that is priced fairly, but unless they rapidly figure out the demographic of user they want to target, the product might be harder to find as it will not be available everywhere from low sales.

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