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Title: Advice needed for in the garden
Post by: Big Fra on 05 July 2009, 18:55:34

I need to remove a large concrete slab from my back garden so I can get a rotorvator in to turn over the earth.

What is the best way for removing/breaking this concrete up?

The concrete is around 6 inches deep.

Help please :)

Title: Re: Advice needed for in the garden
Post by: Welung666 on 05 July 2009, 18:56:58

Hire a Hilti, hours of fun ;) :y

Title: Re: Advice needed for in the garden
Post by: Bent valve on 05 July 2009, 18:58:19

Hit it very hard several times with a sledge hammer and it will disintrdgate :y

Title: Re: Advice needed for in the garden
Post by: Debs. on 05 July 2009, 19:06:17

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Hire a Hilti, hours of fun ;) :y

Totally agree; `life`s too short to be breaking 6" concrete manually.....an electro-pneumatic breaker will do it fast and renting one really isn`t expensive!;)

Title: Re: Advice needed for in the garden
Post by: redelitev6 on 05 July 2009, 19:50:11

How large is large? if you can get a scaffold pole or such under one side,then lever it up a few inches and then get someone to hit the middle of the concrete,the thing should break up,as long as it's not reinforced! if it is reinforced, go down the road of getting a breaker -sooo much easier ;D

Title: Re: Advice needed for in the garden
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 05 July 2009, 20:02:31

14ld sledge hammer....it will only take a few wacks!

Title: Re: Advice needed for in the garden
Post by: Andy B on 05 July 2009, 20:03:37

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14ld sledge hammer....it will only take a few wacks!

is that about 6 or 7 kilo?  ::)  ::)  :y

Title: Re: Advice needed for in the garden
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 05 July 2009, 20:06:16

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14ld sledge hammer....it will only take a few wacks!

is that about 6 or 7 kilo?  ::)  ::)  :y

terribly sorry old boy, I am a little tired.....if only they were sold as metric!

Mind you, one of the ones I have is older than me!

Title: Re: Advice needed for in the garden
Post by: Big Fra on 05 July 2009, 20:12:29

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Hire a Hilti, hours of fun ;) :y

Yeah sounds like a plan. :y

Wot's a Hilti? :-?

Title: Re: Advice needed for in the garden
Post by: Andy B on 05 July 2009, 20:16:14

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terribly sorry old boy, I am a little tired.....if only they were sold as metric!

Mind you, one of the ones I have is older than me!

You were the one that said you don't do Imperial units!!!  ;)  ;)  ;)  ;)
Sledge hammers come in 28 lb too don't they?

Title: Re: Advice needed for in the garden
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 05 July 2009, 20:30:16

A hilti will be more easy..

not sure for neighbours though..

Title: Re: Advice needed for in the garden
Post by: Bent valve on 05 July 2009, 21:16:21

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Hire a Hilti, hours of fun ;) :y

Yeah sounds like a plan. :y

Wot's a Hilti? :-?

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 Its an electric breaker like a kango. they are ok for walls and thin concrete, but you wont make much impact on 6"stuff . if you dont want to sledgehammer it you can hire a hydraulic breaker which is similar to a pneumatic road drill but more portable :y

Title: Re: Advice needed for in the garden
Post by: LFF64 on 05 July 2009, 21:21:12

Actualy Hilti is a trade name and they make alsorts of tools , go to a tool hire place tell them what you are trying to do they will  I am sure tell you the best tool for the job  :y

Title: Re: Advice needed for in the garden
Post by: Big Fra on 05 July 2009, 21:43:37

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Actualy Hilti is a trade name and they make alsorts of tools , go to a tool hire place tell them what you are trying to do they will  I am sure tell you the best tool for the job  :y

Ah, that makes things a little clearer.

Cheers very muchly all  :y

Title: Re: Advice needed for in the garden
Post by: mantahatch on 05 July 2009, 21:52:50

I would go for one of these http://www.brandontoolhire.co.uk/directory/prodView.asp?idproduct=99

I find the electric ones are not much good, one like above did my old garden path a treat.

Title: Re: Advice needed for in the garden
Post by: Turk on 05 July 2009, 22:12:00

One of these... http://areopagus1.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/dynamite_1.jpg ...and some ear plugs.  :y