Breaking up a hardstand

[tinpants]

When you say"full sized" what do you mean? Is it a 8lb or 14lb?

Ed, I've got a mini digger and trailer if you want me to drag it up to yours. Will take me a while to get there (about 3-4 hours) but its amazing what people will do for beer and a barby!!

Theres an offer you cant refuse
Have that done in half the time with that, even if you just use it to get a void under the slab for smashing with the sledge.

Originally Posted by Luckypants

'trosol' (will need to look up the English word)

Ive got one of these and to quote Bricktop "like a knife through butter". I've always known them or heard them referred to as a "6' Pike". like the medieval weapon of old its similar to.

Dont know if this is right though.

[punyXpress]

You lads really are doing things the hard way!
Just plant a bit of Japanese Knotweed next to it, & hey presto your slab is busted.
" Specific problems caused by Japanese knotweed are:

• Damage to paving and tarmac areas. "

PS: might as well start a " Get rid of Knotweed " thread now.

[Viney]

Originally Posted by Ed

Now I'm a bit of a numpty on heavy practical stuff but I'm determined to do this myself.

We've sold the caravan and with a bit of luck the buyer will take it this weekend, if not this then I will insist on next weekend. He doesn't have anywhere to park it outside his house, but the site he wants to put it on for the spring and summer wasn't open yet, so it's still in our front garden. I'm sick of the sight of it TBH and I can't wait to see it go.

Anyway the builder put down two rows of concrete as a hardstand for it. They're not that deep, from memory maybe 25 - 30cm. And I think about 40cm wide. 7m long. This was the hardstand when dug out before the concrete was laid. The trenches aren't deep but the concrete was built up with shuttering. You'll just about see this in the next pic, taken more to show what a complete mess it was at the time rather than the hardstand:





I want to get rid of the concrete and to reinstate the soil (I still have that in a pile in the garden). Will this tool be up to the job?

http://www.hss.com/index.php?g=2151&t=zoom

I've got all the ear defenders (not much left hearing left to defend TBH) and the eye goggles and thick gloves. Any advice on how to clear the site gratefully appreciated.

Giv me a sledgehammer and some other robbey tools and i'll come and break it up for ya.

Originally Posted by tinpants

When you say"full sized" what do you mean? Is it a 8lb or 14lb?

Ed, I've got a mini digger and trailer if you want me to drag it up to yours. Will take me a while to get there (about 3-4 hours) but its amazing what people will do for beer and a barby!!

Bloody hell!!!! Well yes that would be great but it's not a big area by any means, just 2 tramtracks, and it's a long way just for that.

[yorkie_chris]

The man wants to play with his digger don't discourage him!!

Most prefab garages are laid on anything between 100-150mm of reinforced concrete. Blockwork structures can require slabs to be upto 225mm thick - Hell most houses provided the ground is stable can be built on 225mm think reinforced concrete footings.
I've smashed 100mm slabs to cinder with no trouble, but I've struggled with vibrated slabs 200mm thick and ended up hireing a HD breaker to finish the job.. which it did with ease.
So if you're working with 300mm of concrete I wouldnt use anything less than a HD breaker.

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

The man wants to play with his digger don't discourage him!!

haha +1

[tinpants]

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

The man wants to play with his digger don't discourage him!!

pmsl!! Its my digger and I'll play with it as much as I like!!


P'raps it is a bit of a trek to Shropshire on second thoughts. You could always hire one in, and I'll come up and drive it for you...