Demolishing cement path

[sammy_h]

I've got a cement path I want to remove. The path is about 1 metre wide, and runs about 4 metres long. Should I hire a jack-hammer for this? Or, is it likely I could split it up with a large mallet?

[DJ’s Timber]

Hire a jackhammer. Concrete can be hard to break up. It dosen't cost much to hire one.

Just make sure you tell the hire mob what you want it for and they will give you the correct one for the job.

[bennylaird]

Big sledgehammer and maybe a crow bar, good for other work later just watch the bisters. Good workout material

Of course a jackhammer is easier but your not doing all that much.

[DavidG]

sammy_h
Where are you in Canberra. I am down south and have an electric jack hammer.
Dave..

[silentC]

Paths are usually only a couple of inches thick, a sledgie will do it. But if DavidG is going to lend you his hammer, go for it!

[sammy_h]

Dave, i'm in Chisholm. What are your rates?

[DavidG]

I am just down past Lanyon Shopping Centre.

What are your rates?

Duh! You are a fellow woodie............
When do you need it?

[sammy_h]

On related matters, and reinforcing that a jack-hammer is probably the way to go:

If I broke up the concrete nice and small, presumably I could use it as coarse fill at the bottom of a new retaining wall that will be built nearby?

This would save paying to dump the concrete at the tip, and then having to buy a load of coarse fill for the drainage channel of the retaining wall.

[sammy_h]

When do you need it?

Hmm, good question. I think this project is in the order of weeks, rather than days, away. Thanks for the offer!

I'll get in touch with you when the time comes, and there'll be a slab of your favourite amber coming back with the JH.

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