I'm after a bit of advice regarding my back yard. It's 15' x 9' and currently concreted. There have been a couple of holes drilled near the middle and it looks to be about 5" thick.
I'm looking to get rid of the concrete so I can make it into something a bit more attractive. As you can see, the concrete goes right up to the walls on all sides, so my first question is:
Is it worth hiring a breaker for the weekend based on the amount that needs breaking, and will I have any problems with the concrete going right up to the walls?
Secondly, the drain is an old clay one, which looks like it is cemented to a clay underground pipe. This drain is set into the concrete.
Is it likely that using a breaker is going to damage the clay pipe? (I'm not bothered about the actual drain, as I was planning on replacing it with a PVC one). What would be the best way of removing the drain from the concrete and from the pipe?
I hope someone can help me out here - I'd love to get this sorted but don't want to end up just making a c@*k up of it.
Alternatively, if anyone in the Newcastle area would like to quote me for the job ??? .......
Hire a JCB Beaver breaker for a day. Make sure you have both a point and chisel bits for it.
Work towards the drain - do you know roughly in which direction the pipe runs? Dig/break down carefully and expose the pipe - then you can cut it off with a saw and then connect 100mm plastic to it using an AC4000 rubber collar.
RW Gale Ltd - Civils & Surfacing Contractors based in Somerset
i dont know about beakers but bigger is often better
would try with a sledge hammer it gets easier the more you do
and you get to drink the money that you would have spent at hss
andy
Warning "Dyslexic Fingers At Work" in Cheadle, Manchester UK
cheers andy
sledge +concrete yard=broken window
makita do some nice hand held breakers,i imaggin you would do it in a day,but like dave says ,make a hole then work back from that like 20 mm at a time
if you try and do big chunks the bit will get stuck
cheers LLL
