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Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2013 9:26 am
by LindleyB
Chaps I'm an amateur I don't do this stuff for a living. Basically I just wanted to ask a technical question. I'm going to try and tackle my front garden, half of which is rough grass and weeds, the rest is badly laid concrete (no sub-base under concrete that is a couple of inches thick in places). I was thinking that if I dug up the earth area to a depth of around 350mm, I could break up the concrete and lay it down there before covering it with some proper type 1, getting a roller on it etc. Does that sound sensible....
Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2013 1:18 pm
by seanandruby
no, is the short answer. You don't say how much there is to break up. Is there enough to warrant the hire of a mini crusher, or was you thinking of breaking all your windows and eyes, by doing it with a sledge hammer? Work out how much you have to muck away and get a skip in keeping concrete seperate from the muck. Dig out and put in dtp1. Better job all round.
Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2013 4:01 pm
by LindleyB
Thanks for that reply. The amount to break up is roughly 6mtrs wide x 14long. The grassed area is about the same or maybe a little larger, which is why I was thinking I could dig out the grassed area, break up/take the concrete, then spread it over the excavated grassed area.... You definitely don't think I should chance this...?
Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2013 6:02 pm
by rimexboy
good news cookie on the job, I love the time lapse I hope you have some on your site...
Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2013 8:56 pm
by Mikey_C
it is up to you and your local prices. I used a crusher when i did my front drive, was it worth it? close call based prices at the time.
I put 14t through the crusher in a day, the machine cost about £300, the cost of disposal and buying in new would have cost about the same (£150 disposal, £150 supply), the advantage being the product i got out the crusher was better than that delivered, also i could fill the barrow direct from the crusher (shifting type 1 by shovel is HARD work)
a large % of the £300 was delivery, a second days hire was cheaper and wouldn't have included delivery, so i would have been in profit.
presuming you concrete is 4" or 100mm thick i estimate you
6*14*0.1 = 8.4 m3 = *1.4 = 12t
based on your disposal/purchase cost, it will determine weather its viable.
Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2013 9:07 pm
by DNgroundworks
Who did your site for you cookie? I need some help with mine...
Posted: Wed Jun 12, 2013 6:15 am
by cookiewales
DNgroundworks wrote:Who did your site for you cookie? I need some help with mine...
mick g did mine a few years ago when it was quiet do to snow and ice then my daughter adds to it 