I, personally, would be worried using anything that is going to cause major vibration or shock to the foundation (that you just had fixed!!). I would do my best to get it away from the foundation as much as possible before I proceeded to beat it to death.
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Sledge or Electric Jack Hammer/Drill?
- Thread starter Jampy00
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If a strap cannot be placed underneath the slab you can always attach some sort of anchor point to the slab and pull it away as little as as much as possible with the tractor.
An eyebolt or something similar to feed a strap through.
Agreed. But if @Jampy00 doesn't have a hammer drill...that'll be a tough slog to get the eye bolt / anchor in.
Me personally...I would take a sledge to it tonight on the edge, and see how easily it comes apart. Maybe even a cold chisel or some type of hardened steel and hit that.
Chances are it'll start chipping away quickly.
Or it will be solid and hard as all get out. I tried to remove one of these once that someone had actually poured into the ground 5 ft and filled with scrap metal couldn't pull it with 150 horse tractor kept breaking the chains
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Only one way to find out...
It will continue to settle , lesser so , for the next decade . Gravity on disturbed soil is a thing . You don’t need to get under it to lift it , the landscapers and masons use side pinch plates , harder you lift the tighter the clamp to the sides . Google it , you wanted to be a blacksmith 2 weeks ago so…..
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If Jampy wants to pop me a message I could dig out my diamond saw and see if it starts. Open this weekend
Oh Sure... why don't you just put us all to shame with our suggestions and bring out the big boys.
Although messy but a great suggestion.
If your in Erin, you could try these guys and maybe they have the concrete saw or Jack hammer you need.
Rapid Rentals Inc.
4 Shamrock Rd., Unit #2
ERIN, ON N0B 1T0
Erin, Orangeville, Guelph Rentals - Tools, Equipment, Machinery - Rapid Rentals Inc.
Need to rent a tool, a piece of equipiment or machine? We have rentals available for a wide variety of needs for both contractors and do it yourselfers.
rapidrentalsinc.ca
4 Shamrock Rd., Unit #2
ERIN, ON N0B 1T0
Even if you rent a jack hammer, first punch holes in the concrete, a hole every foot or so. Makes it a lot faster, easier.
When you pour the new step ADD REBAR... it won't settle as much and stay flat when it cracks... and it WILL crack.
When you buy the concrete, get sidewalk concrete. It's more resistant to cracking
When you pour the new step ADD REBAR... it won't settle as much and stay flat when it cracks... and it WILL crack.
When you buy the concrete, get sidewalk concrete. It's more resistant to cracking
May not be doing concrete, considering interlocking brick, this way it's removable if it needs to be reset in the future. But we're waiting until 2025 due to budget and want to allow as much settling as possible.
Agreed, we are considering doing it ourselves and a compactor will be top on the list of needed equipment.
As far as removing it I agree with those that say rent/borrow the jack hammer is likely the best option. BUT I would try a few cheap/free options first. The concrete will get harder as it cures (28 days is usually the target for full "cure" but it will still keep getting harder afterwards) and how hard it gets will depend on what mix they used, how well they mixed it, and the conditions when poured. You could be dealing with something just harder than a stale cookie or ????
Cheap/free options, roughly in order I would try them:
-You can take some swings with the sledge hammer (start in a corner) and see what happens, maybe it just breaks up easy right here, regardless of the next steps this is the starting point as it may just work. Space underneath the slab will help.
-Take up some of the offers here for help/tools.
-You need a hammer drill regardless....buy a decent corded one (if just a hammer drill not SDS...) and drill some holes in a line, this will also give you an idea how hard it is. Corded will be better than battery for a regular hammer drill.
-After the holes you can try a few swings again or you can go with stone wedges to split it (another thing to buy though)...
-Diamond saw blade in a circular saw with some water and make some ~3" deep slits (multiple passes) and try it again... assuming you have a circular saw the blades are not overly expensive.
Cheap/free options, roughly in order I would try them:
-You can take some swings with the sledge hammer (start in a corner) and see what happens, maybe it just breaks up easy right here, regardless of the next steps this is the starting point as it may just work. Space underneath the slab will help.
-Take up some of the offers here for help/tools.
-You need a hammer drill regardless....buy a decent corded one (if just a hammer drill not SDS...) and drill some holes in a line, this will also give you an idea how hard it is. Corded will be better than battery for a regular hammer drill.
-After the holes you can try a few swings again or you can go with stone wedges to split it (another thing to buy though)...
-Diamond saw blade in a circular saw with some water and make some ~3" deep slits (multiple passes) and try it again... assuming you have a circular saw the blades are not overly expensive.
There’s some good souls on here.
Mad Mike
Well-known member
Was the beer cheaper than hiring a contractor?
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