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A100man |
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Posted: 09:56 - 09 Mar 2019 Post subject: Driveway - reusing concrete. |
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Dear wise men and women of BCF..
The concrete of my small drive ( about a car and a half's worth) is cracked and unsightly. I have a plan to break it up put to one side, lay a membrane then reuse the broken concrete (fist sized pieces is my aim)maybe mixed with sharp sand as a base - whacked down and then topped with shingle - concerns are that I wont be able to break concrete down small enough - thoughts? ____________________ Now: A100, GT250A, XJ598, FZ750
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Posted: 10:20 - 09 Mar 2019 Post subject: |
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How difficult it is to break up will depend on how old the concrete is. How thick is the slab of concrete?
Breaking up old concrete is a horrible job, lugging the lumps of broken up concrete around is just as fun.
Even if you decide that breaking it into fist sized pieces is too much work, you'll still need to break it into manageable size pieces so you can lift them into a skip.
Have you thought about moving house instead? |
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Posted: 10:55 - 09 Mar 2019 Post subject: |
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Broken concrete makes a poor substrate unless it's compacted and blinded then a decent material laid on top. If you put it on top of a membrane it'll poke holes everywhere in the membrane, that's why you use blinding as a barrier between the concrete and DPM.
If you need the concrete to level the drive off or provide drainage then break it up and whack it down, then buy the shingle grids you can get and put those over the top, fill the grids with shingle. That should give you a nice firm well-draining drive which won't let the shingle migrate. ____________________ a.k.a 'Geri'
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Posted: 11:03 - 09 Mar 2019 Post subject: |
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You could hire a crusher from jewson and crush it down to 20mm then compact it and put the blinding down as pete suggested
You'll still have a bit to get rid off though
https://www.jewson.co.uk/tool-hire/earth-moving/loaders/products/6724/mini-crusher/ ____________________ "The guy is a worthless cunt and I honestly believe I would be a slightly happier person if he died." - Chris-Red |
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Posted: 12:44 - 09 Mar 2019 Post subject: |
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He could do but at 500 quid hire it would be cheaper to get a 8 yard skip in, dig the lot out, put down some type 1, wack it down and shingle on top. ____________________ a.k.a 'Geri'
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Posted: 15:20 - 09 Mar 2019 Post subject: |
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Ste wrote: |
Have you thought about moving house instead? |
An option, but sadly (?) this is a recent move since an enforced change in my previous domestic arrangements..
Ideally removal and type1 would be good. But that will cost £100s I don't have (see above). Blinding with a bag of sharp was my intention. I guess existing slab is only 3-4" max - hence it cracked up over the weight of something greater than a Fiat 500. Not thought of the grids.. will look into that.
Cheers
PS Aldi have 20kg breaker on sale next week fo 99 quid. Worth a look given it only really has to last this job? ____________________ Now: A100, GT250A, XJ598, FZ750
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Posted: 15:28 - 09 Mar 2019 Post subject: |
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Hmm Crushers..
99 quid a day here.. https://www.concretecrusher.co.uk/ ____________________ Now: A100, GT250A, XJ598, FZ750
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+vat, + delivery. So realistically its £150 a day |
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Posted: 23:17 - 10 Mar 2019 Post subject: |
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If you hire a jaw crusher, don't chuck too much into it at once or it will lose efficiency and may jam which is a PITA. |
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Just back from HSS after returning something, their breaker hire is about £50/day said the bloke. The breaker is bigger than the Aldi one though.
Personally I'd buy the Aldi one & give it a go. |
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Posted: 14:23 - 11 Mar 2019 Post subject: |
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Riejufixing wrote: |
Just back from HSS after returning something, their breaker hire is about £50/day said the bloke. The breaker is bigger than the Aldi one though.
Personally I'd buy the Aldi one & give it a go. |
Yeah thanks I think I will. As for the old concrete - logistically re-use will be PITA . I know a farmer down the road maybe he'll take it off my hands for packing out gateways.. That or a 4m skip should do it ____________________ Now: A100, GT250A, XJ598, FZ750
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 5 years, 47 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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