concrete crusher

[ban-all-sheds]

I'm having part of my garden paved, which will involve the removal of an existing concrete slab patio, and a Marley-type concrete garage.

Intuitively it seems daft to pay for the old concrete to be taken away by skip or grab lorry and then to buy hardcore for the new patio base.

What are the economics of hiring a crusher instead? Does it make financial sense?

 

[Deluks]

So you've finally decided to 'ban' your own shed?

Why not just hire the heaviest breaker you can afford and smash it up as small as you can, then lay the base onto this.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Ah - manky concrete garage to be replaced with much nicer wooden building.

Would a breaker get it small enough for a sub-base?

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

Depends how deep the sub-base is going to be, but if broken to less than 50mm and the addition of some fines, would be suitable for a patio.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Visions of chasing lumps of concrete around with the end of the breaker, trying to get it to actually break them rather than just push them about...

 

[noseall]

Visions of chasing lumps of concrete around with the end of the breaker, trying to get it to actually break them rather than just push them about...

Sounds about right.

The effort involved with breaking concrete manually does not even factor when you consider grab loader costs and the versatility of mot type 1.

Crushers are VERY pricey and a maintenance nightmare.