so, our rotary airer needed replacing. Hubby attempted to pull it out - and it snapped off below the paving, leaving the bottom section stuck, in what I presume is concrete, below the paving. How difficult would it be to lift the paving, take out the concrete and remains of rotary, and then replace the paving and put in a new rotary, using a spike perhaps?? I don't want wobbly paving, and we have no grass to stick a rotary into, so this wee paving stone with a section cut out for a rotary is it (unless I get washing posts and stick then in the borders??). TIA.
end of rotary airer stuck under paving...
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it depends how the paving is layed.
To get it out you'll be looking at disturbing a lot of ground though which will need either filling back in with concrete or very well compacted.
I'd forget it and get a new sleeve.
Any length of steel or plastic tubing which is a tight fit will do.
Plastic waste pipe comes in 32mm 40mm and 50mm inside diameters
To get it out you'll be looking at disturbing a lot of ground though which will need either filling back in with concrete or very well compacted.
I'd forget it and get a new sleeve.
Any length of steel or plastic tubing which is a tight fit will do.
Plastic waste pipe comes in 32mm 40mm and 50mm inside diameters
ta - we can't unfortunately use the existing hole to put in a new sleeve, as it's full of the end of the old rotary, and there's no gap round it - just concrete. Think we will have to just give it up, as don't want to lift the paving stones, as won't have the ability to put them back properly! will have to go for washing posts at the edge of the garden instead.
thanksfor replying.
thanksfor replying.
I would personally just try and hammer down on the broken post with a wrecking bar and lump hammer - see if you bash the old line down into the ground below.
Then just install the new line
Then just install the new line
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What I mean is that with washing lines and fence posts there is often a much thicker layer of concert around the item than directly below it so you may be able to punch through
Could you consider hiring a core drill, and making a hole for a new post in the concrete just alongside the old one?
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