Use a shovel to dig a small hole about 6 below the bottom of your concrete slab and about 4 underneath the edge of the slab itself.
Removing concrete patio slab.
We show you how to remove a concrete patio without a jackhammer.
No fancy tools here just old fashioned leverage and muscle.
Dispose of your concrete patio.
The type of stripper you should use depends on the type of paint you are trying to remove such as water based or oil based paint.
If this doesn t work try rubbing some dishwashing liquid into the spot with a toothbrush then rinsing off.
Repeat several times and your stain may just disappear.
Use a shovel to remove any remaining pieces of gravel while being careful not to over exert yourself.
Mortar is a cement based paste that is used for binding building materials like bricks tiles and stones.
Jackhammer concrete into movable pieces.
Remove all concrete and reinforcing material.
Step 1 prepare the concrete surface.
Concrete may be broken up by hand cut by hand removed by hand cut or broken by equipment or removed by equipment.
On the other side using a skid steer to lift a single piece of concrete and remove it at once costs considerably less.
After you have removed the final piece of concrete there s still work to be done.
But if you pull up old tiles it may be something you will have to contend with.
If you have stains on paving stones or a concrete patio sometimes the solution is simple.
Place your high lift jack in this hole with the lift ledge underneath the concrete slab.
The more work involved such as breaking up a 1 foot thick slab by hand the higher your total costs.
Includes planning equipment and material acquisition area preparation and protection setup and cleanup.
Concrete slab removal labor basic basic labor to remove concrete slab with favorable site conditions.
Continue the pattern of breaking cutting and clearing out the concrete until you ve reached the end of your patio.
Prying up the slab has the same effect as digging underneath it.
And it s great for creating durable surfaces.
If possible remove any loose paint from concrete with a scraper or brush 1 x research sourcestep 2 apply a chemical paint stripper to the concrete surface.
If in doubt use a stripper designed for removing oil based paints 2 x research sourcestep 3 allow the.
Yet when you need to remove it it can be a nightmare.
With small slabs of concrete such as patio squares or air conditioner pads you can also have one person pry up the slab a few inches using a demolition bar while another person strikes the slab with the hammer.