Dismantle a concrete panel garage on own?

[kryten22uk]

I've got a concrete panel garage that I need disposing of before the builders arrive to start on my extension in 10 days. I put it on eBay for free, but no takers yet. I'm thinking of dismantling it and taking it in bits to the skip. Is it difficult to dismantle? I have a pair of big bolt cutters that I'd use to cut the bolts that hold the panels together, then presumably just push the free panel over.

Is that not how it works?

[bigdom]

Should be pretty easy to take down, although it would be if you had help.

If the builders are starting in 10 days, I'd just make a pile as you're going to have skips or a grab lorry to take away the spoil?

[kryten22uk]

The builders have presumably costed based on what rubbish they will produce, so surely they wont be happy with a big pile of garage being dumped in their skip?

[bstw]

I flogged an old one we had on ebay, luckily the buyer dismantled and took it away.

Beware, even though the panels look like they're thick paper mache, they're actually really really heavy! Ours was 40ftx8ft and would have taken me dozens of trips to get it to the tip.

[kryten22uk]

bstw said:

Beware, even though the panels look like they're thick paper mache, they're actually really really heavy! Ours was 40ftx8ft and would have taken me dozens of trips to get it to the tip.

Hmm, I just googled it, and one result I found said they are about 100kg each! So given that I'm only a dinky 60kg myself, I think I'm not even going to be able to budge the first panel after I push it onto the ground.

[ikarl]

Instead of ebay, try gumtree....will be gone quicker than a quick thing

[kryten22uk]

ikarl said:

Instead of ebay, try gumtree....will be gone quicker than a quick thing

Thanks. Done. I noticed that there are a few panel garages on there for free. Dunno how the companies get away with charging £000s for new ones!

[anonymous-user]

Whilst getting rid of these things for free on gumtree etc sounds good, I would be concerned as to what would happen if the person injured themselves whilst doing it, what would happen in that eventuality? Doing it own your own sounds like a non-starter.

Personally, i'd probably just pay the builders a few quid to do it.

[kryten22uk]

Inkyfingers said:

Personally, i'd probably just pay the builders a few quid to do it.

Try £1500! No thanks.

[anonymous-user]

kryten22uk said:

Inkyfingers said:

Personally, i'd probably just pay the builders a few quid to do it.

Try £1500! No thanks.

Ouch. Try and find a local handyman type outfit, likely to be much cheaper (and hopefully still insured).

[illmonkey]

A few texts out to mates, with the promise of beer and pizza after it's down will get it sorted in hours.

Rent a big skip and load it up.

We've done a single story extension in a few hours (2 rooms)

[CAPP0]

Years ago my mate and I dismantled one at his house, and rebuilt it at mine. The panels are EFFIN heavy! I very much doubt it's a one man job - not even for people like me who are 50% larger than you!!

You *might* be able to push the walls over and break the panels so they are manageable but I don't know how much rebar they have in them to hold it all together. Potential to go awry too if you push one wall over and the adjacent one falls the other way…. And are the posts freestanding or concreted in - that too could scupper plan A!

[spats]

We bought a sectional garage off ebay for about 2 pounds 20p.

I borrowed a big van and a few of the family and took it apart. If its like ours, the roof is where you start. depending how old it is theres a chance it could be asbestos. So be careful.

Ours wasn't so out came the grinder on the bolts, then removed the panels, but not the roof struts, leave these in place.

We then took the up and over door off and just started in one corner lifting the sections up and away. They are damn heavy and with about 8 people on the job we got it moved in three goes in the van.

I then rebuilt it with the help of a few mates. Its still standing and mostly leak free even to this day. A quick lick of paint inside and out gave it a fresher look and will do for now.

[stuart313]

This is how not to do it.


http://youtu.be/XwzMZwes3g8

[The Nur]

spats said:

If its like ours, the roof is where you start. depending how old it is theres a chance it could be asbestos. So be careful.

checked

You beat me to it.

Get the roof checked out by someone who would know first, then crack on with the garage.

[RumpleFugly]

stuart313 said:

This is how not to do it.


http://youtu.be/XwzMZwes3g8

Thought you were going to post this one

http://youtu.be/k7x8wd36uJg

[kryten22uk]

The Nur said:

hecked

You beat me to it.

Get the roof checked out by someone who would know first, then crack on with the garage.

The roof is new. Its just hardboard and shingles. No asbestos.

[Little Lofty]

I advertised one on Gumtree free to good home, it went quite quickly, took the lad and his mate about a day and half to dismantle and cart away, saved my lots of work and a skip, everyone was happy.

[Yabu]

kryten22uk said:

The roof is new. Its just hardboard and shingles. No asbestos.

If you have no takers
Remove roof, hire mini digger to pushover walls then use stihl saw/ big grinder/ jack hammer or sds drill on hammer only mode and chisel to split panels before skipping.

[shedweller]

Get a grab lorry to come and take it away, I used a grab to do this very thing on a job last year - I called the driver and asked if its something he could do and he said it was no problem - he turned up and smashed and bashed it a few times with the grab and then put it in the lorry.
I did have to remove the asbestos roofing sheets first myself and there was some finishing regarding tidying up etc. But the slab underneath was relatively untouched - Without looking it up I think it was 280+vat