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?

[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?

[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.

[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!

[kryten22uk]

Inkyfingers said:

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

Try £1500! No thanks.

[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.

[kryten22uk]

Argh, my backs killing me. I spent 8hrs emptying the garage, and then ripping plasterboard from the interior and the roof, and removing a stud partition wall. Didnt expect it to take that long! Its now a shell ready to unbolt.

I'm not planning on doing it myself. I'm holding out for an ebay/gumtree sale. Sold it on ebay 8am this morning, and I emailed the buyer instantly to ask when they're collecting. No reply. Emailed again this evening. No reply. Tw@ts. My advert stated that I wanted someone to do it this weekend. I would cancel the sale as someone from gumtree wanted it, but dont want the negative feedback.

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Update: Well I managed it this weekend. Spend a good 7hrs solid, removing the roof on saturday. I really wasnt expecting it to be so solid and difficult to do. Then today a mate came around and we unbolted the panels and dismantled the garage. That bit was suprisingly easy, and we did the lot in 2h45m. Quite pleased. Now just hoping for someone to buy/take the garage panels, but at least theres no rush as the site is now clear for the builders to start work.