How do I get rid of a big concrete coal bunker?
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Well 2 of them in fact.
They're taking up loads of room in the back of an old sectional garage. They look extremely heavy.
What sort of trades would be interested in removing them? I'm thinking demolition firms but would this job be too small for them?
Has anyone on here done this?
And no, doing it myself is not an option.
They're taking up loads of room in the back of an old sectional garage. They look extremely heavy.
What sort of trades would be interested in removing them? I'm thinking demolition firms but would this job be too small for them?
Has anyone on here done this?
And no, doing it myself is not an option.
Put a very big fan in the room.
Brush all the coal dust into the air.
Thrown in ignition source.
Bunkers will be gone coal dust has some very explosive phenomena.
Oh, you wanted the garage to stay.........well be careful with the coal dust then (wet the bunkers is the simple way). Having seen a bursting disc (~8 tonne metal) and where it landed after being ejected by a coal dust explosion I treat coal dust like custard powder and petrol vapour.
Brush all the coal dust into the air.
Thrown in ignition source.
Bunkers will be gone coal dust has some very explosive phenomena.
Oh, you wanted the garage to stay.........well be careful with the coal dust then (wet the bunkers is the simple way). Having seen a bursting disc (~8 tonne metal) and where it landed after being ejected by a coal dust explosion I treat coal dust like custard powder and petrol vapour.
Allegro_Snapon said:
Put a very big fan in the room.
Brush all the coal dust into the air.
Thrown in ignition source.
Bunkers will be gone coal dust has some very explosive phenomena.
Oh, you wanted the garage to stay.........well be careful with the coal dust then (wet the bunkers is the simple way). Having seen a bursting disc (~8 tonne metal) and where it landed after being ejected by a coal dust explosion I treat coal dust like custard powder and petrol vapour.
One of the theories about the sinking of the RMS Lusitania is that the torpedo impact/explosion caused a huge cloud of coal dust in the empty bunkers resulting in a much bigger secondary explosion.Brush all the coal dust into the air.
Thrown in ignition source.
Bunkers will be gone coal dust has some very explosive phenomena.
Oh, you wanted the garage to stay.........well be careful with the coal dust then (wet the bunkers is the simple way). Having seen a bursting disc (~8 tonne metal) and where it landed after being ejected by a coal dust explosion I treat coal dust like custard powder and petrol vapour.
Tango13 said:
One of the theories about the sinking of the RMS Lusitania is that the torpedo impact/explosion caused a huge cloud of coal dust in the empty bunkers resulting in a much bigger secondary explosion.
In WW2 they tried to develop a 'heaving' bomb which used fine dust which spread and was then ignited, but they couldn't get the density right. Used Grand Slams instead 
As for the bunkers, sledge hammers and skip?
They are ridiculously tough, mine was made with steel reinforced concrete.
Required a sledgehammer to smash away as much concrete as possible then angle grinder to attack the steel reinforcing rods as I gradually exposed them.
In fact I gave up on fully demolishing mine and just removed the front wall of it, left the side walls in place and now use it as a log store.
Required a sledgehammer to smash away as much concrete as possible then angle grinder to attack the steel reinforcing rods as I gradually exposed them.
In fact I gave up on fully demolishing mine and just removed the front wall of it, left the side walls in place and now use it as a log store.
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