Dismantle a concrete panel garage on own?
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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?
Is that not how it works?
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.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.
Personally, i'd probably just pay the builders a few quid to do it.
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!
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!
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.
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.
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
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
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