Easiest Way To Remove Concrete Slab

Mix the paint remover and the ground clay into a paste.

Easiest way to remove concrete slab.

Pry off stubborn pieces. Today we learn how to take thinset off the floor with a nifty contraption i made. Prepare to make your own absorbent paint remover. A sledge can be surprisingly effective in breaking up concrete up to about 4 in.

Make sure you are in an area which has ample of air passing through. The best way to remove thinset from a concrete floor. If you are looking for a broken water or drain line and you can. Mark the location of the portion of the slab you intend to remove.

Give it a try first before moving on to heavier rental equipment. Determine where you need to break the concrete. Removing mortar from concrete slab floor can be frustrating. Move the concrete chunks with a hand truck.

It may be feasible to get under mortar pieces and pop them off if you are only working a small area. Removing a small portion 1. In case you re joining in for the first time the one room challenge is a 6 week event. The surest way to decide whether to use a sledgehammer or a jackhammer is to experiment a few days before you begin full scale demolition.

I can t believe it. Spread the paste over the affected area. When the hole gets large enough for the pry bar tip to fit in and be able to work its way under the concrete slab even if slightly have someone hold the pry bar in place with concrete slab lifted. Dig out the soil gravel or other material from under the concrete using a shovel and a pickax.

It s already week 3 of the one room challenge makeover of my master bathroom. But if you are working a large area you may want to consider sanding it down instead. Shut off all relevant. Dig under the concrete.

Mix both the stripper and your absorbent material together. Remove a fence post or concreted post fast and easy with half the time work and dirt removal. Dig about 1 foot inward.