WWilts Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Planning the demolition of an attached garage to allow access to rear plot new build. Brick side and rear, reconstituted stone front. Neither the bricks nor the stone seem to be of high quality. What are wise options for disposing of the material? All to the skip? Convert to hardcore and use? Hand salvage to reclaim? Other? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 You will need to get lorrys onto your plot for the muck away You will want a firm base for the lorrys Your demolished garage will be perfect for that 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Punter Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 If it is modern with cement based mortar it is probably only good for hardcore. Don't mix it with other materials as it is useful and can be easily recycled. You could leave it aside and use it for the base of the new driveway. Once it has been tracked with a large digger it will be good and stable, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyT Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 I’ve seen people use it for soakaways, but I’m a milk crate fan myself. if the bricks are decent and you don’t want them offer them up on a local 2 no hand website, someone may be looking to match existing from a weathered look 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWilts Posted January 16, 2021 Author Share Posted January 16, 2021 21 hours ago, Mr Punter said: tracked with a large digger Not familiar with "tracked". Does it mean driven over? Squashed? Sorry to be unfamiliar with terms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan52 Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 Just now, WWilts said: Not familiar with "tracked". Does it mean driven over? Squashed? Sorry to be unfamiliar with terms. You dig out the route of the road coming in and use the demolition waste to form the base of the road. As it's uneven materials a large digger will track forward and backward breaking them up to form a sort of level road. Then the delivery lorries with all their weight help to compact it even more so when the time comes to put the final layers of hardcore in you won't require as much so save money. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWilts Posted January 16, 2021 Author Share Posted January 16, 2021 1 minute ago, Declan52 said: a large digger will track forward and backward Hardcore for the drive seems the way to go. By the way, does "track" mean just drive over, or thump the stuff in some way? Just curious about the term. Need to expand my vocabulary. Going to request proposals from builders soon, armed with quantity estimates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWilts Posted January 16, 2021 Author Share Posted January 16, 2021 Very grateful for the wise advice from all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyT Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 Yep, drive over, track over, one and the same 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangti6 Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 Alternatively if it’s no use to you offer it for free on eBay, Facebook, Gumtree etc etc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWilts Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 Thanks all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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