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Concrete removal

Postby Stumps » Tue Nov 16, 2010 8:27 pm

Hi all,
keen for some advice, have some old concrete that I need to dig up out the back (old cubby house "foundation"). digging will be easy with jack hammer/pick/crow bar but wondering how to dispose of it :? reckon it will be at least 3 or 4 full trailer loads
HArd rubbish has been and gone, have spoken to skip hire places, generally $200 FOR 3X3M but they are $100 per tonne for every tonne over 800kg (I reckon it will be 3-4 tonne all up and not keen on spending $500-$600?)

Any help or advice would be great
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Re: Concrete removal

Postby heater31 » Tue Nov 16, 2010 8:32 pm

Get hold of a trailer and take it to the dump yourself. A couple of years ago when I worked for a small building company we would take building waste to the transfer depot in North Plympton and a dual wheeled trailer was around $60 a trip then.
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Re: Concrete removal

Postby fish » Tue Nov 16, 2010 10:37 pm

heater31 wrote:Get hold of a trailer and take it to the dump yourself. A couple of years ago when I worked for a small building company we would take building waste to the transfer depot in North Plympton and a dual wheeled trailer was around $60 a trip then.

Best to check with the dump first as they may have some restrictions on what you can and cannot dump there.

There is a place in Wingfield that recycles concrete by crushing it up and using it for road base and the like - not sure if they take direct from the public though. Here is a link you may need to call them: http://www.arr.net.au/recycle.php
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Re: Concrete removal

Postby Stumps » Wed Nov 17, 2010 7:56 am

Yeha will do thanks both of you for advice, iv checked with wingfield and its $100 a tonne, will check with plympton and ARR today
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Re: Concrete removal

Postby Mythical Creature » Wed Nov 17, 2010 9:03 am

Since its clean fill, just get a mate who lives in the country and ask to put it on his land down a quarry or something similar. I did it a few years ago, dumped 2 truckloads for a bottle of brandy.
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Re: Concrete removal

Postby Stumps » Wed Nov 17, 2010 9:30 am

Cheers all, plymton not answering phone and ARR only accepts if you have a tip truck (no trailer).
Albert Sand and metal have given me 2 2mcubed skips with unlimited weight for $240- picked up and taken away
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Re: Concrete removal

Postby once_were_warriors » Wed Nov 17, 2010 12:15 pm

Concrete is 2.4t/m3 if that helps working out tonnage

Go the skip , it will save a lot of time.
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Re: Concrete removal

Postby LMA » Wed Nov 17, 2010 5:47 pm

I used a couple of 3cube skips in recent times and filled them to the rim without extra charge, but I suppose it depends on the company.

PS don't use a jackhammer, use a sledgehammer it's much more enjoyable and it will make the beers at the end of the day taste better :D
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