[neversatisfiedj]

I have a customer who wants me to butt the new walkway to the builders slab they pour - say ahh 5x5 concrete pad. do you guys have an easy method to cut that away ? It will not look attractive going up against it with red pavers. Thanks all.

[GLAN]

Hmmmmmmm

Only but a couple ways to get rid of concrete....

1 - Lots of brute strength swinging a sledge

2 - Jack hammer........can rent electric ones


5x5 is not all that big.....now pending thickness.......4 inches or less it would be rather easy enough with a sledge hammer.

Is the slab attached to the house foundation or is there an expansion joint?

If it is attached.......I would at the very least get a diamond blade on a circular saw and cut a line along the foundation.....then break up the slab and if needed chisel your way back the rest to the foundation.

That would be my approach

[neversatisfiedj]

Thats what Im asking is how to get a close cut next to the foundation

[Stonehenge]

I've found that our Stihl cutoff saw gets us closer in tight quarters than our Partner cutoff saws do.

[Bladewizard]

Wouldnt you leave some of the concrete fro drainage if its attached to the footing? If so, leave around 4 inches and maybe cut a paver in half and glue on top? Or you can leave the 4 " of concrete and grind a bevel on he edge as to appear "finished" using a grinding cup...Chisels may take a while... Am I making any sense of this? You guys Know better than me about pavers...I just know what cuts them...