Old Concrete Garage removal help and costs

csrivats999

Hello All
I am planning to replace my old and run down concrete garage in "summer".
I am thinking of whats the best way to remove the existing old garage - i enquired around and the quotes i get is around £1000.
Question was cant i do it myself if i hire a skip and remove each concrete panel using a bolt cutter?
Has anyone here done something like this and what were the steps they adopted?

Each panel is approx 6ft x 2ft and there are 22 of them plus there is a broken roof

Is this possible to do it myself or am i being barking mad to try and do it myself?

Any help most appreciated

SailorSam

You could get rid of it for nothing. Put an add on Freecycle and plenty of people would be willing to dismantle and take away.

Chopper_Read

What's the roof made of?

Hope it's not asbestos.

csrivats999

I am not sure whats its made of actually.
The house was built in the 30s and the garage looks from that time so it could be asbestos.

cootuk

What's the roof material?...corrugated asbestos type sheeting, galvanised tin, or felt?

csrivats999

corrugated asbestos type sheeting

macman

Do your quotes allow for asbestos removal? I rather doubt it, unless the quotes were based on a site inspection.

cootuk

Our local recycling centre only accepts those asbestos style sheets if double wrapped in something like Visqueen plastic sheets. This is where the major cost is as the sheets shouldn't be cut up so you have generally large, heavy panels to wrap and take to the asbestos skip...if you do it properly.
If your local tip accepts vans then you could strip them (after wetting down and wearing a disposable paper suit, mask, gloves etc), wrap them, then hire a van for the day to move them.
Ours needs you to prebook so they can unlock the asbestos skip.

Ken68

I took one down years ago, before the asbestos scare, and the most awkward part was removing the concrete trusses.
The garage was going to be re-erected so couldn't just drop them.
As Sam says..Freecycle or Freagle.
Or you could put an advert in the paper..."Garage. Free for removal. Lady owner. Help with erection."

Stooby2

I've just sent a sample off from my garage roof as I need to re-roof it - http://www.asbestostesting.co.uk/ For £36 you could save yourself a lot of time and trouble.

Check with your local council to see what arrangements they have for asbestos removal. Croydon will take 11 square metres for free (providing it's properly wrapped and sealed).

The concrete slabs your garage is made of are stupidly heavy - be very careful they don't fall on you! I'd break them up and stick them in a skip. You'd probably be looking at £200-300 for a large enough skip.

csrivats999

Thanks for that
My council recycling centre accepts asbestos.
The only issue i have would be to take it down from the roof as its seems to be secured and the bolts have all rusted,
Any ideas there?
Would i be safe to break them wearing a mask?