Relaying paving slabs

twopenny

Traditionally it's a spade under one edge to lever it up and break any adheasion. You need a stout one or a cheap one you don't mind possibily destroying.

I bought a crowbar for about £7 which worked for me as the spade was too cumbersome and heavy for a small person. The slabs were 65cm square but it will work on bigger. Just ease with tool from 2 or 3 sides.

I found lots by searching lifting paving slabs uk - and if you want to add MSExpert there are quite a lot here.

RainbowsInTheSpray

Ok, thanks. This has been a real and worsening problem for me since they were laid by people who, I hadn't realised at the time, were the local branch of Cowboys 'r' Us...

getmore4less

I have found a Mattock is the most useful tool to have around a garden for all sorts of jobs.
grubbing out, leveling ground, lifting slabs etc. 
The wide head reduces the risk of them cracking(does need a slightly wider joint than a spade edge.
if you don't need a full size one tool station do a smaller one.
https://www.toolstation.com/roughneck-micro-mattock/p99501
They come with a cutter or a pick for the secondary 

twopenny

That would be brilliant for all sorts of jobs I need to do Getmore!

Nothing to do with paveing either. And a small one I could handle where I didn't know they existed. The big ones being a non starter.

Thanks for the posting.

OldBenKenobi

I recently re-did my patio and used a 5:1 mix of sharp sand and cement.