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Removing asphalt eric.cooper 01-31-2007
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Posted by on January 31, 2007, 6:41 pm


Hi,
I am converting some driveway into flower beds and a walkway and I
want to
remove some of the asphalt. Is a sledgehammer the way to go. Can I
(safely) score a line in the asphalt with a circular saw and concrete/
tile blade?

Eric


Posted by DanG on January 31, 2007, 9:13 pm


Scoring asphalt will probably not work. It would be better to cut
completely through. How thick is your asphalt? You can certainly
try a fiber or dry diamond blade in your circle saw. If your saw
is not up to the task, or you are planning quite a bit of cutting,
a walk behind pavement saw or hand held gasoline saw would be more
appropriate. They can be rented.

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> Hi,
> I am converting some driveway into flower beds and a walkway
> and I
> want to
> remove some of the asphalt. Is a sledgehammer the way to go. Can
> I
> (safely) score a line in the asphalt with a circular saw and
> concrete/
> tile blade?
>
> Eric
>



Posted by hallerb@aol.com on January 31, 2007, 9:55 pm


> Scoring asphalt will probably not work. =A0It would be better to cut
> completely through. =A0How thick is your asphalt? =A0You can certainly
> try a fiber or dry diamond blade in your circle saw. =A0If your saw
> is not up to the task, or you are planning quite a bit of cutting,
> a walk behind pavement saw or hand held gasoline saw would be more
> appropriate. =A0They can be rented.
>
> --
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> DanG
> A live Singing Valentine quartet,
> a sophisticated and elegant way to say I LOVE YOU!
> valent...@okchorale.org (local)http://www.singingvalentines.com/(national)
>
>
>
>
>
> > Hi,
> > =A0I am converting some driveway into flower beds and a walkway
> > and I
> > want to
> > remove some of the asphalt. Is a sledgehammer the way to go. Can
> > I
> > (safely) score a line in the asphalt with a circular saw and
> > concrete/
> > tile blade?
>
> > Eric- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -


diamond blade in concrete cutter, there are types that roll on wheels
with blade water cooled to maximize blade life and keep down dust..


Posted by Goedjn on February 1, 2007, 1:54 pm


On 31 Jan 2007 15:41:52 -0800, eric.cooper@aspect.com wrote:

>Hi,
> I am converting some driveway into flower beds and a walkway and I
>want to
>remove some of the asphalt. Is a sledgehammer the way to go. Can I
>(safely) score a line in the asphalt with a circular saw and concrete/
>tile blade?
>
>Eric


If it's really asphalt, I'd use an old axe and a sledge. With
one person setting the axe, and another whacking it with the
sledge, it should go pretty quickly. A circular saw would
probably WORK, but it might be unusable for anything else
afterwards, and you'd at least have an ugly cleaning job
to do, afterwards.

Posted by Dan Espen on February 1, 2007, 3:00 pm



> On 31 Jan 2007 15:41:52 -0800, eric.cooper@aspect.com wrote:
>
>>Hi,
>> I am converting some driveway into flower beds and a walkway and I
>>want to
>>remove some of the asphalt. Is a sledgehammer the way to go. Can I
>>(safely) score a line in the asphalt with a circular saw and concrete/
>>tile blade?
>>
>>Eric
>
> If it's really asphalt, I'd use an old axe and a sledge. With
> one person setting the axe, and another whacking it with the
> sledge, it should go pretty quickly. A circular saw would
> probably WORK, but it might be unusable for anything else
> afterwards, and you'd at least have an ugly cleaning job
> to do, afterwards.

I believe asphalt is 'toxic waste'.
I know it can be easily recycled.
If this is a significant quantity,
I'd look into getting a professional to remove it.

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