Brick patio removal. Three words that can strike fear into anyone's heart. But,once you’ve decided to remove your brick patio for whatever the reason(s); whether you’re a professional or neophyte, it is best to have a Strategic Plan Of Action (SPOA).
Your SPOA Procedures For Removal
The plan should start with safety and end with safety, but the process should consist of starting with the end result and working your way back to the start.
Concrete patio blocks and brick pavers are often set in beds of sand or stone dust to create outdoor walkways, patios, and shed floors. Although they are durable, occasionally a few will settle unevenly or crack in half. --This Old House.com
To protect the financial investment of your home and community, consider how you’ll dispose of the materials first.
What to Know about Brick Patio Removal
A debris removal option is, using your own or renting, a truck or large trailer is one option. Another option is, to hire a construction site cleaner or junk hauler in your area. And please, don’t even consider putting it out onto the curb as garbage for removal, because it will not be removed. Next, consider what you’ll do with the now empty space. If you’re not replacing with a new patio, the cheapest and easiest thing to do is to fill in the now empty space with sod. Note, or you can re-use the bricks for pavers, shed floors or something else useful or even offer them free to someone who’ll haul them away. Removing the mortar, which is the workable paste which dries to bind building blocks such as bricks, is another labor intensive job for making them usable again as pavers, shed floors, etc.
DIY Brick Patio Removal Steps
Now it’s time to get to work removing the patio and to determine the starting point of attack. It is highly recommended that you hire or get a few extra helping hands for safety and size of the job. Once all the above has been set in your SPOA, let’s finalize it with the following procedures:
- Again, safety; take an assessment of the outside and inside of the patio and remove/clean the patio and the immediate area around it You don’t want any trips, falls or other unexpected safety hazards.
- Think of the safety of others. Inform all adults and children and place pets in secure locations to keep a safe working environment
- The point of patio removal is the farthest corner away from the house You start building from ground up, so your dismantling will start from top corner row and work that row parallel with the house to the opposite corner, then work that row towards the house; row by row, working your way downward to the ground.
- Determine a location for placing and organizing the removed bricks This will save time and money when you have one designated location for placing the removed bricks.
- Once patio removal is completed, a physical assessment walk-around and look-over. Make sure everything appears to be in order with no apparent damage.
With your Strategic Plan of Action complete with step-by-step procedures in place, good luck and remember; safety first, last and always. When or if you need brick patio removal or any type of construction debris removal, just contact phone (305) 602-4524 or visit AAA Rousse Services.
