Like many our fence succumbed to the storms recently. We took it down and now need to remove the concrete from the ground, so I started digging around one of the snapped posts. Unfortunately it appears the previous owner, who installed the fence 15 yrs ago, concreted the posts alongside the original older posts, presumably 30yrs ago. Consequently the concrete lump is massive. It also runs alongside a public path which actually has foundations that slope onto my property.
So I'm wondering, as we're in need of a new fence, how do I get this slab out of the ground first? I could leave it, but if I put the new posts in new locations I'll have to remove the path foundations that taper onto my side where I'll want to dig.
Tools I own, which I'm happy to try, include an SDS drill with pointed bit, however I think I've tried using it concrete before with no luck, it's just not powerful enough. I'm wondering if I'm kidding myself to think I can manage this by DIY methods and have no choice but to hire a pneumatic drill to smash this up?
So I'm wondering, as we're in need of a new fence, how do I get this slab out of the ground first? I could leave it, but if I put the new posts in new locations I'll have to remove the path foundations that taper onto my side where I'll want to dig.
Tools I own, which I'm happy to try, include an SDS drill with pointed bit, however I think I've tried using it concrete before with no luck, it's just not powerful enough. I'm wondering if I'm kidding myself to think I can manage this by DIY methods and have no choice but to hire a pneumatic drill to smash this up?