Using sectional concrete garage in foundations or slab?

[JP_]

I have a concrete sectional garage that I need to remove to make way for an extension I am having built. I am still renovating a room that needs to be carpeted before I dump furniture from the garage into it, so cannot knock it down right now. The clock is ticking fast now ... building due to start on April 8th.

If I don't get the garage down by then, could my builder use the concrete in the walls and roof beams in the foundations or concrete slab, topping up, filling in, with fresh. The garage is in good condition. Is all concrete equal? This might kill two birds with one stone - save me removing the garage, and save a little on concrete too.

 

[scbk]

Is the garage still in good condition? You should be able to sell it, buyer to dismantle.

 

[JP_]

Yeah, I hope to do that, just thinking, what if I don't. I need to get my bedroom finished (painted, carpeted) so I can move furniture out of garage storage, fill the bedroom and box room, to empty the garage. And build a shed for outdoor stuff. All in 5 weekends... I might do it... But just planning for failure!

 

[JP_]

Which leads back to the original question, could it be used?

 

[Ian H]

I wouldn't, I'd be thinking unless you proper crushed it you would be left with voids. Others might think different.

If you didn't sell it could you stack it somewhere?

 

[John D v2.0]

I doubt you'd find an SE to agree to it! If you smashed then up enough you could mix into the concrete

 

[cdbe]

We used to call things like this "plums". I'm not sure it's a technical term but when we were running low on ready-mix for the footings my old boss would give the order:
"throw in some plums". We would go round the site and chuck in whatever bricks, flags, fenceposts etc were lying around!

 

[JP_]

Well, my builder says no, si that's that. Gotta sell it! I do have room to stack it, but then, I'd need to pay someone to take it down and stack it!

 

[Ian H]

They only have a couple of bolts on each section don't they?

 

[JP_]

Yeah, but looks more than a diy job. The roof looks the trickiest part. Will try to sell.

 

[John D v2.0]

Make sure the roof is not asbestos boards, more tricky to dispose of if it is

 

[tomfe]

Sell it, the travelers love these as they sell them to old people for about £10k.

 

[garyo]

Don't bother trying to undo the bolts... waste of time on something like that .. Angle grinder!

 

[JP_]

roof is chipboard.

 

[JP_]

and bolts... dont look too bad?