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   alwaysoverbudget | Nov 06, 2008 06:53am | #1

   sledge hammer and a 19 yo. should be no problem,they are hollow on the inside.

   easier way would be to throw a ad on cl for 10.00they load and haul.larry

   if a man speaks in the forest,and there's not a woman to hear him,is he still wrong?

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   Matt | Nov 06, 2008 02:50pm | #2

   Wonder how much something like that could weigh?

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   alwaysoverbudget | Nov 06, 2008 04:25pm | #4

   i'd call a local lumber yard that sells them and ask what they will weigh,must not be so much you can't get them into place when installing new ones.if a man speaks in the forest,and there's not a woman to hear him,is he still wrong?

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   mkejim | Nov 11, 2008 06:39am | #5

   Thanks for all of your replys.  I took a 10lb hammer to the steps.  They broke up real nice.  Some rebar inside but it was only 1/4" thick.  Bolt cutter took care of that.  The concrete was easy to bust up.  Cust wanted broke pieces for fill.  It could not have worked out better (unnless I had that 19yo along to do the work).  Thanks again!!

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   DonCanDo | Nov 06, 2008 03:17pm | #3

   Here's a link to thread where it was discussed before:

   http://forums.taunton.com/tp-breaktime/messages?msg=108598.1

   I had 3 steps about 3' wide in my garage, part concrete block (some of which were filled) and part cast concrete.  I used a demolition hammer and it still took about 2 hours.  They weighed about 1,000 lbs.  I know that because I took them to the local transfer station where they weigh you in and weigh you out.  In all, I dropped off about 1,200 lbs, but there was other stuff mixed in.

   Don't forget about disposal costs when bidding a job like this, but if you're building over/around them, you won't need to remove all of it.

   When I replaced my front stoop (also 3 steps with a 3' X 5' landing) several years ago, I just used a sledge hammer because they were shoddily made and falling apart.  There was no real footing.  I don't remember for sure, but it probably took me a couple of days.  The mason I brought in to rebuild it (after I poured a new footing) was able to bring at least 3,000 lbs (including part of the front walkway) to the concrete yard where they can re-use this material.  That only cost $50.

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   gb93433 | Nov 11, 2008 10:58am | #6

   Could put an ad in the paper for free steps in good condition.