Just backdrag a "road" with the backhoe. Reply to Greg. James Contact options for registered users. As far as dead weight, I think a yard of concrete averages about lbs Reply to James. Jeff Contact options for registered users.
For what it's worth, I did something similar on a smaller scale and wasn't really pleased with the results. I needed to take out a sidewalk with pieces about 2. I cut them with a saw and moved them with a small tractor. They are somewhat adequate for the purpose I am using them for, but for the amount of work that this was, if I had to do things again I would have simply threw the pieces away and poured a small slab instead.
By the way, I was able to pick up my small pieces with the tractor's loader, if I would have drug them, the rough underside would have caught on the ground, made a major mess, and caused a huge amount of drag. By contrast, however, I am currently pouring small sections of a driveway a bit at a time - I have a 4' x 5' x 3.
Because the bottom is very smooth, I'm able to drag the thing after the concrete cures fairly easy with my small tractor. The smaller sidewalk sections that were poured on the ground as is typical are too rought on the bottom for the same tractor to pull. If you think that the bottom is much flatter than mine and you still want to try, you might think about first drilling some holes in the slab at an angle and using concrete epoxy to embed some rebar bent into a loop into two holes.
This can be used to pull the slab. After it sets up, you could lift one part of the slab and place a long section of pipe under it perpendicular to the direction you intend to go. Then lift the other end and again put a pipe under it and under the middle. Place a few more pipes in front of the slab.
As you pull the slab, it will roll off of the rearmost pipe and onto the pipe in front of the slab. Take the pipes that were uncovered at the rear, and reposition them to the front and repeat as necessary until you roll the slab to its new location. Reply to Jeff. Harry K Contact options for registered users. Reply to Harry K. Reply to effi. Us old farmers never waste old concrete. Your house is then raised without the slab. In order to support the walls and floor of your now elevated home, your contractor will build concrete columns or piers and a new subfloor, along with creating either a new livable first level, crawlspace, or basement.
Once the walls of your home are at the desired height, your general contractor will then build a new subfloor. Many times, this means that concrete piers are poured and built upon the original slab foundation. Then, they will finish the outside with brick or siding, or whatever materials you choose. In some cases, a slab separation lift is just a few inches. In other cases, the home is raised high enough for a new first floor to be added.
A slab separation lift is just one of the many ways you can have your home literally lifted off the ground. There are countless reasons you might choose to have your home lifted. Walking Assembly changes the way we think about building in a more fundamental way: A monolith that weighs more than 1, pounds is suddenly an object that a person can handle on their own. It brings us back to the very beginning of construction, when people toiled with nothing more than their hands.
Events Innovation Festival. Follow us:. By Katharine Schwab 3 minute Read. Design Co. With enormous leverage, this will cause 1 the A-frame to become perpendicular, 2 lift the near edge of slab, and 3 pull the slab towards its new position by, say, 6", the far edge of the slab sliding along the 3" pipe rails. Reposition the A-frame and repeat.
Note: created this answer out of my several comments, added the 2nd alternative, then deleted the redundancies. Sign up to join this community. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top. Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group. Create a free Team What is Teams? Learn more. How do I move a slab of concrete? Ask Question. Asked 8 years, 3 months ago. Active 9 months ago. Viewed 15k times. I don't think it is a good idea to try to chain it to my car and drag it.
Improve this question. Niall C. If you do try to move it, move the grass and dirt it would hit first, otherwise you'll be pulling against at least 3x the force, dirt doesn't like to compress. Also, as mike already mentioned, the bottom is probably very rough. Expect that moving the slab may make it unlevel — John Smith. Can you just have the fence go over it?
Break it up, use the pieces in a new pad, and add a bit more concrete to "cement" it together. Does this answer your question? Rotating a concrete slab? Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Improve this answer. DMoore DMoore So you think if you can use a lever to lift it that you will be able to easily move it on "rollers" and then you will be able to just lay some sand down somewhere so it sits flat?
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