Breaking up concrete can be easy.
How to break up a concrete wall.
To break up concrete start by covering the concrete with a plastic sheet to protect nearby items from flying debris.
How to knock down a concrete wall prep work.
For thin slabs of concrete use a sledgehammer to break it up.
Dig out the soil gravel or other material from under the concrete using a shovel and a pickax.
Move the concrete chunks with a hand truck.
If the concrete is too thick to break up with a sledgehammer you can use an electric jackhammer instead.
Dig under the concrete.
For the free.
Pry off stubborn pieces.
If it is supporting a roof ceiling or.
A digging bar may also work if you find concrete also soft stone impossibly dense clay roots in the ground as you install a fence or mailbox.
Scaffolding and safety gear.
Dig about 1 foot inward.
In this video i show you a simple way using just two basic hand tools to break up that old concrete slab.
It can create a fault line in concrete blow by blow and be a key player in your concrete removal toolbox.
Before you start determine if the wall is a load bearing wall or not.