Hello,
I am about to chisel up the concrete path and steps so that I can replace my lead water pipe with a plastic one.
Not having dug up a lot of concrete before and not knowing how deep they have poured it, I don't know how long it will take me. Is there a ball park figure for area cleared per day?
Should I hire a breaker or should I buy my own?
It seems to be about £50/day to hire and I guess the advantage is that I would get a good make, like Hilti.
But if it will take me more than three days, then it becomes cheaper to buy the Screwfix own brand:
Which despite being an own-brand, seems to have good reviews. Has anyone used it?
I've just looked at HSS hire and it seems subsequent days are cheaper, so the threshold may not be three days after all. However I would not know how long to hire it for and so might pay for unused days or not hire it for long enough.
I suppose an advantage of buying is that I could use it for one day and then it would not matter if it rained for four days, I could carry on again when it got dry, whereas with a hire, I would be paying for days I could not use it in the rain and would have to pay to hire it again when it was dry?
What would you do?
Thanks, Stephen.