replying to pamela, Turboweasel wrote: I know, but shows people still read this to find out stuff :)
How much does a 'standard' paving slab weigh?
Jun 21, 2004
Last reply: 5 years ago
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replying to Geo, Turboweasel wrote: I saw the date, thought id post for fun :)
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There are several hundred messages _a day_ on this newsgroup.
Andy
Hire a trailer.
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I *have* a trailer, and have had it for many years, however it was after I asked the question - back in 2004!
Why not get them delivered? Brian
But the answers are just as stupid.
I have one 3 foot by 2 foot by 2 inch thick slab that the neighbour didn't want. I can barely lift it, I can only move it by 'walking' it from corner to corner if I have to move it (propped up against a wall). That size is bloody heavy. Forget carrying them in a domestic car.
Andrew
I had to remove about a half-a dozen paving slabs of that size prior to a new patio being laid. As you note, they had to be "walked" to move them. I found the main problem was once they started to moved it was almost impossible to stop them! In the end, as I didn't want them, after moving the first couple I just broke them up into easily transportable bits to take them to the tip.
A rough calculation shows each slab weighs about 65 kg.
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