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Laying garden patio

dts1 · 2011-04-28 12:47:15

I'm planning to dig out a portion of the garden and must go down 4-5inches before my uncle comes to lay the patio. Donkey work must be done first ! Can anyone recommend a tool to assist in this job rather than using a pick-axe and shovel. Surely there is some tool hire place that can save me ???

28-04-2011 1:47pm

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dts1

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I'm planning to dig out a portion of the garden and must go down 4-5inches before my uncle comes to lay the patio.
Donkey work must be done first !

Can anyone recommend a tool to assist in this job rather than using a pick-axe and shovel. Surely there is some tool hire place that can save me ???

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#2 28-04-2011 7:02pm

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selection here:
http://www.google.ie/search?as_q=&hl=en&tbm=isch&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=excavator&as_oq=&as_eq=&imgtype=&imgsz=&imgw=&imgh=&imgar=&as_filetype=&imgc=&as_sitesearch=&as_rights=&safe=images&as_st=y&biw=1680&bih=839

How big is the area?

If the ground is hard then a kango hammer with a 4" or 6" wide blade bit can be used to cut the sod down to the required level, once u open the first trench then it gets easier

eg http://www.hilti.ie/holie/page/module/product/prca_rangedetail.jsf?lang=en&nodeId=-101950

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