Demolishing this garage. Excavator?

Looking to demo my 1950s concrete block garage. Is this doable with a mini (~3 ton) excavator? I’ve used skid steers quite a bit, but never operated one of those mini excavators and never worked on a concrete block building like this. The building is obviously old and sorta falling apart already. Roof is wood joists. I’ve seen sledge hammers break these blocks apart pretty quickly but I’m thinking that might break my back for a building of this size (22’ x 12’). Quoted $5k, $6k, and $7k by local contractors. submitted by /u/EpochsMorels [link] [comments]

Apr 9, 2025 - 01:28
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Demolishing this garage. Excavator?
Demolishing this garage. Excavator?

Looking to demo my 1950s concrete block garage. Is this doable with a mini (~3 ton) excavator? I’ve used skid steers quite a bit, but never operated one of those mini excavators and never worked on a concrete block building like this. The building is obviously old and sorta falling apart already. Roof is wood joists.

I’ve seen sledge hammers break these blocks apart pretty quickly but I’m thinking that might break my back for a building of this size (22’ x 12’).

Quoted $5k, $6k, and $7k by local contractors.

submitted by /u/EpochsMorels
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