Breaking out pavements, brickwork, concrete and masonry by hand and pneumatic breaker

Break out asphalt roads on hardcore: 150mm thick m²/hr 0.60 8 4 11 4 225mm thick m²/hr 0.50 6 3 8 3 300mm thick m²/hr 0.40 4 2 7 2

Remove existing set paving m²/hr 0.80 10 5 17 6 Break out brickwork in cement mortar: 215mm thick m²/hr 0.20 3 2 5 2 Break out concrete in areas

100mm thick m²/hr 0.90 9 5 14 5 150mm thick m²/hr 0.50 7 4 10 4 225mm thick m²/hr 0.30 4 2 6 2 300mm thick m²/hr 0.20 3 1 4 1

Break out reinforced concrete m³/hr 0.02 0.40 0.20 0.60 0.20 Break out sandstone m³/hr 0.03 0.50 0.30 0.80 0.30

Loading loose materials and items by hand

Material Unit

Loading into vehicles

Tonne m³

Bricks hr 1.7 2.9 Concrete, batches hr 1.4 1.2 Gulley grates and frames hr 1.0 Kerb hr 1.1 Paving slabs hr 0.9 Pipes, concrete and clayware hr 0.9 Precast concrete items hr 0.9 Soil hr 1.4 2.0 Steel reinforcement hr 0.8 Steel sections, etc. hr 1.0 Stone and aggregates:

bedding material hr 1.5 1.8 filter/subbase hr 1.3 1.4 rock fill (6" down) hr 1.3 1.3

Trench planking and shoring hr 0.9 2.9