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[Lincs Robert]

Ok, so SWMBO wants changes in the garden - all agreed.

An area which currently has plants will be paved, with another paved area being grassed. There are enough slabs on the current paved area to be moved to the new area. The issue is therefore how to take the current ones up to move them without breaking them, or as few as possible. I might sacrifice one to see how it's laid - - hopefully on a dry mix, but they all have a decent edging of cement around them.

I'm not over keen of extensive use of an angle grinder, so, any other ideas guys?

There is nothing special about the slabs, they are the simulated York stone ones with a mix of 3 shapes, large square, rectangle and small square. Just seems a shame to buy new when I could reuse them if they can be taken up without breakages.

Cheers - Rob

[Doctor Gollum]

Unless laid on sand/soil you'll struggle

Dry mix absorbs moisture and sets.

[frostbite]

Cold chisel and a club hammer then lever them up

[Marks DTM Calib]

Once one is up the rest will lever up ok, cold chisel to remove the mortar and jointing.

[Lincs Robert]

Cheers guys .......

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Your swmbo sounds like mine. "I want those slabs over there taken up and replaced with grass. And I want that grass over there taken up and replaced with slabs".
As soon as you've finished, she will want to move house. 

[Kevin Wood]

Your swmbo sounds like mine. "I want those slabs over there taken up and replaced with grass. And I want that grass over there taken up and replaced with slabs".
As soon as you've finished, she will want to move house. 

'ain't that the truth! I like living where I do, which is why all my projects remain unfinished.

[Shackeng]

If laid to dry mix, it may be possible to re-lay them into sand or further dry mix without cleaning off the old mix. Heavy work, but allows re-use of slabs, which are not cheap nowadays.