wrote in message
ups.com...
Is there a way to score concrete that will allow me to break it with a
sledgehammer?

A concrete pad was poured years before I moved into my house and it is
right on the property line. I want to put up a fence and the post
would be on my neighbors side if I don't make room by removing enough
of the pad to allow the fence to sit on my side of the line.

Or, is there a way to cut out the concrete where the posts need to go
instead of trying to cut the length of the pad?

Hope this makes sense to all. Any advice would be appreciated.


The answer is yes, no, definitely, and maybe. Scoring will definitely help
fracturing, but if there is wire or rebar in there, then that will have to
be cut, either with an OA torch, or hand grinder. And if there is metal in
there, it can eat a couple of expensive blades in a millisecond.

If you do have the luck of having no metal in there, just score the lines
where you want it to fracture, try to go deep, even if you go through the
concrete, and hit the concrete far away from the lines. If it DOES break
off, you don't want any hammer dimples in the lines .

HTH

Steve