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On 7 May,
Stuart Noble wrote:

Cicero wrote:
On Wed, 07 May 2008 08:21:47 +0000, Malcolm H wrote:

Is there a tool which can be inserted between paving slabs and used to
lift
one of them?

If so where can I buy one?

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Use the corner of an ordinary (strong) garden spade; do a partial lift
and
wedge an old screwdriver into the gap before re-inserting the spade for
a
final lift.

Cic.

Lifting a single slab in the middle of a load of others can be nigh on
impossible. I've only ever had to do it when the single slab was broken

A wooden frame with lifting handles, and a thick plywood back. Rubber seal
around edge, and a hole for a vacuum cleaner hose. Sit this on back of
slab,
attach vacuum, and lift with handles. Job done!

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You must be joking - you would need a positive displacement vacuum pump -
not a vacuum cleaner. Paving contractors in my local area used such a
device - with counterbalances to lay paving in the city centre. Made it look
easy! No doubt a Health and Safety issue now to minimise manual handling.