barneysfriends Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 we have loads of old red tiles which have been removed from the roof. We want to use them, broken into small bits, to make a gravelled patio area. We have seen this done in one of our local parks and it looks rather attractive. Has anyone done this, and if so, any tips on how to break them up? We have tried a compactor type of machine, but this pushes them into the ground, rather than breaking them. We have tried the sledgehammer approach. Exhausting and not very efficient!Its odd that tiles which are brittle enough to snap if you accidentally step on them on the roof are so hard to breakk up when you want to! Is there a machine we could buy or hire to do the job? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 Try a garden roller! If the ground they're on is uneven but reasonably firm, they break up quite nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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