How to remove asphalt
 

Hi,
I am converting some driveway into beds and a walkway and I want to
remove some of the asphalt. Is a sledgehammer the way to go. Can I
(safely) score a line in the asphalt with a circular saw and concrete/
tile blade?

Eric

How to remove asphalt
 

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Hi,
I am converting some driveway into beds and a walkway and I want to
remove some of the asphalt. Is a sledgehammer the way to go. Can I
(safely) score a line in the asphalt with a circular saw and concrete/
tile blade?

Eric


Eric:
This newsgroup isn't particularly busy at this time of year. Post it in
alt.home.repair, and you'll probably be buried in responses within two
hours.

How to remove asphalt
 

On 31 Jan 2007 11:01:13 -0800, wrote:

Hi,
I am converting some driveway into beds and a walkway and I want to
remove some of the asphalt. Is a sledgehammer the way to go. Can I
(safely) score a line in the asphalt with a circular saw and concrete/
tile blade?

Eric

Try posting on alt.home.repair

Persephone

How to remove asphalt
 

wrote in message
oups.com...
Hi,
I am converting some driveway into beds and a walkway and I want to
remove some of the asphalt. Is a sledgehammer the way to go. Can I
(safely) score a line in the asphalt with a circular saw and concrete/
tile blade?

Eric

A score line in asphalt won't work like scoring a tile or glass. If you want
a nice clean line, then you almost need to cut thru the asphalt entirely. A
circular saw blade with diamonds will work, but you should use it wet. The
process will make a huge mess of your circular saw. Don't try to cut too
fast since you are going thru 2 or 3 inches of asphalt, not a 1/4" tile.

-alan sung
Rapid Realm Technology, Inc.
Hopkinton, MA (zone 6a)