Home › How to Choose a Concrete Breaker
Equipment guide
How to Choose a Concrete Breaker
What machine do I need to break concrete?
Answer
What machine do I need to break concrete?
Explanation
Breaking or drilling
Demolition hammers only break. Rotary hammers drill and can do light breaking. If most of your work is forming openings and fixing points, a rotary hammer covers both. If it is removing slabs and screed, a demolition hammer is the machine.
Detail
Weight class
A machine that is heavier than the work needs is slower overall, because of how often it has to be put down. Match the class to the majority of your work, not the worst case.
Detail
Power and duty
Confirm the site supply. Then consider how many hours a day the machine runs — a light-duty machine used continuously fails early.
Detail
Consumables
Points and chisels are consumed. Budget for them, and keep spares — a job stopped for a chisel costs more than the chisel.
Questions
Also asked
Can a rotary hammer break concrete?
Light breaking, yes. Sustained slab breaking, no — it is not what the machine is built for and it will not last.
What size breaker for a floor slab?
Heavier than for wall work. Tell us the slab thickness and the area and we will identify options against manufacturer specifications.
Quotation
Ready to ask for a price?
Send the application, the material, the capacity if you know it, and the power available on site. Options come back with specification and current availability.