Jackhammer Hire in South Africa
Free quotes from plant hire companies across South Africa. One request, no obligation.
- Size class
- 10–30 kg · electric or air
- Gets to site
- Delivered
- Job stage
- Site power & tools
Jackhammer hire lets you rent a demolition breaker for a day or a week to break concrete, brickwork, tiles or rock without buying a tool you seldom use. PlantHiring.co.za is a free quote service. You fill in one form and we send it to independent hire companies near your site, who quote you directly. We do not hire, sell or deliver anything ourselves, and there is no fee or obligation. Tell us what you are breaking, how thick it is, and whether you have power on site.
Types of breaker for hire
Breaker hire covers a range of tools, and the right size saves both time and backs. Hire yards usually offer:
- Light chipping hammers for lifting tiles, chasing walls and trimming plaster
- Medium electric breakers for slabs, steps and paving up to normal driveway thickness
- Heavy electric breakers for thick floors, footings and reinforced concrete
- Pneumatic jackhammers run off a towed compressor for road work and long days of breaking
Ask for the right points and chisels: a moil point for concrete, a wide chisel for tiles and a spade for clay. On remote sites without mains power, add generator hire to the request or choose an air tool with a compressor.
What drives the jackhammer hire price
The jackhammer hire price is usually set per day, with cheaper weekly rates and sometimes a half-day option. These lines also show up on a quote:
- Tool weight and type, since heavy breakers and compressors cost more
- Chisels and points, which may be charged for wear
- A deposit and proof of identity or an account application
- Delivery and collection, or free collection from the counter
- Fuel for a compressor, charged on return if the tank is not full
Most counter tools fit in a bakkie. Compressors are towed on their own wheels, so you need a tow bar and a vehicle rated for the weight.
Working safely with a demolition hammer
A breaker transfers vibration, noise and dust to the operator. Under the OHS Act the employer must assess these risks, so plan for them:
- Hearing protection, safety glasses, gloves and safety boots
- Water spray or dust extraction, as concrete and brick dust contain silica
- Short shifts and job rotation to limit hand-arm vibration
- Locating buried cables and pipes before breaking a floor or road
Breaking a municipal pavement or road needs a wayleave first. Never break a suspended slab or load-bearing wall without an engineer's go-ahead.
When a machine beats a hand tool
For a bathroom floor or a short garden path, a hand-held hammer is enough. For large slabs, foundations or rock, a hydraulic hammer on a mini excavator or a bobcat is faster and far easier on workers. Rubble needs to go somewhere, so add a skip or a tipper truck to the same request.
What to include in your request
- Say what you are breaking and how thick it is
- Give the area or volume to be broken
- State whether mains power is available
- Add the hire period and site address
Jackhammer Hire on different jobs
- House plots and renovations: breaking an old driveway, bathroom floor or garden path before a renovation
- Housing estates and townships: trimming kerbs, breaking out bad concrete and cutting into slabs for service connections
- Shopping centres, offices and schools: breaking floors for new drains and removing old shopfront plinths during refits
- Factories, warehouses and logistics parks: breaking out worn factory floors and old machine bases before new plinths are cast
- Roads, pipelines and civil works: pneumatic breakers opening road surfaces and pavements for pipe and cable repairs
- Mines and quarries: breaking oversize rock, concrete spillage and old footings around process plants
- Farms, dams and game lodges: breaking out old dip tanks, kraal walls and reservoir floors for repair
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Jackhammer Hire by province and city
- Johannesburg
- Pretoria
- Centurion
- Midrand
- Sandton
- Randburg
- Roodepoort
- Krugersdorp
- Randfontein
- Germiston
- Boksburg
- Benoni
- Kempton Park
- Alberton
- Vanderbijlpark
- Vereeniging
- eMalahleni (Witbank)
- Middelburg
- Secunda
- Mbombela (Nelspruit)
- Rustenburg
- Brits
- Klerksdorp
- Potchefstroom
- Polokwane
- Tzaneen
- Lephalale
- Kimberley
- Kathu
- Upington
- Bloemfontein
- Welkom
- Sasolburg
- Durban
- Pinetown
- Pietermaritzburg
- Richards Bay
- Newcastle
- Ladysmith
- Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
- East London
- Kariega (Uitenhage)
- Cape Town
- Bellville
- Paarl
- Stellenbosch
- George
- Worcester
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