How to Take Out Wood Concrete Spacers

When pouring concrete, spacers are used to create expansion joints. These joints allow the concrete to expand and contract with weather changes and not crack or buckle. Most spacers are designed to be removed after the concrete has been poured and sets overnight, but sometimes they get left in the patio or driveway. Removing them is typically quite easy.

Flat rock or paving stone, about 1 inch by 1 inch
Pry bar
Chisel

Instructions

- 1
  Lay the rock or stone next to the end of the wooden spacer you wish to remove to serve as a fulcrum for your pry bar.
- 2
  Slide the shorter end of your pry bar under the edge of the wooden spacer, resting the bend of your bar on the stone. Lever the wooden spacer out of the area, pushing down on the pry bar to raise it. Pull the spacer out and dispose.
- 3
  Use the chisel to scrape out any sections of the wooden spacer that broke off or stuck to the concrete and did not pull out when you used the pry bar, being careful not to chip the concrete. Use scraping motions, not hammering or chipping motions to remove these pieces of the wood.

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