Some concrete is past saving. When a driveway has broken into loose pieces, a sidewalk has heaved from roots, or an old patio has sunk toward the house, patching just buys a season or two. Taking it out is often the smarter long term move.
Our concrete removal service handles the heavy part. We check for buried lines, saw cut clean edges where old concrete meets the slab you’re keeping, break up the concrete, and haul every piece away. Then we clean up the base and leave the site rough graded and ready. Basin doesn’t pour new concrete, so once the ground is ready, the concrete contractor of your choice can take it from there. Fort Duchesne owners get a clear site and a straight answer.
We know the soils, ditches, and root problems around Fort Duchesne and plan removal so surprises don't stall the job.
Saws, breakers, loaders, and trucks sized to your slab let us break out concrete efficiently without damaging the rest of your yard.
If a repair would solve the problem for less, we'll say so instead of tearing out concrete that still has life left.
We haul off every chunk of concrete, pick up rebar scraps, and rake the site clean so it's ready for the next crew.
It isn’t always obvious when concrete has crossed the line from repairable to replaceable. These are the signs that usually tell us a slab should come out:
If you’re seeing one or two of these, a repair may still work. If it’s most of the list, removal is usually the better use of your money.
Breaking out a slab often means digging below it too, whether to pull up a thickened edge, take out an old footing, or clean up the base. In Utah, whoever does the digging has to call Blue Stakes first. On our jobs, that’s us.
The request has to go in at least 3 business days before digging starts, and no more than 14 calendar days ahead. Once a ticket is issued, it’s good for 21 days, so if a project gets delayed past that, we file a new one. Locators mark public lines, but private lines like a sprinkler main, a line out to a shop, or a gas line to an outbuilding may not be marked. Let us know about anything you’ve had installed, and we’ll work carefully around it.
Fort Duchesne grew up near the spot where the Uinta and Duchesne rivers come together, and water still shapes the ground here. Properties near ditches and waterways often have Russian olive or tamarisk growing close by, and both send out aggressive roots that lift sidewalks and crack driveways from underneath.
When those roots are the reason a slab failed, removing the concrete is only half the fix. If the tree stays, the roots will just go after the next slab. In those cases, we can pair concrete removal with tree and stump removal so the source of the problem goes too. We’ll also note any soft or wet ground under the slab, since that affects what goes back in.
Most residential jobs follow the same pattern. We start by marking the removal area and saw cutting a clean, straight edge anywhere the old concrete meets something you’re keeping, like a garage floor or a neighbor’s walk. That keeps the break from running where you don’t want it.
Next, the slab gets broken into manageable pieces with equipment sized to the job. Rebar and wire mesh get separated out, and the debris gets loaded and hauled off. We protect lawns, fences, and landscaping along the way with plywood and careful equipment paths. Our home base is about 25 minutes away in Vernal, so we plan the day for trucks and equipment to arrive together and keep the job moving.
Commercial slabs and shop pads are a bigger job. They’re often thicker, more heavily reinforced, and sometimes sit on thickened footings at the edges. Getting them out takes heavier equipment and more hauling capacity, along with a clear plan for where trucks will load without tearing up the rest of the lot.
For larger tearouts or projects that mix concrete and asphalt, our concrete and asphalt removal service handles the demolition side of things. We’ll look at the site, figure out the thickness and reinforcement, and plan the breakout so your business can keep running around it whenever possible.
Once the concrete is gone, what’s underneath matters. We clean out broken chunks and loose material, then rough grade the area so it drains away from buildings. If the old base was soft or full of mud, we’ll point that out, because a new slab is only as good as the ground it sits on.
If you’re planning a new driveway, we can handle driveway prep and base work so the site is ready for your next contractor. For anything with footings, keep in mind that Uintah County requires footings at least 30 inches below grade, so your builder will plan for that depth. Basin doesn’t pour concrete, but we’ll leave the ground ready for whoever does.
We walk the area with you, measure the slab, check for buried lines and roots, and talk about what comes next.
Your free quote covers saw cutting, breakout, hauling, base cleanup, and any root or grading work the site needs.
We call in locates, saw cut clean edges, break and haul the concrete, and rough grade the ground underneath it.
We walk the cleared site with you and go over anything we found under the slab that your next contractor should know.
