Old concrete has a way of sticking around long after it stops being useful. On Lapoint properties, that could be a driveway that’s broken into rocking pieces, a patio lifted by tree roots, or the pad from a shed that’s long gone. Leaving it in place just makes the next project harder.
Our concrete removal work starts with a look at the slab’s size, thickness, and rebar, plus what’s nearby: buildings, fences, lawns, and buried lines. We cut clean edges where old concrete meets anything that’s staying, break the slab with the right equipment, and haul the debris away. Then we clean up the base and grade the area so it’s ready for a new slab from your concrete contractor, a gravel pad, or landscaping.
We know the long lanes, ditch banks, and farm buildings around Lapoint and plan equipment access before the first break.
Saws, breakers, excavators, and dump trucks sized to the job let us remove concrete efficiently without tearing up the yard.
If a slab can be repaired instead of replaced, we'll tell you, since we don't pour new concrete and have nothing to upsell.
We protect lawns and fences, haul every chunk of debris, and sweep up so your property looks better than when we arrived.
Nobody wants to tear out concrete that still has life in it. But some slabs reach a point where patching is wasted money. Pieces that rock when you drive over them, sections that have dropped several inches, and surfaces crumbling all the way through won’t hold a repair for long.
Around Lapoint, we also see plenty of concrete that’s simply in the wrong place now. Farms change over the years. An old pad where a coop or storage shed once stood, a narrow sidewalk that doesn’t fit a new addition, or a slab sitting right where the new shop needs to go all become candidates for removal. Taking them out cleanly gives you a blank slate for the next project.
Concrete removal often means digging below the slab, and that’s when buried lines become a real risk. In Utah, whoever does the digging has to contact Blue Stakes before breaking ground. The call needs to happen at least 3 business days before work starts, but no more than 14 calendar days ahead, and the locate ticket expires after 21 days.
Because we’re the ones digging, we make that call. Blue Stakes marks public utility lines, but private lines usually aren’t included. On rural properties, that might mean a water line out to a stock tank, a power feed to a shop, or a line to a septic system. Point those out during the site visit so we can work carefully around them.
Trees along irrigation ditches are a common cause of lifted and cracked concrete in farm country. Russian olive and tamarisk grow along ditches and waterways, and their roots spread under nearby walks, driveways, and pads looking for water. As those roots thicken, they push slabs up and crack them from below.
If roots caused the damage, removing the concrete alone won’t solve it. The roots need to come out too, or they’ll lift whatever replaces the slab. Our tree and stump removal can clear problem trees and the root mass under the old concrete so the next surface has a better chance.
Every removal job is a little different. These are the things that affect how long it takes and what’s involved:
We’ll go over these during the site visit so your quote reflects the real job, not a guess.
Even a modest driveway turns into a surprising amount of rubble once it’s broken up. We load the debris as we go so the site doesn’t turn into a rubble pile, and we keep mud and chunks off your lane and the road as much as we can. Rebar and mesh get separated out along the way.
If you’ve got other junk on the property, like old fence posts, a collapsed shed, or a pile of scrap lumber, now is a good time to clear it. Adding debris hauling for your property to the same visit saves you from scheduling a second trip.
Once the slab is gone, the ground underneath usually needs some attention. Old base material is often mixed with dirt or uneven where the concrete settled. We clean out loose debris and shape the area so water drains away from buildings instead of pooling where the slab used to be.
If you’re planning a new driveway, patio, or shop floor, grading in Lapoint can set the right slope and compaction for the next surface. Basin doesn’t pour new concrete, but we’ll leave the site ready for the concrete contractor you hire, or for gravel, sod, or landscaping if you’d rather go that way.
We measure the slab, check thickness and rebar, ask about buried lines, and plan how equipment will reach the site.
Your free quote covers saw cutting, breakout, hauling, base cleanup, and grading, with a clear timeline for the work.
We call Blue Stakes, cut clean edges, break and load the concrete, and haul every piece away from the property.
We walk the cleared area with you, confirm the grade and drainage, and talk through what comes next for the site.
