Some pavement just can’t be saved. When a driveway has sunk, a slab is broken into pieces that rock underfoot, or an old pad is sitting right where your new shop should go, patching only delays the inevitable. Around Lapoint, years of freeze and thaw, heavy farm equipment, and water sitting at the edges take their toll.
Our concrete and asphalt removal in Lapoint clears the old surface out so the ground can be fixed properly. We mark the area, call Blue Stakes, saw cut clean edges where old meets new, break it out, and haul it away. Then you get a look at the base underneath, which is usually where the real problem started and where the fix needs to happen.
We know what Lapoint freeze and thaw, spring snowmelt, and heavy farm traffic do to old driveways, slabs, and pads.
Saws, breakers, loaders, and dump trucks let us cut, break out, load, and haul the old surface in one visit.
If a crack can be repaired instead of removed, we'll tell you plainly before suggesting a full tear out.
We keep debris contained, protect the surfaces that stay, and leave the site level and safe to walk.
Patching has its place. If the base is solid and the damage is on the surface, a repair can buy years of use. But when the same pothole comes back every spring, when slabs have heaved or sunk, or when cracks have spread into a web across the whole surface, the problem is usually underneath. At that point, removal is the only way to get to it.
We’ll tell you honestly which way your surface leans. If a sidewalk or garage floor has a few cracks but a solid base, concrete repair may be all it needs, and we’ll say so before recommending a full tear out. Often the answer is a mix: remove the section that has failed, and repair the parts that still have good support underneath.
Lapoint sits at about 5,568 feet, and pavement up here goes through a lot. Water works into small cracks, freezes, and expands, and that cycle repeats many times every winter. Spring snowmelt then soaks the base, and soft base is where sinking and potholes start.
Farm traffic adds to it. A driveway or pad that was poured or paved for a pickup isn’t built for loaded hay trucks, tractors, and stock trailers. Over time, the edges break off, the middle settles, and the surface gives up. Shop aprons and the spot where trucks turn around usually go first, since that’s where the weight and the twisting forces are heaviest.
We price removal based on what’s actually on the ground, which is why we look before we quote. The main things we consider are:
Removal often digs below the surface, so Utah’s Blue Stakes rules apply. The call goes in at least 3 business days before digging and no more than 14 calendar days ahead, and the ticket expires after 21 days. On our removal jobs, we make that call since we’re the ones digging.
Next comes the saw. Clean, straight cuts where the old surface meets a sidewalk, slab, or apron that’s staying give new work a neat edge to tie into. Then equipment breaks the material into pieces the trucks can handle, and loaders put it on the road for disposal or recycling.
Once the old surface is gone, the cause of the failure usually shows itself. A thin base, clay soil that holds water, or a low spot where runoff has been sitting for years. That’s the time to fix it, because new pavement on a bad base will fail the same way.
Soft spots get dug out, new base goes in, and it’s compacted in layers. Taking the time to compact each lift properly is what keeps the next surface from settling into the same ruts. For a home or farm lane, driveway prep handles the grading and base work that gives a new surface a real chance to last.
After removal and base work, you’ve got options. For a driveway or a yard where trucks turn around, new asphalt paving gives you a smooth, durable surface that handles farm traffic. Planning the two together lets us set grades for drainage so water runs away from the house and shop instead of pooling at the edge.
Some owners choose to leave the area as compacted gravel for a season and pave later. That’s a reasonable option on a farm lane, and the base work done now still pays off when the new surface goes down.
We measure the removal area, check slab thickness and access, and look for drainage problems around the edges.
Your free quote covers saw cutting, breakout, hauling, and any base repair or paving you want to follow.
After the Blue Stakes locate, we saw cut the edges, break out the material, and haul it away by the load.
We walk the exposed base with you, point out soft spots, and talk through the best next step for the area.
