Clarksville Concrete Works handles concrete removal and concrete demolition across Clarksville: driveways, patios, sidewalks, steps, shed slabs, pool decks, and footings. Removal is often the first step before new concrete, landscaping, or an addition, and doing it cleanly makes everything that follows easier.
What Concrete Removal Involves
Saw cutting
Where old concrete meets concrete that's staying, we saw-cut a straight line first. Concrete cutting with a walk-behind or handheld saw gives a clean edge, so the new pour meets the old one neatly instead of along a ragged break.
Breaking it up
Depending on thickness, reinforcement, and access, we use jackhammers, a skid steer with a hydraulic breaker, or a mini excavator. Rebar and wire mesh are cut as the slab comes apart.
Hauling and disposal
Broken concrete is loaded and hauled off, usually to a facility that crushes it for reuse as base material. Your quote states that hauling and disposal are included, so there are no surprise dump fees.
Site cleanup
After removal, the area is raked, cleared of debris, and, if new concrete is coming, prepped for the new base. If you're planting grass instead, we can bring in topsoil.
Common Concrete Removal Projects
- Driveway removal: full tear-out before a replacement, or select panels that cracked or sank
- Patio removal: old slabs making way for a larger patio, a deck, or lawn
- Sidewalk and step removal: trip-hazard panels and steps pulling away from the house
- Shed slab and footing removal: clearing space for a new building or garden
- Pool deck removal: when a deck is too far gone to resurface
Protecting Your Property
Heavy equipment and a lawn don't mix well. We lay down plywood or ground mats where equipment travels, protect siding and windows near the work, and plan the haul route so trucks stay on the driveway or street.
Removing Concrete Near Utilities
Before digging or breaking concrete, utility lines are marked. Tennessee 811 locates buried lines for free, and we call before every removal job. Concrete over a septic tank, water line, or gas line needs extra care, and sometimes hand tools instead of a breaker.
Things That Affect Concrete Removal Cost
- Thickness of the slab and whether it has rebar or mesh
- Total square footage
- Access for equipment and trucks
- Distance to the disposal site
- Whether a clean saw-cut edge is needed
Removal Plus Replacement
Most customers remove concrete because they're replacing it. Bundling removal with the new pour usually saves money and time, since the same crew handles demolition, base prep, and the pour. See concrete driveway replacement.