Demolition
Taken down, hauled away, and the ground left flat and clear behind it — sheds, decks, slabs, drives, pools and interior tear-outs across Jefferson and St. Louis County.
What this actually involves
Demolition, in plain terms
Demolition sounds like the simplest thing on this list and is usually the one with the most steps hidden in it. Breaking something is quick. Deciding what is underneath it, separating what comes out, getting it off the property, and leaving the ground in a state somebody can use is the actual work.
The hauling is the part almost everybody underestimates. A shed that takes an afternoon to take down can take longer than that to load and move, and a concrete slab weighs far more than it looks like it should. The volume of material coming off a site is what shapes the schedule, not the breaking.
What is included
The list
- Sheds, outbuildings and garages
- Decks, fences and porches
- Concrete slabs and old driveways
- Pool removal and backfill
- Interior tear-outs
- Haul-away and final grade
Not sure which of these you need? Most people are not. Tell us what the ground looks like now and Bryer will work it out on site.
When people call about this
Reasons this ends up on the list
- A shed, outbuilding or garage that is past repairing
- A deck, porch or fence line coming out before a rebuild
- An old concrete slab or driveway to be broken out and removed
- A pool that needs removing and the hole backfilling properly
- An interior tear-out ahead of a remodel
- A previous demolition that left a pile, a void or a rough site
How it goes
From the walk-through to the finished ground
Work out what is in it and under it
Services, tanks, footings, what the structure is made of, and whether anything needs disconnecting or locating before a machine touches it.
Take it down
Broken out in a controlled order, keeping the site workable and everything that is staying — fences, drives, trees, the house — out of the way of it.
Load and haul
Material off the property. This is usually the longest part of the job and it is the part that decides the timeline.
Backfill and grade
Voids filled in lifts and compacted, the ground brought back to grade, the site left flat, clear and safe to walk on.
Questions
Demolition: common questions
Do you haul the debris away, or do I arrange that?
Can you take out a concrete slab or an old driveway?
What happens to the hole after a pool comes out?
Do I need a permit?
The other five
Most jobs turn out to be two of these
Usually the thing you called about, plus the drainage problem underneath it. All five are run by the same owner with the same machines, so they happen in one visit rather than three.
Dirt Work & Grading
Cut and fill, yard regrading, driveway repair, drainage runs, swales, arena and pad footing, and trench digging.
See dirt work and gradingDrainage & Ditch Work
Surface regrading, swales and rock-lined runs, ditch cleaning and reshaping, French drains, downspout runs, culverts and trench digging.
See drainage and ditch workHardscaping
Rock and gravel placement, drainage runs, rip-rap, retaining and boulder walls, regraded banks, gravel drives and erosion control.
See hardscapingSite Prep
Topsoil strip and stockpile, cut to grade, subgrade compaction, base rock, building and shed pads, driveway and parking bases.
See site prepLand Clearing
Brush and scrub clearing, small timber and tree removal, fence line and property line clearing, overgrown lot reclamation, stump and root removal, debris hauled off site.
See land clearingWhere we work: Hillsboro · Arnold · Festus · Imperial · Fenton · De Soto · Pevely · High Ridge · Oakville · Mehlville · Sunset Hills · Kirkwood · Valley Park · Affton — and the rest of Jefferson County and St. Louis County. See the full service area.
Demolition in Jefferson or St. Louis County?
Tell us the address and what the ground is doing. Bryer comes out, walks it with you and gives you a number — free, and with nothing attached to it. Repeat customers get 10% off.