Wheeler Indiana Concrete Demolition Companies

It’s still under the shed when the talk starts. Because the concrete has settled or cracked, people in Wheeler call us. People ask Concrete Demolition Companies in Wheeler to break it out before anyone plans the new pour. So we start by looking at what is already on the ground.

A garden shed or a small barn often sits on a pad poured years ago for a lighter use. When we lift the building off, the slab under it is cracked through or tipped at one corner. After winter, the edges have spalled where water sat in the cracks. We have pulled up slabs with no wire in them at all. And we have pulled up others that were sound in the middle and broken only along the drip line.

On lots around Wheeler, we have worked on houses with a shed set back from the road. So the concrete we remove may be a shed floor that is coming down. It may also be a patio someone wants rebuilt beside a new pole barn. But we have seen pads that stop short of the new footprint. We have also seen pads that stick out past it. Either way, that old concrete has to come up before a new one can go down.

Concrete Demolition Companies in Wheeler Leave a Clean Base

A new shed or patio on a Wheeler property often starts with settled concrete already in the way. Because the old pad has dropped, a new wall would sit out of level. So we break the old slab out and grade the base before any new concrete goes down. People hire Concrete Demolition Companies in Wheeler for that break-out, then for the pour that follows. When the old concrete is thin and broken, a new pad over it cracks along the same lines.

Then we mark the section that has to come out. Sometimes only part of the pad sits in the way of the new shed. After we saw a clean line, we break the bad section and leave the sound part. We have cut a trench through a slab and poured back only the pocket a new post needed. For example, a pole barn footing may need a deeper hole dug through the old patio.

Breaking the Old Slab with Concrete Demolition Companies in Wheeler

Breaking the concrete is loud, and on most jobs it does not take long. We start at a cracked edge and work back in small sections. Then we haul the pieces off in a trailer. But we don’t leave a pile beside the shed. Because lots in Wheeler can be tight, we plan the machine path before we unload. A skid steer fits where a full-size loader would tear up the yard.

After the concrete is gone, we check the base. We dig out soft spots and fill them before we order a new pour. Concrete Demolition Companies in Wheeler handle that prep while we are already on the lot. The same stop can cover concrete removal and a tear out and replace for a pole barn floor. When the plan is a patio, we can pour it plain or with color.

We are a family owned and operated company, and our doors opened in 2006. The About Us page has that history. We write each quote out line by line, with hours separate from material. We don’t inflate the price of material to make a few extra dollars. If we lose a bid, it’s because we valued our hours higher than the next contractor. The concrete demolition companies page lays out the break-out and the replacement pour.

We ask where the shed’s water line and electric line run before we break concrete near them. Concrete Demolition Companies in Wheeler include that check in the tear-out. Nearby lots show the same settled pads, including jobs we take as a Chesterton Indiana concrete contractor. The new slab’s thickness depends on what the shed or pole barn will carry. We set that thickness before we order the mix.