Tear-outs done carefully, cleaned up completely
Not every demolition job needs a wrecking crew. Much of the tear-out work on residential and commercial properties is precision work rather than large-scale wrecking: a cracked concrete patio against the house, a failing shed or outbuilding, an old driveway apron, a corral or fence line, a concrete pad where the new shop is going. Jones EarthWorks handles demolition with the Bobcat E42 — equipment sized to work close to houses and landscaping, break things out in a controlled way, and load the debris out so the site is clean when we leave.
Demolition projects are scoped during the site evaluation. Structures, concrete flatwork, and site clearing are the core of this work, and larger tear-outs are evaluated on site with the equipment the project requires. Work involving hazardous materials or structural engineering is referred to specialists — and if your project falls in that category, you will be told before you have spent anything.
Demolition work we take on
- Concrete removal — patios, pads, sidewalks, and driveway sections broken out and hauled off
- Structure tear-down — sheds, outbuildings, and similar structures (scope confirmed on the site evaluation)
- Old pad and footing removal ahead of new construction
- Fence and corral tear-out on acreage properties
- Debris loading and haul-off — the site is left clean, not just demolished
- Regrading after removal so the area is usable the same week
What happens with the debris — and the ground after
Demolition is half breaking and half logistics. Before anything comes down, the site walk covers where debris can be staged, how the truck gets in and out, and what disposal looks like for your material — concrete, wood, and mixed debris don't all go the same place. Utility locations matter too: if there are lines near the work, they get located and flagged before the bucket touches the ground, the same as any of our digging work.
Once the structure or concrete is out, most customers want the spot to disappear into the property — filled, graded, and either seeded-ready or prepped for whatever replaces it. Because demolition usually sits right before a pad, a driveway, or new site work, we can roll straight from tear-out into the next phase with the same machine already on site. Send the quote form with a description of the structure or material to be removed, and we will evaluate it with you on site.
Common questions
Do I need a permit for demolition?
Requirements vary by structure and county. Small non-structural tear-outs often don't; anything bigger may. We will flag it during the site evaluation if your project appears to require county paperwork, so it can be resolved before work starts.
Can you take down a building with utilities still connected?
Lines must be disconnected and verified safe before tear-down starts. If you're not sure what's live, that's a site-walk conversation — we won't dig or demo around utilities that haven't been located and cleared.
Do you haul everything away?
Yes — haul-off and disposal are part of the quote, worked out on the site walk based on what the material is and how much of it there is. If you'd rather keep something (good lumber, a concrete pile for fill), just say so.
Something needs to come out?
Describe it in the quote form — or call. We will evaluate it on site and provide one written price for tear-out, haul-off, and cleanup.