Concrete Removal
We break out cracked or sunken driveways, patios, walks and slabs and haul the rubble off. Where a new slab goes in, we grade the base and pour new concrete.
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The old carport has to come down before you build. The shed out back has rotted and started to lean. RockSolid Contracting is a demolition contractor for small structures, based in Lafayette. We take down sheds, carports, patio covers, decks, fences, small garages and outbuildings, plus the old slabs under them.
Cleanup is part of every teardown, and the debris leaves on the dump trailer. A cracked driveway or patio that has to come out is a concrete removal and replacement job. Call or text (337) 520-8615, and we will look at the job and put the quote in writing.
Tell us about the driveway, slab, drainage problem or teardown and where it is. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.
Maybe the carport frame is bent, or the deck boards have gone soft. Our demolition services cover small structures like these on a homeowner's lot. We take a shed or carport down in pieces, from the roof to the ground. Wood and sheet metal come apart with hand tools, and the posts come out of the ground.
If the old slab or footing is going too, the hydraulic breaker on the mini excavator breaks it up. Old steps and the foundation of a small garage come out the same way. The broken concrete goes on the dump trailer with the rest of the debris.
We do concrete, demolition and drainage under one roof, so the teardown and the new pour can be one job. When an old deck comes down, a concrete patio can go in its place.
Louisiana's dig law covers demolition as well as digging. A Louisiana 811 request goes in at least 48 hours before work starts. Weekends and holidays do not count. The utilities that belong to Louisiana 811 then mark their buried lines.
Those marks usually stop at the meter. A buried line from the house to a shed or garage is the owner's responsibility and may not be marked. Tell us where power or water runs to the building. Before anything comes down, those lines are disconnected, usually by a licensed electrician or plumber.
In Broussard, the city's permit page says demolition needs a building permit. The Lafayette Consolidated Government and Baton Rouge both list residential demolition permits in their fee schedules. Rules differ by town, so the local permit office answers whether your shed or carport needs one. Any permit is sorted out before work starts.
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, or LDEQ, sets the state's asbestos rules for demolition. They cover public, commercial, institutional and industrial buildings. Residential buildings with four or fewer dwelling units are exempt, unless the demolition is part of a larger project.
Where the rules apply, the building has to be checked for asbestos before demolition starts. An accredited asbestos inspector does a thorough inspection, or all the material is handled as asbestos. For those buildings, LDEQ also has to be notified before any demolition, even when no asbestos is found.
Even where the rules do not apply, older building products can hold asbestos. The EPA lists roofing and siding shingles and vinyl floor tile among them, and you can't tell by looking. In an asbestos survey, an accredited asbestos inspector looks the building over and sends samples to a lab. We point you to one when an old shed or garage calls for it.
Call or text for a written quote. We work about an hour around Lafayette, from the Acadiana towns to Baton Rouge.
(337) 520-8615From the first call or text to the finished work, here is how it goes.
Call or text (337) 520-8615 and tell us about the job and where it is. Send photos if you like.
We come out to look at the site and where the water runs. Clear photos can stand in for that first look.
You get the quote in writing, with the work spelled out. Once you say yes, we set a date, and pour days follow the weather.
First comes the tear-out, or the forms and rebar for new concrete. Then the ready-mix truck arrives, and we pour and finish the slab. On drainage jobs, we dig the trench and set the pipe.
We take a final look at the work with you, and the site is cleaned up. We also tell you when the new concrete can take foot traffic and when it can take a car.
Common questions about demolition around Lafayette and across Acadiana. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
We break out cracked or sunken driveways, patios, walks and slabs and haul the rubble off. Where a new slab goes in, we grade the base and pour new concrete.
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Concrete slabs and pads for shops, metal buildings, carports and sheds on your land around Lafayette. Each one goes down on a compacted base, with the steel set before the truck arrives.
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Catch basins, channel drains, downspout lines, swales and driveway culverts for yards that hold water. We give rainwater a path away from the house and off the lot.
Learn MoreOne call covers the whole job. The teardown and the new pour come from the same company, and so can the drainage.
We pour each slab to the thickness its use calls for, on a compacted base. Driveways and slabs get rebar or wire mesh. Control joints go in so shrinkage cracks land where they belong.
We look at the job first, on site or from the photos you send. Then the quote comes to you in writing, with the work spelled out.
Our work reaches about an hour around Lafayette, from Opelousas down to Abbeville. Baton Rouge, to the east, is in our area too.
Tell us about the job and the town it is in, and text us photos if you have them. Call or text (337) 520-8615 or use the form, and we will get back to you.
Tell us about the driveway, slab, drainage problem or teardown and where it is. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.