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Concrete Removal & Slab Demolition in Hot Springs, AR

Concrete Removal · Hot Springs, AR

Old Concrete Broken Out and Gone

Concrete removal and slab demolition around Hot Springs, Hot Springs Village, Benton and the surrounding 50 miles is demolition work at ground level. Cracked driveways, the slab an old garage sat on, a foundation left behind after a teardown, a patio or pool deck that has heaved: we break it out with the excavator, load it in the trucks and haul it away. What you get back is dirt, graded and ready for a new pour, a gravel drive or grass.

Concrete is heavy, and hauling is most of the cost. A four-inch driveway slab weighs about two and a half tons per hundred square feet before the base under it is counted. We plan the break-up so the pieces load fast, keep the loads sized for the trucks, and separate rebar and wire mesh where a recycling yard will take them. That keeps the tonnage on the landfill ticket down.

Concrete comes out as part of most of our jobs. A house teardown ends with the foundation, a mobile home removal leaves piers and a pad, and a new gravel drive often starts with an old broken one. It is also a job on its own, and this page is for that call.

What We Handle

  • Concrete driveways, sidewalks and parking pads removed
  • House and garage slabs and foundations broken out
  • Patios, porches, steps and pool decks demolished
  • Footings, piers and block walls dug out
  • Rebar and wire mesh separated for recycling
  • Broken concrete loaded and hauled off
  • Ground graded and ready for a new pour or gravel
  • Free on-site estimates

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Driveways, Slabs and Foundations

A driveway removal is the most common call. The slab gets broken into loadable pieces with the excavator, the base rock underneath gets checked, and the drive is either regraded for gravel or left prepped for a new pour. If the old drive failed because water ran under it, we fix the drainage before anything new goes down.

Foundations and garage slabs are heavier work. Footings run deeper than people expect, and older Hot Springs houses often sit on a mix of block, poured concrete and stone. We dig the footings out, break the slab, and backfill the hole with compacted fill so the lot does not settle into a dip a year later. That backfill is dirt work we already have the trucks and material for.

Patios, Pool Decks and the Small Slabs

Patios, porch slabs, steps, dog runs and pool decks are small jobs with one complication: they sit close to the house, the fence and whatever you are keeping. We work those with the smaller machines, protect what stays, and carry the pieces out to the truck when the machine cannot reach. A cracked patio needs a machine sized to the space and a plan for the load-out.

Pool decks come up when a pool is being resurfaced, rebuilt or filled in. We remove the deck and the coping, haul the pieces, and leave the ground graded. Tell us what the finished yard should look like and we quote to that.

Where the Concrete Goes

Broken concrete from Garland County goes to the county landfill on Cedar Glades Road or its transfer stations, where construction and demolition waste is charged by the ton with a 15 dollar minimum. That is why we plan the break-up around weight: clean concrete separated from dirt and wood, metal pulled out for the recycling side, and loads sized to the trucks. Those fees are in the quote.

Inside the city of Hot Springs, City Engineering asks for a call before demolition, excavation or grading on any site with water or sewer service, so buried lines can be located and closed out properly. Breaking out a slab over an old service line without that call can turn a cheap job into a repair bill. Call (501) 617-1511 and we will look at the slab, the access and what is under it before we quote.

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What You Can Expect

How a Job With Bankhead Runs

From the first look at the job to the final walk-through, here is exactly how it goes.

1

Look at the Job

We come and see the actual job: the structure, the ground, the access, what stays and what goes. Thirty years of demolition experience means a fast read on what the work really involves. No blind quotes over the phone.

2

The Quote

You get a free quote with a real number and a real timeline. It covers the teardown, the loading, the hauling and the cleanup — so the price you hear is the price for a finished job, not just the fun part.

3

Do the Work

Machines show up when we said they would. The structure comes down under control, trucks cycle the debris out, and the site stays contained — there's a method to the madness, and 30 years of it shows.

4

Leave It Clean

The job isn't done at the last bite of the excavator. Debris hauled off, ground graded out, and a lot you can actually use — ready to build on, park on, or just mow. Done means you'd never know the mess was there.

FAQ

Concrete Removal Questions, Answered

Common questions about concrete removal across Hot Springs & the surrounding 50 miles. Don't see yours? Give us a call and ask.

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How much does concrete removal cost in Hot Springs?
Price follows thickness, square footage, rebar, access for the machine and trucks, and landfill tonnage. A thin patio slab with a truck path costs far less than a reinforced garage foundation behind a fence. We quote after seeing it, and the number includes hauling and disposal. The estimate is free.
How much does it cost to remove 1,000 square feet of concrete?
A thousand square feet of four-inch slab is roughly 25 tons of concrete before the base is counted, so the haul and the landfill fee drive the price more than the breaking does. Thickness, rebar and access move it from there. Send us the dimensions and a photo and we will give you a real range.
Can old concrete be reused instead of hauled off?
Sometimes. Broken concrete can go back on site as fill under a new drive or as riprap on an eroding bank, which keeps it off the landfill ticket. Whether that works depends on the pieces and where they would go, and we will say so on the estimate visit.
Do you remove the rebar and wire mesh?
Yes. Reinforced slabs get cut and pulled so the rebar and mesh come out with the pieces, then the metal is separated for recycling. Scrap metal is accepted at the county landfill at no charge, so keeping it out of the concrete load keeps the tonnage down.
Will removing my driveway damage the yard?
The machine works from the slab and the truck path, and we protect what stays. Expect tracks in the grass along the route and a graded strip where the concrete was. If a new drive is going in, the base work happens in the same visit so the yard is disturbed once.
Can you pour a new driveway after removing the old one?
We do the dirt side: removal, base prep, grading and gravel. If concrete is coming back, we leave the base compacted and ready for whoever pours, which is most of what a new slab's life comes from. If you want gravel, see our gravel driveways page and we finish it in one job.
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Why Choose Bankhead

Why Hot Springs Property Owners Call Bankhead

Thirty Years of Teardowns

Demolition around Hot Springs since 1994, up to a 200,000 sq ft high school in five weeks. Everybody thinks demo is easy work; thirty years is why it looks that way.

One Company, Quote to Cleanup

The company that looks at your property and quotes the job is the company that runs the excavator over it, with contract trucks keeping the debris moving out.

Quotes for the Whole Job

Free estimates from looking at the actual job. The number covers the finished state — teardown, loading, hauling, cleanup — not just the part before the mess.

Built for This Terrain

Hillsides, lake lots, tight in-town streets — Hot Springs ground is its own animal. Local since 1994, from the lakes to the county lines, and the work respects the terrain.

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