Slabs, Patios, Footings
Tuscaloosa Demolition Pros: Concrete Removal in Tuscaloosa, AL
Break out the patio, the carport pad or the foundation a house left behind, and get the ground back to dirt you can use.
- Tuscaloosa, Northport and towns within 20 miles
- Licensed, insured local contractors
- Houses, mobile homes, garages and pools
- Written price before work starts
- Debris hauled and the lot graded
Tuscaloosa Demolition Pros connects Tuscaloosa property owners with local crews who break out and haul away concrete: patios, carport and shed pads, walkways, steps, and the slab or footings left after a house or garage comes down. This page covers what concrete removal costs in Tuscaloosa, what pushes a quote up, and the City rules that apply when concrete is the only thing left on a lot.
Breaking out a slab costs about $4 a square foot in Tuscaloosa, while a concrete-slab foundation left under a lot you plan to sell or build on can come back as a $2,000 to $6,000 removal on a buyer's or builder's timetable instead of yours.
Concrete Removal Jobs Around Tuscaloosa
Some concrete is flatwork the owner is finished with: a cracked patio, a sunken walk, a carport pad nobody parks on. Some is what a teardown left behind, such as the slab under a garage or the footings and piers of a house that is already gone. The crews we work with break the concrete with a hammer on an excavator or skid steer, cut the wire mesh or rebar free, load the pieces, then fill and grade the spot so it drains.
What Concrete Removal Costs in Tuscaloosa
$800 to $2,400
HomeBlue's Tuscaloosa cost guide puts slab removal at $4 per square foot for 4 to 6 inch concrete, so this band covers roughly 200 to 600 square feet. Thicker pours, rebar and a long carry to the trailer raise it.
Square footage and thickness set most of the price. HomeBlue's $4 a square foot Tuscaloosa figure assumes a 4 to 6 inch slab, and HomeGuide's national figure for plain slab removal is $1 to $3 a square foot. Steel inside the concrete, an edge poured deeper than the rest, and a backyard the trailer cannot reach all add machine time. Driveways are priced as their own job under driveway removal. Real local quotes can come in under the guide numbers.
Slab and Foundation Removal After a Tuscaloosa Teardown
When a house or garage comes down, the slab or foundation is often the last piece standing. HomeGuide puts removal of a concrete-slab foundation at $2,000 to $6,000, and prices demolishing a house while leaving the foundation at $3 to $7 a square foot. Inside the City, leaving it has limits: Tuscaloosa Code Sec. 6-51(d) says abandoned slabs, foundations, sidewalks and driveways must be removed where no primary structure remains, with the surface returned to a natural state. Ask for the footings to be priced with the house demolition.
Tuscaloosa Permits and 811 for Concrete Work
Breaking out footings and slab edges means digging, so state law calls for an Alabama 811 notice at least two working days and no more than 30 calendar days before demolition. The call is free, and each utility marks its own lines. Concrete that goes with a teardown rides on the City demolition permit, $21 for residential work. A driveway approach in the City right-of-way needs a land development permit under Sec. 21-219, and bare ground in the Lake Tuscaloosa, Harris Lake or Lake Nicol watersheds may call for a site stabilization plan.
Concrete and Slab Removal Near Brookwood
Outside the City, the town sets the rules and the ground can differ. The USDA soil survey maps Palmerdale very shaly loam, a disturbed, mine-spoil type of ground, near Brookwood, a coal-mining town, so ask the contractor what fill and grading the spot will need once the concrete is out. Brookwood has no permit page online; check with City Hall on Highway 216 before slab removal around Brookwood starts.
Signs the Old Concrete Should Come Out
- The patio has heaved or split into pieces that rock underfoot
- A slab or footings are all that is left where a garage or house stood
- Water pools against the house where the old walk slopes the wrong way
- Roots have lifted the walkway into a trip hazard
- A buyer or builder has asked for bare ground
Get a Concrete Removal Price in Tuscaloosa
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Frequently Asked Questions
Concrete Removal Questions From Tuscaloosa Owners
How much does concrete removal cost in Tuscaloosa?
HomeBlue's Tuscaloosa guide uses $4 a square foot for a 4 to 6 inch slab, which puts 200 to 600 square feet at $800 to $2,400. Rebar, thickness, access for the trailer and how far the debris travels move the final number.
What are the signs a concrete slab should be removed instead of patched?
Slabs broken into loose sections, heaved over roots or tilted toward the house are the usual reasons owners call. So is a slab left from a building that is gone, since Tuscaloosa's code calls for abandoned slabs to come out where no primary structure remains.
Do I have to remove the old foundation after a house is torn down?
Inside the City of Tuscaloosa, Sec. 6-51(d) says abandoned slabs, foundations, sidewalks and driveways must be removed where no primary structure remains, and the surface returned to a natural state. Outside the City, ask the town hall what it expects.
Do I need to call 811 before breaking up concrete?
If footings or slab edges are being dug out, yes. Alabama law asks for an 811 notice at least two working days and no more than 30 calendar days before demolition. The call is free, and the utilities mark their own lines.
Where does broken concrete go after removal?
ADEM treats clean concrete, brick, block, asphalt and soil differently from regulated demolition debris, so a clean load is easier to place. Tuscaloosa Code Sec. 16-101 requires demolition debris to end up at a lawful disposal area.