Concrete Removal in Vaughan

Most concrete jobs start with a decision about the tool. Our photos show the two we use most. On pool decks and flatwork, a compact track loader with a hydraulic breaker splits the slab into pieces that can be lifted by hand or loaded by machine. For interior floors and heavier work, a mini excavator with a breaker or bucket gets in close, as it does in the photo of the floor slab with the rebar exposed.

Around a pool, the priority is protecting what stays. The breaker works from the outside edge inward so pieces fall away from the water, and the coping and pool shell are left alone unless they're part of the scope. The same thinking applies next to a house, a fence or a retaining wall: we break toward open ground.

Broken concrete is stacked and loaded as clean fill wherever possible. Keeping it free of wood, soil and garbage is what lets it go to a crushing facility and come back as aggregate. When concrete is mixed with other waste, it costs more to dispose of and usually ends up in landfill.

Rebar and wire mesh are cut out and sent for scrap. Once the concrete is gone, the base underneath is checked. If the next step is new concrete, pavers or sod, we leave the area at the grade you've asked for.

Before breaking starts, we arrange utility locates through Ontario One Call for any work that goes below the surface.

Access decides a lot on concrete jobs. Backyard pool decks and patios are often reached through a side gate, so we measure it at the site visit and choose a machine that fits without damaging the lawn or fence on the way in.