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Concrete Removal & Demolition in Caledonia
We break out and haul away old driveways, patios, walkways, steps and slabs across Caledonia. The older streets around Argyle carry original steps and walks, and Empire's Avalon is a new-home community where builders leave lots for owners to finish. Quotes are free and written, with breakout, hauling, disposal and grading itemized.
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Reviewed June 2026
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Caledonia sits on the Haldimand clay plain, and tight clay holds melt at the surface. That matters once an old slab is out and the ground is open. See our Caledonia page for everything else we do in town.
The removal follows our usual method: utility locates before any machine digs, saw cuts where old concrete meets concrete that stays, mesh and rebar cut free, and the old concrete sent to a recycler. The full method is on our concrete removal and demolition page. This page covers what Caledonia ground and Caledonia homes change about that job.
Near the Argyle Street bridge: old steps, walks and driveways
The houses on the older streets on both sides of the Grand are of a similar vintage to the nine-span bridge, and many still carry original steps and walks. Whatever comes out, we quote it at the free site visit with breakout, hauling, disposal and grading itemized, so you see the cost of the tear-out before you decide.
Where a driveway or walk does come out, the site is graded when we leave. See concrete driveways in Caledonia for what goes back in.
Clay under the slab: rebuilding the base after tear-out
Tight clay holds melt at the surface, so the base under a new slab matters. When the tear-out and the new pour are done by one crew, the base is rebuilt while the ground is open, compacted in lifts and graded for drainage.
That also means one mobilization instead of two, and one quote that covers both.
Avalon and the new surveys: making room for the bigger pour
Empire's Avalon is a new-home community where builders leave lots for owners to finish. If an existing strip or pad is in the way of a wider driveway or a patio, we saw-cut a clean edge wherever old concrete meets concrete that stays.
Caledonia anchors the north end of our Haldimand routes and books into a standing calendar. Small tear-outs, like one walkway or an old shed pad, are welcome and are booked into regular routes.
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How do I find out whether the old steps at my house need to come out?
Ask for the free site visit. We look at the concrete with you and itemize any removal in a written quote, so you see what coming out costs before you decide.
Does the base need attention after old concrete comes out on Caledonia clay?
Tight clay holds melt at the surface, so yes, the base matters. With one crew doing the tear-out and the new pour, the base is rebuilt while the ground is open, compacted in lifts and graded for drainage.
How much does concrete removal cost in Caledonia?
The thickness of the slab, how heavily it is reinforced with mesh and rebar, and how a machine reaches it set most of the cost. A flat rate posted online would only mislead you. You get a free written quote after a site visit, with breakout, hauling, disposal and grading itemized, and the number on the quote is the number you pay unless you change the job.
What happens to the old concrete?
Clean concrete goes to a recycler and is crushed into road base. The mesh and rebar are cut free and recycled separately from the concrete.
Keep reading
- Concrete Removal & Demolition across Southern OntarioThe full removal method: locates, saw cuts, rebar, recycling and grading.
- Concrete Contractors in CaledoniaEverything else we pour and repair in Caledonia.
- Concrete Driveways in CaledoniaMost removal is day one of a new driveway on a base built for Caledonia clay.
- Parging in CaledoniaThe nine-span bridge area has older houses, and parging is one of the things we do there.
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