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Concrete Removal & Demolition in Dunnville
We break out and haul away old driveways, walks, steps, patios and slabs in Dunnville and at the lakeshore cottages from Port Maitland to Lowbanks. Dunnville sits at the low end of the Haldimand clay plain, where the water table near the river mouth runs high and the clay drains slowly. Quotes are free and written, with the breakout, hauling, disposal and grading itemized.
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Reviewed June 2026
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Dunnville sits where the Grand River meets Lake Erie, at the bottom of the county's clay plain. The clay drains slowly, and melt water stays in the ground for weeks each spring.
The removal itself 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 is about what Dunnville's ground and homes change about the job.
Old streets by the dam: original walks and steps
The streets around the dam and the downtown carry Dunnville's oldest concrete: original walks, porch steps and block foundations that have outlived their first parging several times over. The houses are brick storefronts, pre-war frame houses and post-war bungalows.
A crumbling walk or a worn set of porch steps is a small job, and small jobs are welcome.
Wet ground near the river
Near the river mouth, the water table runs high and the clay drains slowly. See concrete driveways in Dunnville, concrete patios in Dunnville and basement waterproofing in Dunnville for the other work we do in town.
Lakeshore cottages: pads and steps that sat empty
Along the shore from Port Maitland to Lowbanks, cottage lots generate steady small work: pads, steps, walkways and the repairs that come from sitting empty through a lakeshore winter. Spray and splash keep shoreline concrete wetter through more freeze-thaw cycles, so surfaces pit and spall earlier than the same pour inland.
If the cottage is closed for the season, we can quote from a site visit and book the removal for when access is easy. Dunnville jobs book onto our scheduled Haldimand route days through the pouring season, and we reply to every request within one business day.
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Our old walk and steps in Dunnville are crumbling. Do you tear out and replace them?
Yes. Crumbling walks and steps are small jobs, and we book them onto regular Dunnville route days. The old concrete comes out and the new walk or steps are quoted with the removal as one job.
Can you remove a cottage pad or steps near Port Maitland or Lowbanks?
Yes. The lakeshore cottages are regular stops on our Dunnville route days. If the cottage is closed for the season, we can quote from a site visit and book the work for when access is easy.
How much does concrete removal cost in Dunnville?
The thickness of the slab, how much mesh and rebar is in it, 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.
Keep reading
- Concrete Removal & Demolition across Southern OntarioThe full removal method: locates, saw cuts, rebar, recycling and grading.
- Concrete Contractors in DunnvilleEverything else we pour and repair in Dunnville, from the old streets by the dam to the lakeshore cottages.
- Concrete Driveways in DunnvilleConcrete driveways, poured in Dunnville.
- Concrete Patios in DunnvilleConcrete patios, poured in Dunnville.
- Basement Waterproofing in DunnvilleBasement waterproofing in Dunnville.
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