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Concrete Removal & Demolition in Stoney Creek
My Concrete Pros breaks out, hauls and recycles old driveways, patios, walks, steps and pads across Stoney Creek, as its own job or as day one of a new pour. The ground changes with the escarpment: wet clay near the lake below it, clay till over limestone on the mountain. We order the utility locates, saw-cut the edges that stay, and itemize the tear-out on a free written quote. When we pour the new concrete, that work carries our lifetime warranty on labour.
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Reviewed June 2026
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Stoney Creek runs from the Lake Ontario shore up over the Niagara Escarpment, and the climb sorts the work. In the Old Town and the lakeside streets below the escarpment, the houses are older. On the mountain, west of Centennial Parkway, the subdivisions are newer. See our Stoney Creek page for everything else we do in town.
The method is the same everywhere: locates, saw cuts, breakout, hauling to a recycler, then grading. It is set out on our concrete removal and demolition page. This page covers what Stoney Creek ground and Stoney Creek homes change about that job.
Why the old slab failed decides what goes back in
Below the escarpment, the lakeshore plain runs to clay near the water, with a high water table. Clay holds water, swells when it is wet and lets frost lift a slab on a thin base. On the mountain, the subdivisions sit on clay till over limestone, and the clay heaves on a thin base there too. When a slab heaves or cracks, the cause can be the base under it, not the concrete itself.
So when the old slab is gone, we look at the ground before anything goes back. If new concrete is coming, we dig to stable ground and compact the base in lifts while the ground is open. If the slab is gone for good, we grade the area and finish it with gravel or topsoil. Nothing gets buried on site.
The Old Town and the lakeside streets: tight yards and walls that stay
Older homes below the escarpment often have steps, walks and driveways close to the foundation. We saw-cut wherever old concrete meets concrete that stays, such as a foundation wall, an old step or a neighbour's fence, and we use jackhammers instead of a machine beside the house. A backyard behind a narrow gate means the smallest machine or hand breakout, and we tell you that at the quote.
The low ground near the creek and the shore holds water longest. If a wall beside the old slab already lets water in, the tear-out is a good time to look at it. We can check basement waterproofing in Stoney Creek while the ground is open.
The mountain subdivisions: planning the water path
Near the Eramosa Karst there are pockets of fractured rock where surface water drains in ways you cannot see from the street. Before we rebuild a base, we check how the lot actually drains at the site visit, so runoff goes where we want it. We do not guess the ground from the postal code.
Tear-out and new pour with one crew
A tear-out is often day one of a replacement: an old driveway out before a new concrete driveway in Stoney Creek, or a heaved patio out before a new concrete patio in Stoney Creek. One crew does both, so you pay one mobilization, and the base is rebuilt by the people who pour on it.
Utility locates are required by Ontario law before any digging, and we order them as part of the job. Allow about a week for the marking. If the new driveway changes its width or curb cut, the City wants a say before the pour, and we flag that at the quote. Stoney Creek books onto our regular Hamilton-area routes, so a job here does not need a special trip. We reply to every request within one business day.
Straight answers
Our Old Town driveway is cracked and heaving. Do we need a full tear-out?
It depends on why it moved. Near the lake, heaving can come from a base that failed on wet clay, and new concrete poured over a failed slab copies its movement. We look at the base at the visit. If the slab is sound and only the surface is tired, resurfacing may be the better answer, and we will say so.
How much does concrete removal cost in Stoney Creek?
The slab's thickness, how much rebar or mesh is in it, and how a machine reaches it set the number. A driveway open to the street is the easy case; a backyard patio behind a narrow gate takes longer. We do not post a figure, because it would mislead you. You get a free written quote after a site visit, with breakout, hauling, disposal and grading itemized.
Do I need a permit to remove a driveway or patio in Stoney Creek?
Removing flatwork normally needs no building permit. Utility locates are still required by Ontario law before any digging, and we order them. If the new driveway changes width or the curb cut, the City wants a say before the pour, and we flag that at the quote.
What happens to the old concrete?
Clean concrete goes to a recycler and is crushed into road base. Mesh and rebar are cut free and recycled separately. Nothing gets buried on site.
Keep reading
- Concrete Removal & Demolition across Southern OntarioThe full method: locates, saw cuts, breakout, hauling and grading.
- Concrete Contractors in Stoney CreekEverything else we pour and repair across Stoney Creek, from the Old Town to the mountain.
- Concrete Driveways in Stoney CreekA tear-out often comes before a new driveway. How we build one on lakeside clay or mountain till.
- Concrete Patios in Stoney CreekA new patio on a rebuilt base, once the old slab is out.
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