Tear-outs done carefully, cleaned up completely
Not every demolition job needs a wrecking crew. A lot of what needs to disappear on rural properties is smaller and more delicate: a cracked concrete patio against the house, a failing shed or small outbuilding, an old driveway apron, a corral or fence line, a concrete pad where the new shop is going. Jones EarthWorks handles light demolition with the Bobcat E42 — equipment sized to work close to houses and landscaping, break things out in a controlled way, and load the debris out so the site is clean when we leave.
The "light" in light demolition is about scope, and Wade will be straight with you about it on the site walk: small structures and flatwork are our lane. Full house demolition and anything involving hazardous materials, structural engineering, or utility complications beyond a simple disconnect is not — and if your project falls there, he'll tell you before you've spent anything.
Demolition work we take on
- Concrete removal — patios, pads, sidewalks, and driveway sections broken out and hauled off
- Small structure tear-down — sheds and small outbuildings (confirm scope on the site walk)
- Old pad and footing removal ahead of new construction
- Fence and corral tear-out on acreage properties
- Debris loading and haul-off — the site is left clean, not just demolished
- Regrading after removal so the area is usable the same week
What happens with the debris — and the ground after
Demolition is half breaking and half logistics. Before anything comes down, the site walk covers where debris can be staged, how the truck gets in and out, and what disposal looks like for your material — concrete, wood, and mixed debris don't all go the same place. Utility locations matter too: if there are lines near the work, they get located and flagged before the bucket touches the ground, the same as any of our digging work.
Once the structure or concrete is out, most customers want the spot to disappear into the property — filled, graded, and either seeded-ready or prepped for whatever replaces it. Because demolition usually sits right before a pad, a driveway, or new site work, we can roll straight from tear-out into the next phase with the same machine already on site. Send the quote form with a description of what's coming out, and Wade will walk it with you.
Common questions
Do I need a permit for demolition?
Requirements vary by structure and county. Small non-structural tear-outs often don't; anything bigger may. Wade will flag it on the site walk if your project looks like one that needs county paperwork, so you can sort it before work starts.
Can you take down a building with utilities still connected?
Lines must be disconnected and verified safe before tear-down starts. If you're not sure what's live, that's a site-walk conversation — we won't dig or demo around utilities that haven't been located and cleared.
Do you haul everything away?
Yes — haul-off and disposal are part of the quote, worked out on the site walk based on what the material is and how much of it there is. If you'd rather keep something (good lumber, a concrete pile for fill), just say so.
Something needs to come out?
Describe it in the quote form — or just call. Wade will walk it and give you one number for tear-out, haul-off, and cleanup.