Concrete Removal in Waco, TX
Concrete removal in Waco, TX clears the ground for a new drive, patio or slab, or for grass, as Waco Elite Concrete saw-cuts, breaks out and hauls off the old concrete after a free estimate.
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Concrete removal or repair?
A severely cracked or damaged drive is no candidate for resurfacing, a slab pitched the wrong way has little remedy besides removal and a new pour, and extensive spalling usually means the whole slab comes out. When damage is local, only the broken sections need to go. A replacement also carries the cost of correcting whatever damaged the old slab, such as tree roots or plumbing; the next pour picks up on our concrete driveways or slab page.
Removal at the street
Waco's code requires the city engineer's permit before anyone removes a sidewalk, curb, gutter, driveway or other concrete on public property, and concrete permits go only to bonded concrete contractors. The right-of-way schedule, effective September 1, 2024, bills a street cut at $5.32 a square foot and curb and gutter at $1.92 a linear foot.
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(254) 309-9254How concrete removal works
Size up the job
The free estimate notes how big and thick the concrete is, whether steel runs through it and how equipment gets in. For a post-tensioned slab, a national cutting contractor calls for radar scans to find the cables before any cut.
Saw-cut and break out
A flat saw cuts a clean edge where removal stops; the concrete is then broken up and hauled away.
Ready the ground
Soft spots are dug out and refilled with gravel or crushed rock, which the Michigan Concrete Association says to compact to 95%.
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(254) 309-9254Concrete removal cost in Waco
Typical Waco figures (2024) put demolishing an old driveway at $1.20 to $1.90 a square foot, and in a typical Central Texas figure (2026), removing and hauling off an old drive costs $2 to $8 per square foot. The estimate is free, like every job on our Waco concrete services list.
- Steps
- $250–$400
- Patio
- $1,000–$2,000
- Sidewalk
- $1,200–$2,200
- Driveway
- $1,500–$2,500
National averages, 2025. Not a quote.
Questions about removing concrete
Why is concrete removal so expensive?
Weight, steel and disposal. Normal-weight concrete weighs 140 to 150 pounds per cubic foot, by NRMCA's figures. Nationally, reinforced concrete costs $1 to $3 more per square foot to remove, and dump fees run $90 to $160 a ton (2025).
How much does it cost to remove a 20x20 concrete slab?
Taking out a 20 × 20-foot patio runs $1,200 to $3,000 nationally (2025).
What tool to use to remove concrete?
A small walk can be broken out with a sledgehammer or jackhammer, and slab saws cut the edges. Near reinforcing steel, the American Concrete Institute's repair bulletin keeps to 15- or 30-pound jackhammers, because larger ones may damage the bars.
What to do with removed concrete?
Recycle it. Crushed recycled concrete aggregate can work well as the base under a new slab, and in the EPA's 2018 figures, aggregate was the main destination for demolished concrete.
Does removing a patio or driveway lower the Waco drainage fee?
It can. Waco bills homes by impervious area, driveways and sidewalks included: 0.57 ERU up to 1,960 square feet, 1.0 from 1,961 to 3,399 and 1.74 at 3,400 or more. Each ERU costs $5.75 a month starting October 1, 2026.
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