Driveway and Patio Concrete Removal in O'Fallon, IL
O'Fallon added more than 10,000 people between 2000 and 2020, and the drives and patios poured for that first wave of subdivisions are now old enough to fail. Calls here are about a drive sunk at the garage, a patio too small for the family, or a walk lifted out of line. Jon breaks it out and hauls it off.
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Concrete Removal in O'Fallon
Subdivision concrete reaching middle age
Suburban building in O'Fallon took off in the 1980s and picked up again once Interstate 64 was expanded in the 1990s. In subdivisions such as Fairwood Hills, Thornbury Hill and Deer Creek, the concrete runs from the garage door to the curb.
Concrete that was placed thirty years ago over fresh subdivision fill has had a long time to settle. The calls follow a pattern: the drive has dropped where it meets the garage, the patio has tipped toward the house, or a crack has opened across the walk and keeps widening.
Why the drive drops at the garage
The ground right beside a new foundation is backfill, and backfill keeps settling for years. Add water from the roof and a winter of freeze and thaw, and the end of the slab nearest the garage loses its support first.
Breaking the drive out shows what was going on underneath. Soft, wet soil is dug out and replaced, and a compacted rock base is spread at the height your concrete contractor wants. 3D does not pour concrete. A proper base is what gives the new drive a fair start. Without one, the same drop tends to come back within a few winters.
Making room for a bigger patio
Plenty of O'Fallon patios were poured as a small square outside the back door. Families outgrow them, and a bigger patio or an outdoor kitchen means the old slab has to go first.
The old concrete is broken up, loaded and taken away, and the new footprint is dug out and graded so the finished patio will shed water away from the house. If an old deck is coming off at the same time, demolition in O'Fallon covers that part. The concrete removal cost guide sets out what changes the price.
Older walks near the depot
Not everything in town is a subdivision. O'Fallon was laid out in 1854, and the blocks around the old Baltimore and Ohio depot downtown carry older walks, narrow drives and steps that have crumbled at the edges.
Work that close to an older house is slower and more careful. Broken pieces are lifted and carried rather than pushed around, and anything fragile near the slab, such as a basement window or a gas meter, gets pointed out before the machine starts. Old walks are often thinner than modern ones, and some have been patched with a second layer poured on top, so Jon checks before pricing.
Permits, the street and JULIE
The City of O'Fallon lists its residential and home improvement permit applications online, and its Building and Inspections Division can say whether a drive or patio replacement needs one. Ask before you book the concrete crew, especially if the work reaches the public walk or the curb.
Every tear-out starts with a JULIE call to 811. Utilities need at least 48 hours of notice, weekends and holidays not counted, to mark their lines. Gas and water services often run right under the drive, so those flags matter even on a shallow job.
Pricing an O'Fallon tear-out
Jon looks at the concrete in person, checks the thickness and whether there is mesh or rebar inside, and works out how the dump truck gets in. He gives one free figure with hauling included. Tear-out is part of 3D's demolition and debris removal service.
If water caused the damage, yard drainage in O'Fallon can deal with that before the new pour. Everything else 3D does in town is on the O'Fallon excavating page. When you call, mention the size of the slab and whether a truck can back up to it, and send a couple of photos. If the old drive will be replaced with rock instead of concrete, say so, and the base can be built for that from the start.
Concrete Removal
Driveways, patios, slabs, sidewalks and steps broken out, loaded and hauled off, then the ground graded or the base prepared.
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Send Jon a few photos of the drive or patio and the way in. He gives one free figure that includes the hauling.
Call nowWhat that covers
- Sunken driveways. Drives broken out to firm ground and a compacted rock base set.
- Small patios. Outgrown slabs removed and the new footprint dug and graded.
- Cracked walks. Lifted or broken walks taken out and hauled away.
- Steps and stoops. Crumbling steps lifted away from the house without damage.
O'Fallon, IL
A fast-growing Metro East city on I-64 next to Scott Air Force Base, mostly newer subdivisions on rolling former farm ground.
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See the pageThe serviceConcrete Removal
Driveways, patios, slabs, sidewalks and steps broken out, loaded and hauled off, then the ground graded or the base prepared.
Main service pageO'Fallon and the towns nearby
Southwest along I-64, concrete removal in Belleville is mostly steps, walks and old drives around much older houses. North in Madison County, concrete removal in Glen Carbon looks a lot like O'Fallon: subdivision drives and patios on rolling ground. Other towns on the route are on the surrounding areas page. The truck runs between all of them, so a job across the county line is no harder to schedule.
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Tell us the job
Call, text or send the form. A photograph of the ground and the way in tells Jon more than a description does.
Jon prices it himself
Jon quotes every job. You are not talking to a call centre and the number comes from the person who will do the work.
The machines turn up
Excavator, skid steer or the dump truck, whatever the job actually needs.
It gets left clean
Debris hauled off and the ground graded back, whichever was agreed. The job is not done while there is a pile in your yard.
Photos of his work.
These are photographs from actual jobs. See more recent work. Or read about the full concrete removal service.
Questions people ask
Not seeing yours? Call (217) 710-0606 and ask Jon, or read the guides.
Do I need a permit to replace a driveway in O'Fallon?
Check with the City of O'Fallon's Building and Inspections Division, which lists its home improvement permit applications online. If the drive apron or the public walk is part of the job, ask before the concrete crew is booked.
Can you break out a patio without wrecking the lawn?
The machine needs a path in, so some ground gets crossed. Jon picks the shortest route, and any ruts are graded out when the job is done. Tell him about sprinkler lines or a buried pet fence, because JULIE does not mark those.
Will you put down rock for the new slab?
Yes. After the old concrete is out and soft soil is removed, a compacted rock base is spread at the height your concrete contractor asks for. 3D does not pour the new slab itself.
How do I get a price for concrete removal in O'Fallon?
Call or text (217) 710-0606, or email 3dexcavatinginc@gmail.com, with photos of the concrete and the way in. Jon comes out and gives one free figure, with hauling counted in, before any work is booked.
Other work he takes on
Most jobs end up being two or three of these at once, and they get quoted together.
Concrete Removal in other towns
Demolition & Debris Removal
Sheds, garages, slabs and old buildings taken down and hauled.
Learn moreGrading & Dirt Work
Ground shaped so the water leaves, and keeps leaving.
Learn moreDriveways & Gravel
A drive built on a base that carries weight.
Learn moreExcavation & Site Prep
Ground opened, cut to grade and ready for the next trade.
Learn moreLand Clearing
Overgrown ground taken back to something you can use.
Learn moreHauling & Delivery
Rock, dirt, sand and mulch delivered by dump truck.
Learn moreFree estimate in O'Fallon.
Send the details and Jon will come out and look at it. If it is easier to talk it through, call him directly.
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Need concrete removal in O'Fallon?
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