Concrete removal · Collier County
Concrete removal in Collier County
Concrete removal covers driveways, patios, garage slabs, pool decks and the pads left when a building has gone. It looks simple and usually is not, because of what lies beneath.
Under a Collier County slab there may be irrigation lines, a well pipe, a septic line or a cable no one mapped. Sunshine 811 gets the call, and private lines are located as well, since 811 does not mark what an owner installed.
Weight is the other factor. A broken-out slab is heavy, so clean concrete is kept apart from wood, soil and trash and recycled wherever a facility accepts it. Mixed loads cost more and go to fewer places.
On a lot that may be rebuilt, the slab can matter to the flood design. Taking out fill or a raised slab can change the elevation a new building must meet, so the permit office is worth asking before a structural slab comes out.
Photos, the approximate area and the plan for the space are enough for a quote. Breakout, haul and restoration appear as separate items.
Order of work
- Marking of what comes out and what stays
- Sunshine 811 call and private line locates
- Check with the permit office on whether a permit applies
- Saw-cut edges to protect what remains
- Breakout, with concrete and steel separated at loading
- Haul to a facility that takes clean concrete
- Fill, grade and finish
Common snags
What tends to hold these jobs up, and our answer to each
Lines nobody mapped
Irrigation, wells, septic lines and cables may lie below. Public and private lines are located before breaking.
Loads that mix
Clean concrete recycles and mixed debris does not. The two streams stay apart.
Slabs with a job to do
A slab can tie into walls, columns or a flood design. We check its role first.
Noise and dust
Breaking concrete in a neighborhood is loud and dusty. Water and agreed hours keep it in bounds.
Where our role ends
Permit requirements for breaking out concrete turn on the scope and the office. Septic lines, wells and utility connections are handled by licensed trades or the utilities, and we arrange that work.
Questions
About concrete removal
Is a permit needed to remove a driveway or patio?
Often not for simple flatwork, and often yes for a slab that carries a structure. The office decides, so we check before pricing.
Is the removed concrete recycled?
When a facility will take it, yes. Clean concrete is kept separate from the rest of the debris for that reason.
What goes into the cost of a demolition?
A quote comes after we visit the property, or after we review photos and drawings that show enough. The price follows the building's materials and height, the asbestos survey, utility and septic work, how machines reach the lot, what stays, and where the debris goes. We do not publish prices, because two lots that look alike seldom cost alike.
Is there a size limit on the jobs you price?
No limit. Sheds, pools, slabs and single walls get a quote, and so do whole buildings, selective or structural. Describe what stands on the lot and what must stay, and the price follows that description.
Is Romco Builders licensed?
Yes. Romco Builders is a Florida-licensed general contractor with headquarters in Fort Lauderdale. Some tasks need a license or permit of their own, among them asbestos abatement, electrical disconnects, septic abandonment and tree removal. Those go to the firms or agencies with that authority, and we fit them into a single schedule.
Start to finish
Six stages in a fixed order
Send the address and the scope
Ring us or use the quote form, and attach photos or drawings if you have them. Give the area, what has to go and what has to stay.
We walk the site
We visit the lot and look at the building, the utility connections, septic or sewer, the flood zone, how machines and trucks will get in, and the neighbors.
Written scope and quote
A written quote lists what comes out, what is shielded, and what leaves by truck. Anything that depends on a survey is marked.
Surveys, permit and disconnects
Required asbestos testing, utility shutoffs and septic abandonment happen here, and the permit goes to the office that covers your parcel.
Demolition and haul-off
The crew follows the agreed order of work. Debris is taken to permitted facilities, and load records are kept.
Final inspection
The permit is closed by the building department after its last inspection, leaving a clear lot or the shell you requested.
Concrete removal across Collier, including Naples, Old Naples, Marco Island, Everglades City, Chokoloskee, Goodland, Isles of Capri, Immokalee, Golden Gate Estates, Bayshore and Gateway Triangle, and every other Collier city.
Also on our list
Other demolition we price
- Interior demolitionCondo and office strip-outs, and flood-damaged rooms cut back to the studs.Interior demolition in Collier →
- Selective demolitionTake out a lanai, addition or wall and leave the rest of the building standing.Selective demolition in Collier →
- Commercial demolitionStrip centers, offices, warehouses and apartment buildings, planned from the survey on.Commercial demolition in Collier →
- House demolitionRanch houses, canal homes and rural homes on septic, taken down after the file is complete.House demolition in Collier →
- Structural demolitionConcrete frames, elevated slabs, piles and foundations near water, in engineered order.Structural demolition in Collier →
- Pool removalPartial or full pool removal, with the cage, the water and the fill planned together.Pool removal in Collier →
- Mobile home demolitionTrailers and mobile homes cleared from park and private lots, utilities shut off first.Mobile home demolition in Collier →
- Storm damage demolitionSurge-flooded and storm-damaged buildings, made safe and removed with records kept.Storm damage demolition in Collier →
- Site clearingOpen up a lot once the vegetation, wetland and wildlife checks are done.Site clearing in Collier →
- Asbestos coordinationTesting, state filing and licensed removal sequenced ahead of the machines.Asbestos coordination in Collier →
- Accessory structure demolitionLanais, cages, docks, sheds and garages taken off a lot without harming the house.Accessory structure demolition in Collier →
- Something else?If your job is not shown here, ring us and describe it. Every type and size gets a quote.Call (239) 510-4206 →
Any type, any size, anywhere in Collier County
Name the place and the job, and we will put a price on it.
Romco Builders is a licensed Florida general contractor, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale. A single wall or a full building: either way you get a written scope and a quote.