Concrete & Slab Removal in OdessaDriveways, Patios, Slabs & Footers
- Licensed C-11855 · CUC041521
- Family owned since 1978
- We own the transfer station
- Serving 4 Tampa Bay counties
Odessa, FL
Concrete & Slab Removal in Odessa
This is the job our whole operation is built around: break it out, haul it to our yard, crush it, and sell it back as base material. Our yard is about 35 minutes away, and we are licensed C-11855 and CUC041521.
Original lake houses on Lake Keystone and equestrian barns on acreage both leave slabs behind, and Odessa is where a slab removal most often pairs with crushed-concrete driveway base coming back on the same trip. Lake access decides how the machine reaches the concrete, and the county line decides where any right-of-way permit pulls.
Odessa is teardown-and-rebuild country on the lakes — original lake houses coming down for substantial new builds — plus barn and outbuilding demolition on equestrian parcels changing hands. Crushed-concrete driveway base from our yard pairs naturally with acreage jobs here.
Driveways, patios, walkways, pads and footers all come out the same way — saw-cut where a clean edge matters, broken out with a machine, and loaded. The variables are thickness and reinforcement. A 4-inch unreinforced patio is quick work; an 8-inch commercial apron with rebar is a different day.
Rebar and wire mesh slow the breaking and add weight. Post-tension slabs are a different job entirely — the tendons are under load and have to be identified before anyone starts cutting. If you know what is in the slab, tell us; if you do not, we assess on site before quoting.
What it costs
What drives a Odessa quote
| Scope of job | What drives the number |
|---|---|
| Patio or walkway, unreinforced | Area, thickness, and how far the machine has to travel |
| Residential driveway | Square footage, reinforcement, and saw-cutting at the street and garage |
| Reinforced slab or commercial apron | Thickness, rebar density, and access |
| Footers and stem walls | Depth and what sits beside them |
Every demolition is quoted on site, free. Access, structure and what has to be protected move the number more than square footage does, which is why we walk it rather than price it down the phone.
About 35 minutes northeast via SR 54 or Gunn Highway — no bridge required, no toll unless the Suncoast saves real time. Close enough for single-structure jobs, open enough for big ones.
How it works
What a Odessa job looks like
Assess and cut
Thickness and reinforcement checked; saw-cut where a clean edge is needed against something staying.
Break out
Slab broken with machine or breaker and loaded — sized to weight, not volume.
Haul and crush
Concrete returns to our transfer station and is crushed into base material.
Grade or rebase
The area is graded off, or crushed concrete base is placed and compacted ready for new paving.
Questions
Concrete Removal in Odessa — FAQs
How much does concrete removal cost in Odessa?
It comes down to the structure and the access, not the ZIP code. On patio or walkway, unreinforced, what moves the number is area, thickness, and how far the machine has to travel. What moves it in Odessa is lake access and the number of barns and outbuildings on an equestrian parcel. We walk the site and quote it, free.
Can you put down new base after removal?
Yes — crushed concrete road base from our own yard, placed and compacted on the same job, ready for pavers, asphalt or a new pour.
Do I need a permit to remove a driveway?
Usually not for the removal itself, but the apron at the right-of-way and any replacement work often need one. We tell you what your municipality requires.
Do you recycle the concrete?
Yes — all of it. It goes to our own C&D transfer station and is crushed into road base, paver base and #57 rock, which we also sell back for the rebuild.