Light Demolition & Hauling Around Rochester
Some lots need a clean start before anything else can happen. Rochester Dirt Work does light demolition and hauling around Rochester — small structures taken down and hauled off, and dirt, sand, and gravel hauled in or out by the load.
Light demolition means the small stuff: a leaning shed, an old garage, a collapsing barn lean-to, a dead pool or a broken slab. Buildings with utilities, asbestos questions, or a house attached are a different trade, and we'll tell you straight if yours is past our line.
Hauling runs both directions. Dirt, sand, and gravel come in by the load for pads, driveways, and fill; spoil and debris go out the same way. Local buyers expect their excavator to haul — it's half the reason the truck exists.
We price hauling by the load and demolition by the job, both in writing after a look. Disposal fees are named in the estimate, not buried in it.
When the structure's down and the ground's bare, the lot is ready for whatever comes next — most folks roll straight into grading or a pad.
How the Job Runs
We look first — what's standing, what's in it, where the debris goes, and whether anything needs disconnecting before a machine touches it. Then the written estimate. On the day, the structure comes down in a controlled pile, gets loaded, and leaves. The ground gets a rough grade on our way out.
Haul-off on excavation jobs prices the same way it does here — $300–$600 a load — so a dig-and-haul quote never has two different trucking numbers in it.
What It Costs
Small-structure demolition prices by the job — size, material, and disposal set it. Hauling prices by the load. Your written estimate breaks out machine time, loads, and disposal separately, so you can see exactly what you're paying for.
Can you take down a house?
A small, detached, already-disconnected structure is in our line; a full house demolition usually isn't. Ask us — if it's past our line we'll tell you plainly and point you to who does it.
Where does the debris go?
To a licensed disposal or recycling site, named in your estimate. Clean concrete and metal often recycle cheaper than mixed debris, and we sort where it saves you money.
Can you haul gravel for my driveway too?
Yes — sand, gravel, and dirt hauling is regular work, and it's how most of our driveway stone arrives. If you're topping up your own drive, we can deliver and spread in the same trip.
Got something that needs to come down or haul off? Call (612) 260-8779 and we'll come look.