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Big Rob's
Hauling

Demolition & Removal · based in Davenport, serving Central Florida

Concrete Removal in Central Florida

Big Rob's Hauling removes concrete across Central Florida from Davenport, Polk County first: cracked driveways, old shed slabs, walkways, patios and pool decks. The crew breaks it up on site with a Kubota skid steer. The broken concrete doesn't ride in the dump trailers; Rob partners with dump trucks and recyclers to haul it out, and quotes the whole job as one number before the first break. One Google customer had a whole driveway removed along with a shed.

5.0 · 119 Google reviews · Davenport & Polk County

Broken concrete patio pavers staged for haul-out by Big Rob's Hauling in Polk County, FL

Concrete doesn't go on the curb and it doesn't go in a bag. When a driveway heaves, a patio cracks past patching, or a shed slab is sitting in the middle of where you want grass, the only way out is to break it and haul it. Rachel had Big Rob's remove her concrete driveway along with a shed. She wrote that the crew cleaned up great and gave her just what she asked for.

The skid steer does the heavy lifting here. A breaker or bucket cracks the slab into pieces the size of a laptop, the grapple loads them, and the trailer hauls them. A single-car driveway is a morning. A pool deck with rebar takes longer because the mesh has to be cut. Rob looks at thickness, square footage and whether there's rebar or wire, then quotes it.

Here's the part that's different from junk removal. Concrete is too heavy for the dump trailers, so it never goes in one. Rob partners with dump trucks and recyclers who haul the broken slab where it can be crushed and reused, and he quotes that haul with the breaking as one per-job number. Same with dirt, if the job turns up a lot of it. Once the slab is out, you've got bare ground, ready for sod, pavers or a new pour.

Some concrete jobs come with a deadline from the city. One commercial owner called at 7:30 in the evening with a code notice on a sign footing: the post had to be out, and soon. Rob brought the mini out that night, cut and chipped the footing loose with a concrete saw between two sprinkler heads, and had it finished by midnight without tearing up the irrigation. If you've been red-tagged over a footing, a broken slab or a pile of rubble somebody left, send the notice with the photo; the date on it sets the schedule.

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Customers on concrete removal

Cleaned my shed out and took it apart. Also removed concrete driveway. Cleaned up great gave me just what I asked for. Next we will have gravel in driveway and are going to have them do that also.
Rachel SmithGooglethis month

Questions

Concrete Removal questions

How do you break up a concrete driveway?

With a Kubota skid steer. A breaker or bucket cracks the slab into pieces the grapple can lift. Small slabs and walkways sometimes just take a sledgehammer and a bar. The pieces are staged for the partner dump truck, not the dump trailer.

Why is concrete priced differently from junk?

Because it doesn't ride in the dump trailers. Concrete and dirt are too heavy for them, so Rob partners with dump trucks and recyclers to haul it out, and that's quoted per job rather than by the load. Tile, which does ride on the trailer, carries an extra dump-fee charge.

Can you take the concrete but leave the base?

Yes. The gravel or sand base can stay if you're pouring new or putting down pavers. Rob just breaks and hauls the slab. Tell him what's going in next so he leaves the right thing.

Do you check for pipes or wires under the slab?

Call Sunshine 811 a few days ahead so buried lines get marked. It's free in Florida. Rob won't break a slab over an unmarked line, and he'll ask you about irrigation and pool plumbing before he starts.

Ready for it to be gone?

Call before noon and it's usually gone today. Or text a photo of the pile and Rob sends back a flat quote.

5.0 · 119 Google reviews · Davenport & Polk County

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