Concrete Removal · Salt Lake City
Concrete removal in Salt Lake City typically runs $4 to $5 per square foot for standard 4-inch driveways, patios, and slabs, with breakout, haul-off, and disposal included. Utah Demolition Pros saw-cuts clean edges, breaks out the slab, loads it out, and leaves the area graded and ready for whatever comes next. Most residential jobs are done in a single day.
Free written quote within 24 hours. Send photos or schedule a site visit.
At a glance
Typical cost
$4 – $5 / sq ft
Standard 4-inch flatwork. Reinforced or thicker concrete costs more.
Time on site
One day
A two-car driveway or average patio is a same-day job in most cases.
Permit needed
Usually not
Flatwork on private property generally needs no demolition permit. Work at the street does.
Where it goes
Recycled
Clean concrete is hauled to a recycler and crushed for reuse as road base.
What we remove
If it is concrete and it needs to be gone, it is on this list. Tell us the rough dimensions and we can usually price it without a site visit.
Single and double driveways, aprons, and parking pads. We saw-cut at the property line so the new pour has a clean joint to work from.
Back patios, sidewalks, and front paths, including cracked or heaved sections that are past the point of repair.
Garage floors, shed pads, hot tub bases, and old outbuilding slabs left behind after a structure came down.
Stem walls, footings, and buried foundation remnants, broken out and removed so the lot is actually buildable.
Porch steps, stair landings, and failing concrete or block retaining walls, taken down in controlled sections.
Driveway approaches, curb cuts, and gutter sections. This work sits in the public right-of-way, so we pull the permit and coordinate inspection.
Pricing
Square footage, thickness, reinforcement, and how close we can get a machine are what move the number. Here is where most Salt Lake County jobs land.
Ranges reflect typical Salt Lake County residential projects and include breakout, loading, haul-off, and disposal. Structure size, access, reinforcement, and disposal volume affect final pricing. Your written quote is exact and free, and it does not change unless the scope does. In plain terms: standard flatwork is $4 to $5 per square foot, reinforced or thicker concrete is $6 to $8 per square foot, and small pads and single sections usually come in under $1,200.
How it works
01
Free quote
Send photos and rough measurements or schedule a site visit. You get a written quote within 24 hours.
02
Access and utility check
We call in a Blue Stakes locate, confirm machine access, and protect sprinklers, fence lines, and landscaping.
03
Saw-cut and break out
Clean cuts on any concrete that stays, then the slab comes out in sections with dust controlled the whole time.
04
Haul off and grade
Everything is loaded out and taken to a recycler. The area is graded flat and ready for a new pour, sod, or gravel.
Permits
For most homeowners, no. Removing a driveway, patio, sidewalk, or slab on your own property is generally not treated as a structural demolition, so no demolition permit is required in Salt Lake City.
Two situations do change the answer. Work that touches the public right-of-way, meaning the driveway approach, curb, gutter, or the sidewalk in front of your house, requires a permit from the city before anything is cut. And removing a foundation or footing tied to a structure falls under demolition permitting, which we cover on our residential demolition page.
We handle the permit either way. You do not need to sit in a line at the city office.
Requirements vary by city across the Wasatch Front If you are pricing a larger project, our guide to what demolition costs in Utah covers every service, and where demolition debris goes explains why clean concrete loads dispose cheaper than mixed ones.. We confirm what applies to your address before we schedule.
Service areas
We run concrete removal jobs throughout Salt Lake County and along the Wasatch Front. If your city is not listed, call us. We travel for the right project.
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Ready to get that concrete gone?
Free written quote within 24 hours. Breakout, haul-off, and disposal handled.
