Demolition, Excavation and Land Clearing Services in Fairfield County, CT

Demolition Contractor in Monroe, CT

Houses, garages, barns, sheds and commercial buildings taken down with excavators across Fairfield County. The debris is hauled away, the hole is filled and the lot is left flat.

The house down, the foundation out, the lot flat

We take down whole houses across Monroe and the rest of Fairfield County, foundation and all. The debris is hauled away, the cellar hole is filled and the lot is left flat.

• Whole house teardowns for homeowners rebuilding on the same lot
• Houses too far gone to fix, including fire and storm damaged homes
• Attached garages, porches, decks and additions taken down with the house
• Foundation walls, footings and slabs broken out and hauled off
• Debris sorted on site, with concrete, metal and wood sent to facilities that take them
• The cellar hole filled back to grade and the lot left flat

Old barns, garages and sheds taken down and hauled away

We take down detached garages, barns, sheds and other outbuildings across Fairfield County. The debris is hauled away and the ground is left graded flat.

• Detached garages taken down, slab and footings included
• Old barns taken apart with an excavator, including ones that are already leaning
• Backyard sheds and larger outbuildings removed and hauled away
• Buildings taken down close to a house, a fence or a driveway
• Concrete slabs, footings and fieldstone foundations broken out
• Concrete and metal sent to recyclers where a job allows

Commercial buildings taken down and the site left clear

Commercial buildings and structures taken down with excavators, and the debris sorted and hauled away. We also take out part of a building ahead of a renovation.

• Commercial buildings and structures taken down with excavators
• Selective demolition that takes out one part of a building and leaves the rest standing
• Interior demolition ahead of a renovation or a new tenant
• Slabs, foundations and footings broken out and hauled off
• Debris sorted on the job, with concrete and metal going to a recycler where one takes them
• Dust kept down with water while the building comes apart

Slabs, foundations and driveways broken out and hauled away

We break out concrete slabs, foundations, footings, driveways and patios with excavators. The broken concrete is hauled away and the ground is left graded flat.

• Concrete slabs broken out with excavators and hauled away
• House, garage and barn foundation walls and footings taken out
• Cracked and heaving concrete driveways removed
• Walkways, patios, steps and equipment pads cleared
• Rebar and wire mesh separated out as the concrete is loaded
• Cellar holes filled back to grade after the foundation comes out

Foundation holes, trenches and ponds dug across Fairfield County

All Star Wrecking digs and backfills foundation holes for new houses and additions, cuts trenches and digs ponds. We are based in Monroe and dig across Fairfield County.

• Foundation holes dug for new houses and additions, to the plan
• Footing trenches cut to the depths the plan calls for
• Room dug outside the walls to work, then backfilled when the foundation is ready
• Trenches dug, bedded and backfilled for water, electric, gas and conduit lines
• Ponds dug on open ground and on wooded property
• Boulders and old stone pulled out of the hole and hauled off

From a wooded lot to a graded yard

We do the site work for a new home in Monroe and across Fairfield County. The lot gets cleared, the driveway cut in, the foundation dug and the yard graded.

• Trees, brush and stumps taken off the house site, the driveway route and the yard
• Stumps pulled out whole with the excavator, roots and all, and the holes filled
• The driveway cut in through the lot, excavated and built up on a gravel base
• The foundation hole dug to the site plan, with the footing trenches cut
• Backfill around the foundation once the builder is ready for it
• Trenches dug, bedded and backfilled for water, sewer, electric and conduit

Trenches dug, bedded and backfilled across Fairfield County

We dig, bed and backfill the trenches for water, sewer, electric, gas and conduit lines. The licensed trades and the utility make the connections, and we put the ground back.

• Water service trenches run from the street to the house
• Sewer lateral trenches dug to the depth and the pitch on the plan
• Electric and conduit trenches for underground service runs
• Trenches for gas pipe and for drainage pipe shown on the site plan
• Call Before You Dig marks in hand before the bucket goes in
• Hand digging where a mark says a buried line is close

A driveway that sheds water and holds its shape

We cut new gravel driveways in through wooded and sloped lots, then build the base and crown the surface. Rutted and washed out driveways are rebuilt from the ground up.

• New gravel driveways cut in through wooded and sloped lots
• The route picked with you before the first cut
• Topsoil, roots and soft ground dug out before any gravel goes down
• Gravel trucked in and spread in layers for the base
• The surface crowned so water runs off both sides
• Rutted and washed out gravel driveways rebuilt from the base up

Ground shaped so water runs away from the house

We backfill, rough grade and finish grade with excavators, then spread topsoil and put grass seed down. Yards are regraded so water runs away from the house instead of sitting against it.

• Backfill around a new foundation once the walls are in
• Rough grade that follows the shape on the plan
• Finish grade before topsoil and seed go down
• Yards regraded so water runs away from the house
• Low spots, ruts and tire damage from construction smoothed out
• Cellar holes filled to grade after a teardown

Trees down, stumps out, the lot left ready to build

We clear whole lots and single sections with excavators, from the trees down to the stumps. The wood and brush are hauled off and the ground is left ready for the next step.

• Whole lots cleared for a new house, trees down and stumps out
• Part of a lot cleared, so only the section you want opened comes down
• A view opened back up to a pond or a lake
• The house footprint and the driveway route cleared before the dig starts
• Stumps dug out with the excavator, roots and all, and the holes filled
• Excavators with the buckets, thumbs and attachments a lot calls for

Overgrown ground opened back up with an excavator

Overgrown brush, briars, vines and saplings pulled out with an excavator. Fallen dead wood cleared, trails cut and views reopened across Fairfield County.

• Overgrown brush, briars and pricker bushes pulled out with an excavator
• Vines and saplings taken out with the root ball where the ground allows
• Underbrush cleared off wooded acreage so the ground opens back up
• Fallen dead trees and limbs picked up off the ground and piled
• Paths and trails cut through the woods to a pond, a lake or a back field
• Views reopened where brush and young growth have closed them in

Stumps dug out with the excavator, roots and all

We dig stumps out of the ground whole, roots and all, with an excavator. The stumps are hauled off and the hole is filled and graded.

• Stumps dug out whole with an excavator, root ball and all
• Whole lots of stumps taken out after the trees come down
• Stumps cleared out of a driveway route or a foundation footprint
• Large root balls broken down on site so they load and haul
• Stumps hauled off to a facility permitted to take them
• The hole backfilled and graded level with the ground around it