Orchard Removal
We pull old orchards out of the ground, stumps and roots included. The wood gets piled or hauled away, and the ground is left clear for what comes next.
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Building pads are the flat, packed ground that a shop, garage, house or camper sits on. Bedrock Excavation and General Contracting cuts and levels the pad, then builds a compacted gravel base on top. When you want a concrete slab, we pour it too. We build pads as part of our excavation work in Sunnyside and across the Lower Yakima Valley and the Tri-Cities.
A pad is one step in a bigger project. When it is done, we can also build the shop or carport that sits on it. Call or text (509) 439-2533, and we look at the spot and put the quote in writing.
Tell us about the teardown, dirt work, pad or building project and where it is. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.
Pad preparation starts with the size of the pad and its finished height. We strip the topsoil and roots first, so the pad sits on firm ground. Then we cut the high side and fill the low side until the ground is level. A lot that still needs clearing gets site preparation first.
Next comes the gravel base. We spread the gravel in thin layers and compact each one before the next goes down. Thin layers pack tight all the way through, so the pad settles less later.
The finished pad sits a little above the ground around it, with a gentle slope to the edges. Snowmelt and sprinkler water run off it, away from the building. When the yard needs reshaping too, lot and yard grading carries the water farther off.
A concrete slab rests on the ground under it. Soft spots below show up later as cracks or a sunken corner. We pour on the compacted gravel pad, so the slab has even support.
Recent work includes a 16 by 24 concrete slab. On another job, we tore out an old 10 by 10 slab. A new 10 by 21 slab took its place. When old concrete has to go, our concrete tear-out work clears the ground first.
Concrete shrinks as it dries, so some cracking is normal. Control joints are planned cracks that give the slab a straight line to crack along. On a 4-inch slab, industry guides space them about 10 feet apart. The written quote spells out the slab thickness and any reinforcement.
USDA soil maps show silt loam under most of the ground around Sunnyside and Grandview. The same maps rate most of it high for frost action. Wet silt can heave when it freezes and turn soft when it thaws.
NOAA climate records show Sunnyside averages about 124 nights a year at or below freezing. Gravel drains fast and resists frost heave far better than silt. That is why the compacted gravel base and the slope of the pad both matter here.
Summer brings the other extreme, with about 45 days a year at 90 degrees or hotter. Concrete industry guides call for pouring in the cooler part of the day and curing right away. In cold weather, the same guides say fresh concrete should be kept from freezing for about two days.
Call or text for a written quote. We work about 50 miles around Sunnyside across the Yakima Valley and the Tri-Cities.
(509) 439-2533From the first call or text to the finished work, here is how it goes.
Call or text (509) 439-2533 about the job. Let us know where the property is and what you need done.
We look over the site and the ground. We check the access, and what has to come out or come in.
You get a written quote that spells out the work. The job goes on the schedule when you say go.
Before any digging starts, a locate request goes to 811 so buried utility lines get marked. Washington law calls for it two to 10 full business days ahead.
We do the work the quote describes and haul off what has to go. The ground is left ready for what comes next, like a crop or a shop.
Common questions about building pads around Sunnyside and the towns out to Yakima and the Tri-Cities. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
We pull old orchards out of the ground, stumps and roots included. The wood gets piled or hauled away, and the ground is left clear for what comes next.
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We build shops, carports and other outbuildings, plus fences, gates, decks and pergolas. The same company that prepares the ground puts up the structure.
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We take down houses, barns, garages, sheds and shops, and we tear out old concrete slabs. The debris leaves the property with us.
Learn MoreThe company that cuts your pad can also build the carport or shop that sits on it. One call covers both halves of the project.
When a job needs gravel brought in or debris taken out, we haul it on our own trailer. Extra dirt from a cut can go out the same way.
We look at the job before we price it. The quote comes to you in writing, with the work spelled out.
Shop pad costs in the Yakima Valley: published ranges for gravel pads and concrete slabs, what drives the price, and permits. Call or text (509) 439-2533.
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A driveway grading guide for gravel driveways in the Lower Yakima Valley: the crown, washboard, potholes, when to regrade and market cost ranges.
Read more →Tell us about the job and where it is, and we will set a time to look at it. Call or text (509) 439-2533 or use the form, and the quote comes to you in writing.
Tell us about the teardown, dirt work, pad or building project and where it is. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.