Demolition
We take down houses, barns, garages, sheds and shops, and we tear out old concrete slabs. The debris leaves the property with us.
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Kennewick ground changes from the river to the hills. Near the Columbia, NRCS soil maps show flat silt loams, some with a gravelly subsoil, and pockets of sand. On the city's south side, NRCS maps Warden silt loam on 15 to 30 percent slopes as severely eroded. The city wants contractors to keep all dirt and water on their site and out of its storm system.
Bedrock Excavation and General Contracting does excavation in Kennewick for homeowners and businesses. Kennewick is part of our service area, which centers on Sunnyside, about 50 road miles west on I-82. Here we take on site preparation for new homes and shops, along with grading and teardowns. Call or text (509) 439-2533, and we look at the job 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.
NRCS soil maps put silt loams under most of Kennewick. Warden and Scooteney lead, followed by Kennewick silt loam, and NRCS rates all three well drained. Burbank loamy fine sand drains faster still, and NRCS calls it excessively drained. Low ground holds a small share of poorly drained soil, the Pasco series.
Rain is scarce here. NOAA's 1991 to 2020 normals give the Kennewick station 7.87 inches of precipitation a year. In a median year, the last spring frost comes March 28 and the first fall frost October 30. July highs average 91.3 degrees, and January lows average 29.2.
Where a lot slopes, lot grading shapes the ground so water runs away from the house. We also grade gravel driveways, with a crown that sheds water to the sides.
Kennewick sits in Benton County, so the Benton Clean Air Agency's dust rules apply. Before any work that disturbs the soil, the agency wants its Soil Destabilization Notification form completed. Benton County and its cities need a copy of that form before they issue permits.
The agency calls the Tri-Cities the most arid part of Washington State. It says windblown dust is common where soil has been disturbed, and the Columbia Plateau gets frequent high winds. Its suggested control measures include water or dust suppressants, and less work during those winds.
Runoff has its own rules. The city follows the Stormwater Management Manual for Eastern Washington, in its most current version. Its stormwater page also posts a map of how well the soil is predicted to take in water. The city issues grading permits too, and city permit staff can say whether your job needs one.
Census survey figures count 33,254 housing units in Kennewick. The median one was built in 1979, and the 1970s added the most, at 23.5 percent. About 59 percent are detached single-family houses, and about 6 percent are mobile homes.
When an old house or garage comes down, the city's Building Safety Division takes the demolition application. Its residential checklist asks for the Benton Clean Air Agency's Notification of Demolition or Renovation. It also wants the square footage and a plot plan with an X over what comes down.
That agency wants an asbestos survey by a certified building inspector before demolition. For a residential unit, the notice goes in at least 5 days before demolition, and other buildings need 10. Our house and garage demolition takes the whole structure down, old slabs included, and we haul the debris away.
Kennewick keeps adding people. The Census counted 83,921 residents in 2020, and the state's estimate for April 2026 is 89,220. Census permit counts show 530 new housing units authorized during 2025, 364 of them single-family homes.
Two areas stand out in city and Port plans. The city wrote a stormwater master plan just for the Southridge area in 2019, then added to it in 2020. The Port of Kennewick bills Vista Field as the Tri-Cities' urban town center. Its plans mix single-family homes with multi-family housing.
Larger sites call for mass excavation, with cut and fill across the ground and dirt hauled in or out. Sites that disturb one acre or more can also need Ecology's Construction Stormwater General Permit. A single home lot is smaller work, but the same soil notice to the Benton Clean Air Agency applies.
Communities and areas we serve around Kennewick: Southridge, Vista Field, Canyon Lakes, Zintel Canyon, Clover Island, Historic Waterfront District, Columbia Park, Hansen Park, Highlands Grange Park, Clearwater Avenue, Columbia Center Boulevard, Canal Drive.
Kennewick ZIP codes served: 99336, 99337, 99338.
Kennewick is part of our service area. We look at the job first, then put the quote in writing.
(509) 439-2533 We take down houses, barns, garages, sheds and shops, and we tear out old concrete slabs. The debris leaves the property with us.
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We cut and fill large sites and move dirt in bulk for shops and commercial buildings. Extra dirt leaves by the load, and we haul in fill or gravel when a site runs short.
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We clear and strip the lot, then rough grade it and dig for the foundation. After the foundation is poured, we backfill around it.
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We regrade worn gravel driveways and build new ones. We also grade yards and lots so water moves away from the house.
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We cut and level building pads for shops, garages, houses and campers, with a compacted gravel base. When you want a concrete slab, we pour that too.
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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.
Learn MoreA few of the questions we hear most around Kennewick. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
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.