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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Pasco is sand country. NRCS soil maps show Quincy loamy fine sand under close to half of the city. Rain soaks into it fast, but stripped ground blows on a windy day. Even the town's name traces back to a dust storm.
Bedrock Excavation and General Contracting does excavation in Pasco for homeowners and businesses. Pasco is part of our service area, which centers on Sunnyside, about 51 road miles west via I-182 and I-82. Here we handle site preparation for new homes and shops, and demolition when an old building has to go. 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.
Quincy soils formed in sands on dunes and terraces, NRCS says. Winchester loamy coarse sand and Burbank loamy fine sand turn up in town too. All three drain fast, and dry sand slumps in a steep cut. The building pads and concrete slabs we build start with a leveled cut and a compacted gravel base.
Dust has a long history in Pasco. The city's long-range plan says a railroad engineer named the town. A dust storm on his first day reminded him of Cerro de Pasco, a windy mining town in the Andes. On a job site now, water on bare ground keeps the dust down and helps the sand compact.
State mapping in the city's plan flags two areas for possible liquefaction, when wet sand loses strength in an earthquake. One is the Columbia Bend lowlands, the other a band along the river from Road 52 to the Snake. The plan calls the map a general guide, and an engineer's on-site study settles a single lot.
Pasco gets little rain. NOAA normals for the Tri-Cities Airport show about 7.6 inches of precipitation a year. The city's stormwater plan points to the flat ground and the fast-draining soils. City policy also has new development hold its stormwater on site.
In newer areas, streets drain to grassy swales and infiltration ponds, the plan says. On a home lot, the ground should fall away from the house. Lot grading gives the yard that slope, and a swale carries water to a spot where it soaks in.
Check for buried lines before anyone digs. Washington law calls for an 811 locate request at least two full business days ahead. Private lines you own, like power run to a shop, are yours to locate. In northwest Pasco, some yards also carry a line from the city's separate irrigation system.
The City of Pasco's Building Division issues building permits inside city limits. A city ordinance adopted on June 2, 2025, dropped the permit for several small jobs. A concrete patio or driveway slab under 30 inches above ground now needs no permit. It has to stay off basements and out of the public right-of-way.
Fences under 7 feet and detached one-story sheds up to 200 square feet on a home lot are exempt too. Bigger work still needs a permit, like any structure over 200 square feet. So does a structure built before the house, or one built within an easement. The city's shed and fence handout adds that concrete pads and patios cannot go over easements.
Fences also follow the city's design standards. A front-yard fence tops out at 3.5 feet, plus up to 1.5 feet of see-through material. Fences along I-182 must be masonry block. We build fences and gates too, and the Building Division answers permit questions for your lot.
Pasco has grown fast. The 1990 Census counted 20,337 people, and the 2020 Census counted 77,108. Washington's Office of Financial Management put the city at 85,560 on April 1, 2026. Census survey figures show more than half of Pasco's homes were built in 2000 or later.
The city's plan says most homes north of I-182 went up after 1995. South of the freeway and west of the railroad main line, most housing is pre-1980 stock. Riverview, west of US 395 and south of I-182, developed as county land on large lots. The plan describes hobby farms and small pastures there, plus odd-shaped lots, many without public road access.
In west Pasco, the city's Broadmoor Master Plan covers a 1,200-acre area planned for new housing and retail. Its planned road work includes a Sandifur Parkway extension and a revamped Road 100 interchange on I-182. Big sites like these call for mass excavation, with large cuts and fills and dirt hauled in or out.
Communities and areas we serve around Pasco: Downtown Pasco, Broadmoor, Riverview, Road 68, Court Street, Sandifur Parkway, Volunteer Park, Sylvester Park, Sacajawea Historical State Park, Heritage Industrial Park, Columbia Basin College, Tri-Cities Airport.
Pasco ZIP codes served: 99301.
Pasco 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 Pasco. 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.