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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Central Richland still holds the Alphabet Homes, which the federal government began building for Hanford workers in 1943. New homes keep going up every year. Under much of the city lies loose sand that blows once the ground is stripped. Old lots may need a garage or slab torn out, and new lots need pads cut and packed.
Bedrock Excavation and General Contracting serves Richland as part of our service area for excavation from Sunnyside to the Tri-Cities. Sunnyside sits at the center, about 43 road miles west on Interstate 82. For excavation in Richland, we take on demolition, mass excavation, site preparation, grading and building pads, plus general contracting. 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.
The Alphabet Homes got their nickname from standard floor plans labeled with letters. More than 1,600 went up during the war years, the city says. The government owned and rented them until Richland incorporated in the late 1950s, then sold them to private owners. Census survey figures still date about one in six Richland homes to the 1940s.
That history still shapes the paperwork for a new garage or shop. The city keeps the original property surveys from that sale, plus the plot plans it has filed. Its garage and shed handout says a building permit needs one of those plot plans. If none is on file, you draw one or hire someone to draw it.
On an older lot, new work can start with an old garage or slab coming out. Our house and garage demolition takes down whole structures and hauls the debris away. Old concrete comes out the same way, so the new slab or shop starts on clean ground.
NRCS soil maps show loose sand across much of Richland. In a sample of those maps, Quincy loamy sand and Burbank loamy fine sand cover about half the city's land. NRCS rates both as excessively drained, so water runs through them fast. Federal trench rules put sand and loamy sand in Type C, the class that needs the flattest sloped walls.
Bare sand also blows, and the Benton Clean Air Agency calls the Tri-Cities the most arid part of Washington. Richland's NOAA weather station averages about 7.3 inches of rain and snow a year. Before work that disturbs soil, the agency wants its soil destabilization notification completed. Benton County and its cities ask for a copy before they issue permits.
The agency's dust control list includes water or dust suppressants and grading less ground at a time. The city rents hydrant meters so contractors can wet down construction sites on windy days. Its stormwater page notes that Richland streets still collect sediment from construction sites. So on a Richland lot, grading and site work get planned around wind and runoff.
Richland keeps growing. The Census counted 60,560 people here in 2020, and the state's April 2026 estimate is 66,290. About four in ten Richland homes were built in 2000 or later, by Census survey figures.
The Census Bureau counted 324 single-family homes authorized by Richland permits during 2025, up from 218 two years earlier. Buildings with five or more units added 450 more. Badger Mountain South, a master-planned community, covers 1,480 acres and is planned for 5,000 homes.
Every one of those homes starts with dirt work. Site preparation for a new house covers clearing and stripping, foundation excavation, rough grading and backfill. The city's design criteria put the frost line at 24 inches, so footings go below that depth.
Richland's Development Services Department calls its permit office a one-stop shop for construction and demolition. Its FAQ lists carports, porch covers, patio covers and attached decks among jobs that need a permit. Poured patios and private driveways up to 30 inches above grade need none, unless they get a roof. A new driveway curb cut needs a right-of-way permit from the city's engineering staff.
City code limits detached shops and garages in residential zones. One may reach 900 square feet, or half the home's floor area if that is larger, up to 1,200. Each stays one story, and one over 900 square feet tops out at 16 feet with no corrugated metal siding.
Even a shed of 200 square feet or less needs the city's no-fee location placement permit before it goes up. We build shops, carports, fences and decks, plus the shop pads and concrete slabs a building sits on. Check the limits for your lot with Development Services before the work starts.
Communities and areas we serve around Richland: Alphabet Homes, Gold Coast Historic District, Columbia Point, Howard Amon Park, Leslie Groves Park, Chamna Natural Preserve, Badger Mountain South, Meadow Springs, Horn Rapids, WSU Tri-Cities, George Washington Way, Jadwin Avenue.
Richland ZIP codes served: 99352, 99354.
Richland 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 Richland. 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.