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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Much of West Richland sits on sand. NRCS soil maps show loose, wind-laid loamy sands under large parts of the city. Strip that ground on a windy day, and it starts to blow. City code section 8.18.010 makes it a misdemeanor to dig or grade here without reasonable steps against blowing dust.
Bedrock Excavation and General Contracting does excavation in West Richland for homeowners and businesses. West Richland is part of our service area, which centers on Sunnyside, about 39 road miles west. Here we handle site preparation for new homes and shops, and we take down old buildings. 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 ground changes across town. Quincy loamy sand, common here, formed in sand on dunes and terraces. Burbank soils lay loamy sand over basalt gravel and cobbles from glacial outwash. NRCS rates both as excessively drained, so water runs through them fast.
Some lots hide harder layers. Koehler soils sit on a cemented hardpan, called a duripan, 20 to 40 inches down. Starbuck soils are shallow, with basalt bedrock about 10 to 20 inches below the surface. The city's long-range plan classes steep ground on Candy Mountain and Flat Top as erosion hazard areas.
Low ground on the south side is different again. The city's plan notes high groundwater and sandy soils in parts of the Polo Club developments and around The Lakes. There, it says, a qualified consultant should check the site for liquefaction risk. The shop pads and concrete slabs we build start with a leveled cut and a compacted gravel base.
The city's Community Development Department issues building permits here. It also takes grading and floodplain applications. The grading form asks how many cubic yards of earth will move. Past 500 cubic yards, it also asks for a SEPA environmental checklist.
Dust has its own rules. The Benton Clean Air Agency wants its Soil Destabilization Notification form done before any soil-disturbing work starts. Benton County and its cities need a copy of that form before they issue permits. The agency's dust measures start with water and with grading less ground at one time.
Washington's dig law adds one more step before excavation. Notice goes in through 811 at least two full business days before work begins. Lines the owner owns, like a power line to a shop, are the owner's to find.
West Richland has room to build. The city's plan describes large homes on large lots with shops. It names Canal Heights and The Lakes among the subdivisions where lots run one acre or more.
Willamette Heights is its own case. The federal government laid out Sections 6 and 8 under the Small Tract Act of 1938, mostly in 2.5-acre lots. Most lots carry 33-foot right-of-way reservations along one or more lot lines. The city accepted parts of those strips as easements, and Ordinance 10-20 maps them lot by lot.
Many of these lots run on wells and septic systems. The city's grading form asks for a site plan that shows existing wells and drainfields. Those spots and the easements shape where a gravel driveway or a shop can go.
West Richland keeps adding people. The Census Bureau put the city at 19,257 on July 1, 2025, up from 16,364 in mid-2020. By Census survey figures, more than half of its homes were built in 2000 or later. About one in five dates from before 1980.
The next big piece is the Lewis and Clark Ranch. The city says it covers over 7,000 acres inside the city limits, now farmed. That land is zoned to shift to urban uses over time. The first phase is planned for about 750 acres in the ranch's southeast corner.
New homes keep going up too. Census counts show permits for 249 new single-family homes during 2024 and 101 during 2025. Bigger sites call for mass excavation, with large cuts and fills and dirt hauled in or out.
Communities and areas we serve around West Richland: Willamette Heights, Canal Heights, The Lakes, Polo Club, Westwood Estates, Lewis and Clark Ranch, Van Giesen Street, Bombing Range Road, Keene Road, Paradise Way, Flat Top Park, Candy Mountain.
West Richland ZIP codes served: 99353.
West 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 West 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.