Excavation
Basement and pool digs, utility trenches, site grading and prep for slabs and drives across Macomb County. We call MISS DIG before we dig and backfill in compacted lifts.
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Delpres Services is a demolition contractor based in Harrison Township. We take on residential and commercial demolition across Macomb County and the rest of Metro Detroit. Every teardown ends with the debris hauled off and the lot graded. From there, the lot can take a new build or go back to lawn.
A teardown runs on the same equipment as our excavation and site work. Mini-excavators reach tight residential lots, and full-size machines take on deep commercial work. Backfill goes in compacted lifts, and the disturbed ground is restored.
Tell us about the septic, sewer, excavation or concrete work and where it is. We look at the job and put a free estimate in writing.
We take down houses, garages, barns, pole barns and sheds, plus small commercial buildings. Concrete and asphalt removal covers old driveways, slabs, patios, walks, steps, pool decks and parking areas. After a teardown, we can remove the foundation and basement walls too.
Each job starts with a site visit and a free estimate in writing. Before the teardown, the gas and electric companies remove their service, and we notify MISS DIG 811. Michigan law treats wrecking a structure as excavation, so that notice goes in at least three business days ahead. Locators skip private lines, such as a line to a detached garage or a pool.
Then the structure comes down, and the debris is loaded out and hauled to a disposal site. Macomb, Washington and Ray townships want the foundations and basement walls out too. The hole is backfilled in compacted lifts, and we grade the lot and restore the surface.
A demolition permit comes from the city or township building department. Departments typically want letters from the gas and electric companies showing service is disconnected. They also want the water shut off at the street and the sewer lead capped, then inspected before backfill. A plot plan and a cash bond or deposit are common asks.
Rules differ by town. Harrison Township's fee schedule lists a demolition permit with a bond. Birmingham wants written notice to adjoining property owners and fencing around the lot, and the city sets work hours. In Franklin, the Historic District Commission reviews a demolition before the village council approves it.
Before a building comes down, an asbestos inspector accredited by the state surveys it. Washington and Ray townships ask for that report with the permit. Commercial buildings and apartment buildings of five or more units need a state notice at least 10 working days ahead. An asbestos abatement contractor removes what the survey finds before the wrecking starts.
Concrete removal often comes right before a new pour. When an old drive comes out, we can prep the base and pour a new concrete driveway in its place.
A house or garage teardown clears the way for a rebuild. We can pour new footings and foundation walls on the cleared lot. The Michigan Residential Code sets exterior footings 42 inches below grade. In Oakland County, a home rebuilt on septic after a teardown counts as new and needs a new septic permit.
An old inground pool can come out for good. West Bloomfield Township, for one, wants the pool floor broken up and the top 3 feet of the walls removed. Clean sand fills the hole, and the yard gets seed or sod. Or the old shell can make way for a new inground pool built from the dig up.
Call or text for a written quote. We work about 50 miles around Harrison Township across Metro Detroit.
(877) 633-5773From the first call or text to the finished work, here is how it goes.
Call (877) 633-5773, or send the form. Tell us what the job is and where it is.
We visit the site and check the access and the ground. The estimate comes to you in writing.
We call MISS DIG 811 for utility locates before any digging. On septic jobs, we line up our work with the county's soil evaluation and inspections.
We dig to spec with equipment sized to the site. Then the work goes in to the approved plan or the agreed scope.
After the required tests and inspections, we backfill and restore what we dug up. Lawns get topsoil and seed or sod, and paved areas get new concrete or asphalt.
Common questions about demolition around Macomb County and the rest of Metro Detroit. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
Basement and pool digs, utility trenches, site grading and prep for slabs and drives across Macomb County. We call MISS DIG before we dig and backfill in compacted lifts.
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New concrete driveways, full replacements, approaches and repairs across Macomb County and Metro Detroit. Every driveway starts on a compacted sub-base, with rebar or wire mesh matched to the load.
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We pour footings, foundation walls and slabs for homes, additions, garages and light commercial buildings across Macomb County. We work with general contractors and direct clients, and every foundation is poured to code.
Learn MoreMini-excavators reach tight residential lots, and full-size equipment handles deep commercial digs. Each job gets a machine sized to its access and depth.
Required tests on new lines, such as pressure tests or camera inspections, are done and documented before final backfill. Then we compact the backfill in lifts.
Every job starts with a visit to the site. You get a clear written estimate before any work begins.
Tell us what the job is and where it is, and we will set up a free on-site estimate. Call (877) 633-5773, or send the form.
Tell us about the septic, sewer, excavation or concrete work and where it is. We look at the job and put a free estimate in writing.