Concrete Breaking & Removal in Riverside, CA

When concrete needs to come out in volume, DSI brings the right combination of machine power and crew efficiency to get it done. We mount hydraulic hoe rams on CAT excavators for heavy slab and foundation breaking, deploy mini excavators for confined interior spaces, and coordinate debris loading directly into DSI dump trucks — so the breaking and hauling move together as one operation.

The result is a faster, cleaner scope than splitting breaking and hauling across two subs.

Concrete breaking is for anything that has to come out: slabs, foundations and footings, walls, curbs and gutters, sidewalks and flatwork, pads, pools and equipment bases. It is part of almost every remodel, site clearing and redevelopment project, from a single trench in a warehouse to removing every slab on a commercial site.

Removing concrete efficiently is less about the breaker and more about the whole sequence: saw cutting where clean edges are needed, breaking into pieces that load quickly, and trucks ready so material never piles up on site.

1. Walk the area with the GC and confirm what stays and what goes, plus utility markings and haul routes.
2. Saw cut the perimeter where the remaining concrete must stay intact.
3. Break with excavator-mounted hoe rams, mini excavators or jackhammers sized to the access.
4. Load the debris directly into DSI dump trucks or roll-off bins as we break.
5. Haul the concrete off to recycling and leave the area clean and ready for the next trade.

Every job is quoted from its actual scope, fixed-price or hourly. The main factors are:

• Volume, thickness and reinforcement of the concrete
• Access: open site versus interior or tight areas
• Saw cutting needed for clean edges
• Haul-off quantity and distance to the recycling facility
• Schedule and phasing requirements

Breaking generates dust, so we use water suppression and follow Cal/OSHA's silica requirements for breaking and jackhammering. Utility locates are confirmed before any equipment moves onto the slab.

Removed concrete is hauled to recycling facilities rather than landfill wherever possible.

DSI provides concrete breaking and removal from our Riverside yard across the Inland Empire, including Corona, Ontario, San Bernardino, Fontana, Rancho Cucamonga, Moreno Valley, Temecula, Jurupa Valley, and we mobilize for projects in Southern California, the High Desert, Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley, the Central Valley, Northern California. See all California service areas.

Related guides: Concrete Removal Cost: What Drives the Price and Flat Sawing vs. Wall Sawing vs. Wire Sawing.

Call (951) 737-2077 or send your scope and plans for an estimate; we respond within one business day.