Excavation and demolition in Tacoma
Pierce County
Tacoma is a straight run south down I-5, close enough that we can get a machine down and back without the travel swallowing the day.
The ground in Tacoma
The city climbs from the waterfront in steps, so a lot of residential work sits on a slope even where the street looks level.
Down on the tideflats the ground is flat industrial fill — easy access and room to work, but soft, with water close to the surface.
Much of the housing stock is old, which means teardowns, foundation removal and the kind of buried surprises that come with a century of previous work on the same lot.
Areas we work in Tacoma
Access and terrain change a job more than anything else does. These are the parts of Tacoma we get called to and what each one usually means for the work.
- North End and Proctor
- Older homes on established lots. Mostly selective removal and foundation work rather than clearing.
- Hilltop
- Infill on small lots, often with the neighbouring buildings close enough that protection costs as much as the demolition.
- Tideflats and the Port
- Flat, open industrial ground. The one part of Tacoma where there is space to stockpile and stage.
- South Tacoma
- Commercial frontages and lots — slab and asphalt removal more often than structures.
- Northeast Tacoma
- Hillside lots above the tideflats with steep driveways and limited access.
What Tacoma usually needs
- DemolitionStructures down, debris gone, site left clean.
- Excavation and earthworkDigging to grade, and ground that holds what goes on it.
- Trucking and haulingMaterial in, spoil and debris out.
Working in Tacoma?
Tell us what the site is and what has to come out. We would rather look at it than price it off a drawing.