Demolition
We handle demolition on houses and small commercial buildings, down to the slab when you want it gone. Free estimates across Acadiana.
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A gravel driveway in Acadiana has one real enemy, and that is standing water. Louisiana averages about 57 inches of rain a year, and the southern parishes run wetter. We build new gravel driveways and rebuild worn ones around New Iberia.
Most ground around here is heavy clay, and it drains slowly. Rock pressed into wet clay sinks out of sight, and the drive turns to ruts. So we shape and pack the base first, then set the limestone on top of it. Call (337) 201-0594 and we will come look at the drive. Estimates are free.
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A flat gravel driveway holds water in every low spot. Federal guidance for gravel roads calls for a crown of about a half inch of fall per foot. Below roughly four percent of cross slope, water stands and makes soft spots. Soft spots turn into potholes.
Tires finish the job. A tire pushes rock out of the wet spot and presses the rest down into the clay. With the rain we get here, that cycle repeats a few times a year. Cutting the shape back into the ground is grading work, and that is the real fix.
Most of our driveway calls are on a drive that is already there. It has holes at the low end, ruts down the wheel paths, and rock pushed off into the grass. We pull that rock back to the middle and cut the high spots down. Then we shape a crown and pack it in.
Loose rock dumped in a hole works its way back out. Water still sits in that spot, so the hole returns. We reshape the surface first, then top it with #610 crushed limestone and roll it down. Owners ask us for the same gravel driveway repair in Breaux Bridge and the small towns along Bayou Teche.
A new gravel driveway starts with the dirt under it. We strip the grass and soft topsoil, then shape and pack the subgrade. Wet clay may need a fabric layer under the stone so the rock stays out of the mud. Where the drive meets a ditched road, it needs driveway culvert installation so the ditch keeps draining.
We also lengthen drives and add parking pads for trucks and trailers. A pad gets the same base work as the drive, plus a slope that sheds water. A back lot grown up in brush needs land clearing first, so the equipment can get in.
Free, no-obligation estimates across New Iberia and all of Acadiana.
(337) 201-0594From the first call to the last load of debris hauled off, here is how it goes.
Tell us what the property needs: a teardown, a cleared lot, a pad, a driveway. We take the details and line up a time to come look.
We come look at the lot, check equipment access and soil conditions, and price the whole job. The estimate is free and it holds.
Permits where the parish or city wants them, utility checks before a teardown, and a start date you can plan around.
The machines do the work, debris gets hauled off, and the property is left graded and clean, ready for whatever comes next.
Common questions about gravel driveways across New Iberia and all of Acadiana. If yours is not here, call and ask.
We handle demolition on houses and small commercial buildings, down to the slab when you want it gone. Free estimates across Acadiana.
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We tear down old mobile homes and manufactured homes around New Iberia and haul every piece off. The lot is left clean. Free on-site estimates across Acadiana.
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We tear down sheds, detached garages, barns, pole barns and metal carports around New Iberia, haul the debris off and leave the spot clean.
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We break out old concrete driveways, patios, walkways and slabs around New Iberia and haul the pieces off. Free on-site estimates across Acadiana.
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We clear overgrown lots and acreage around New Iberia. That means underbrushing, brush removal, briars, vines and small trees. The vegetation leaves the property in dump trailers or roll-off containers.
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We do dirt work across Acadiana: site prep, cut and fill, and fill packed in lifts. Our excavators and track loader move, spread and pack fill to the grade you need. Call for a free estimate.
View DetailsCompact excavators and a track loader work in town lots, back yards and farm gates. Tight access rarely stops a job, and the ground takes less damage than it would under bigger machines.
We live and work here, so Iberia Parish and the towns around it are short runs. Estimates happen fast and the machines show up when the schedule says they will.
Teardown, stumps, dirt, culvert, driveway: the same outfit can carry a property from overgrown or condemned to pad-ready. One schedule and one number instead of four subcontractors.
We price after looking at the property, the access and the ground. You get a real number before work starts, and the site is left clean when it ends.
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Jason was a pleasure to do business with. He had a fair price and did excellent work. I will definitely use Elite Excavation Services again in the future
I needed some debris removed and Elite Excavation came through very timely and the job was done smoothly!
Great service with a reasonable price. The operator did a great job with my shed demolition! He left the place very clean and ready for my new shop. I highly recommend Jason and his crew.
Gravel driveways run $1 to $3 per square foot installed. See what a 100, 200 or 1,000 foot limestone drive costs in Louisiana and what changes the price.
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How much does concrete removal cost in Louisiana? Published per square foot and per job ranges, what moves the price, and Iberia Parish permit rules.
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A driveway culvert runs about $1,000 to $9,000 installed. See who permits it in Iberia, Lafayette and the nearby parishes, how the pipe gets sized, and what moves the price.
Read more →A structure that needs to come down, a lot to clear, a pad to build, or a driveway that floods? Call or send the form. We come look at the property, price the job in person, and give you a number that holds. Estimates are free.
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