Teardown & Rebuild Site Prep

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Teardown and rebuild projects combine demolition and new-construction site prep into one sequence — clearing the old structure and its debris, then grading and preparing the lot for the new build, often with existing utility infrastructure to account for along the way.

What's included

• Demolition of the existing structure, including foundation removal
• Debris hauling and disposal
• Site regrading to remove any irregularities left by the old foundation and prepare a clean building envelope
• New-construction site prep for the rebuild — topsoil stripping, cut-and-fill grading, utility trenching, and pad prep

Why this is more involved than either project alone

A teardown-rebuild isn't just demolition followed by standard new-construction prep — the old foundation footprint, existing utility connections, and any buried infrastructure from the original structure all affect how the new site prep gets sequenced. Old foundation material has to be fully removed rather than just covered over, since building on top of old foundation debris or disturbed fill is a common cause of settling problems in a new structure.

What affects cost and timeline

Size and construction type of the structure being torn down, whether asbestos or other hazardous material disposal is required (common in older structures, triggering separate filings), and how much regrading the new build needs once the old structure and its foundation are fully removed.