From full pool to solid ground, step by step.
No mystery, no surprises. Click through the exact seven-step path every Velasco removal follows, including the unglamorous backfill work that determines whether your yard stays level for decades.
Click any step to explore it.
Each stage is documented with photos on your job, so you always know where things stand.
Free Consultation
We come to you. We measure the pool, check truck and equipment access, look at where utilities run, and talk through what you want the space to become. You leave with a clear, itemized written quote, no pressure and no vague “starting at” numbers.
Bring your questions. This is the moment to ask about timeline, cost drivers, and whether full or partial removal fits your plans.
Permits & Locates
We pull the demolition permit with your city or county and schedule USA utility locates so every gas, water, electric, and comms line is marked before a blade touches dirt. Doing this properly protects you on resale and keeps everyone safe.
We handle the paperwork. Permitting and locates are part of the job, you don’t chase city hall.
Drain & Disconnect
Pool water is discharged legally and responsibly per local rules, never just dumped. Then we safely cap and disconnect gas, electrical, and plumbing tied to the pool and its equipment pad.
Environmentally handled. We follow local discharge rules so chemically treated water is dealt with correctly.
Demolition
The concrete shell and decking are broken out with the right iron for the job. For a full removal, everything, shell, rebar, decking, comes out. For a partial, the top is removed and the base perforated for drainage.
We protect your property. Access routes are matted and protected, and we keep the site contained and tidy as we work.
Haul-Off & Disposal
Broken concrete, rebar, and debris are loaded and hauled to the proper facilities. We recycle concrete where we can. Your driveway and street get swept, we leave it cleaner than we found it.
Disposal is included. No surprise dump fees bolted on at the end, it’s in your quote.
Backfill & Compaction
This is where most crews cut corners and where we don’t. Clean engineered fill goes in measured lifts, and each layer is compacted before the next. We document compaction so your reclaimed ground behaves like the native soil around it, no sinking a year later.
This is why you hire a pro. Proper lift-and-compact backfill is the single biggest factor in whether your yard stays level for good.
Final Grade & Handover
We shape the final grade so water drains away from your home, rake the surface smooth, and do a final walk-through with you. The space is now ready for sod, a garden, a patio, an ADU pad, whatever’s next.
Walk it with us. We don’t consider the job done until you’ve seen it and you’re happy.
One quote. No nickel-and-diming.
When we hand you a number, it’s the number. Our removal quotes include the things other crews quietly leave off.
- Permitting & utility locates
- Legal water discharge per local rules
- Demolition of shell & decking
- Haul-off & disposal fees
- Engineered backfill in compacted lifts
- Final grade & site cleanup
How long does it take?
From your first call to walking on level ground, here’s the typical pace of a residential removal.
A free on-site visit and a written, itemized quote, usually within days of your call.
We pull the demolition permit and call in utility locates before we break ground.
Draining, demolition, engineered backfill, and final grading by our crew.
Zero surprise charges. Once you approve the quote, the number we hand you is the number you pay, barring changes you sign off on.
Quick answers.
Questions? Email contact@velascoexcavating.com
All FAQs