Underground Utilities
We install water mains, sanitary sewer, storm sewer and power and communications conduit for subdivisions and commercial sites. Each run goes from open trench to compacted backfill, ready for the inspector.
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Turner Excavation is a demolition contractor for builders and developers, general contractors and commercial property owners. We take old structures down to the ground and break out the slabs and footings under them. Asphalt and concrete come out too, and our dump trucks haul the debris away. Then we grade the site for the work that comes next.
We do demolition as part of our commercial site work and as a standalone commercial job. We also take down old buildings for farms and landowners who have new plans for the ground. Our excavators, dozer, water truck and dump trucks work from our shop and yard in Dallas, Oregon. As an excavation contractor serving Polk and Marion Counties, we work across the Mid-Willamette Valley.
Tell us about the project and where the site is. We look at the job and put a free estimate in writing.
The asbestos survey comes first, because Oregon DEQ requires one before most demolition. An inspector with asbestos accreditation does the survey and writes the report. If the survey finds asbestos, an asbestos abatement contractor handles it before our machines start. Abatement is a separate trade, and DEQ licenses the contractors who do it.
Next, every service line gets shut off or capped outside the building. Oregon OSHA's demolition rules call for that, with notice to each utility involved. Pulling footings and old lines moves ground, so Oregon's dig law applies too. A locate request goes to Oregon 811 two to 10 full business days before the dig.
The building office for your site answers the permit question. Salem, for one, requires a building permit to demolish a building. There, an old sewer service that needs a cap also goes through Salem Public Works. We point you to the right office when we look at the job.
Taking the building down is the first part of the job. Our excavators then break out the concrete slab and the footings under it. Each load goes into our dump trucks for haul-off and disposal.
Old parking lots and paved yards come up the same way, along with curbs and sidewalks. We have removed asphalt as far west as Newport, on the coast. That clears the way for a new layout on the site.
Old utilities come out or get abandoned in place, as the plans and the city or utility call for. An 811 ticket gets the utility-owned lines marked, but private lines past the meter stay unmarked. A private locator finds those before the dig. New lines for the next building are part of our underground utility work.
Demolition leaves holes where basements and footings sat. We fill those holes in lifts and compact each lift as it goes in. Then the site gets graded to drain, ready for the next plan. Bigger cut and fill work for the new build is part of our grading and earthwork.
The Willamette Valley's wet season runs from October to May, and most of the year's rain falls then. Wet clay turns soft under loaded dump trucks, and mud tracks out onto the street. So we plan haul-off and grading around the weather when the schedule allows. In the dry months, our water truck keeps the dust down.
We take demolition jobs within about 70 miles of our yard in Dallas. That covers Polk and Marion Counties and the valley south to Eugene. To the west, it reaches over the Coast Range to Newport. Call or text (503) 507-2919 to set up a free estimate.
Call or text for a written quote. We work about 70 miles around Dallas across the Willamette Valley.
(503) 507-2919From the first call or text to the finished work, here is how it goes.
Call or text (503) 507-2919 and tell us about the land and the project. Plans or a site map help if you have them.
We come out to look at the ground and where the water goes. If there are plans, we go through the quantities with you.
The free estimate comes to you in writing, with the scope of work spelled out. Once you say yes, we set the start date together.
We call Oregon 811 for utility locates before any digging. Then the work goes in the order the job needs, from clearing through base rock.
We work with the city or county inspectors as the utilities go in. We leave the site graded and ready for the builders or the next trade.
Common questions about demolition around Dallas and the rest of the Willamette Valley. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
We install water mains, sanitary sewer, storm sewer and power and communications conduit for subdivisions and commercial sites. Each run goes from open trench to compacted backfill, ready for the inspector.
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We turn raw land into finished, buildable lots for builders and developers. Every underground utility goes in before the streets, and each lot is left graded for its builder.
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We clear and grade commercial sites, build the pad and run the utilities to the building. We bring the parking lot to base rock, and our paving and concrete subcontractors finish it.
Learn MoreWe put in the water, sewer, storm and dry utilities, then build the street over them. Our paving and concrete subcontractors finish the curbs and asphalt under our management.
Our excavators, dozer, water truck and dump trucks do the heavy work. Our crew and foreman run the site from the first cut to final grade.
We look at the plans and the ground before we price the work. Then the free estimate comes to you in writing, with the scope spelled out.
Our shop and yard are in Dallas, in Polk County. We take on projects about 70 miles out, across the Willamette Valley and over the Coast Range to Newport.
Tell us where the land is and what the project needs, and send the plans if you have them. Call or text (503) 507-2919 or use the form, and we will set a time to look at the job.
Tell us about the project and where the site is. We look at the job and put a free estimate in writing.