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Ostermiller Construction Concrete & Asphalt · Billings MT
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Concrete Removal & Replacement in Billings, MT

Concrete Replacement · Billings, MT

When Concrete Is Past Saving, We Replace It

Concrete removal and replacement is the heart of what we do around Billings, Laurel, Lockwood and across the Yellowstone Valley. When a driveway is cracked through, a patio has heaved out of level, or the surface is spalling off a sidewalk in sheets, we break the old slab out, haul it off the property, rebuild the base underneath, and pour it new. Rip out and replace — done right once, instead of patched every other summer.

One thing we will tell you straight: we don't jack sunken slabs. Lifting broken concrete doesn't fix cracked, flaking concrete — when a slab is past saving, replacement is the honest repair, and that's the work we've built the operation around. The same crew pours new concrete driveways and patios, sidewalks and steps, so the new slab fits the plan for the whole property, not just the hole where the old one was.

What We Handle

  • Cracked, heaved and spalled slabs torn out
  • Driveways, patios, sidewalks and steps
  • Break-out, loading and haul-off included
  • Subgrade regraded and compacted before the pour
  • Air-entrained exterior mix for freeze-thaw country
  • Control joints where the new slab needs them
  • Straight answer on replace vs. leave it alone
  • Free in-person estimates

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Tear-Out to Finished Slab, One Crew

A replacement done right is mostly work you never see again. We break out the old slab, load it, and haul it off — no rubble pile left by the fence. Then comes the part that decides how long the new concrete lasts: the subgrade. We regrade it, fix the soft spots that let the old slab settle in the first place, and compact it before a single form gets set.

From there it pours like any of our new flatwork: straight forms set to grade, exterior mix batched for Montana weather, a clean finish, and control joints placed where the slab wants to crack — so when it moves, it moves on our line instead of across the middle of your driveway. You get plain cure guidance at handoff: foot traffic in a day or two, vehicles off it for about a week.

Why Concrete Fails Around Billings

Billings winters are hard on concrete in a specific way: the temperature crosses freezing over and over. A chinook rolls through in January, snowmelt runs into every crack and pore, then the cold snaps back and that water freezes and expands. Every cycle pries the cracks a little wider and pops a little more surface loose — that's the pitting and flaking you see on older drives and walks all over the valley.

Add plow blades catching heaved edges, deicer working on the surface, and water getting under the slab until the base goes soft, and eventually there's nothing left worth patching. That's the point where we stop talking repair and start talking replacement — get us out for a free look and we'll tell you honestly which side of that line your concrete is on.

Replacement, Not Band-Aids

Some outfits will lift a sunken slab, fill the cracks, and call it fixed. We don't offer mudjacking or slab leveling, and that's deliberate: raising a slab doesn't heal a crack, and it doesn't fix the flaked, weathered surface you'll still be looking at afterward. When the concrete itself is shot, moving it back up is a cosmetic patch on a structural problem.

What we do instead is give you a number for doing it right: out with the old, a rebuilt and compacted base, and a new slab finished for its job — driveway, patio, walk or steps. It costs more than a patch and it's worth more than ten of them. Estimates are free, and they come from looking at your actual concrete, not guessing over the phone.

New concrete walkway freshly poured and still in the forms Fresh concrete sidewalk and patio poured beside a covered porch

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What You Can Expect

How a Job With Ostermiller Runs

From the first look at the job to the final walk-through, here is exactly how it goes.

1

Look at the Job

We come see the actual job — the slab, the driveway, the lot, and the ground under it. What failed, why it failed, and what the fix really is. No blind quotes over the phone.

2

Straight Quote

You get a free written quote with a real number and a real timeline. It says what's included — tear-out, haul-off, prep, materials — and it holds unless the scope changes.

3

Do the Work

The crew shows up when we said and does the job the way we quoted it — tear-out, base, forms, pour, pave, seal or stripe. Anything unexpected, you hear about it immediately, not on the invoice.

4

Final Walk-Through

We walk the finished work together before we call it done. Clean lines, clean site, old material hauled off, and clear guidance on cure times and care. Done means you say it's done.

FAQ

Concrete Replacement Questions, Answered

Common questions about concrete replacement across Billings & the Yellowstone Valley. Don't see yours? Give us a call — we're happy to help.

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How much does concrete replacement cost in Billings?
It depends on the size of the slab, how thick the old concrete is, what shape the base under it is in, and access for equipment and haul-off. That's why we quote from looking at the actual job — the estimate is free, it's written, and it holds unless the scope changes. No blind numbers over the phone.
Can you just repair the cracks instead of replacing the slab?
Sometimes small, stable cracking isn't worth touching, and we'll say so. But once a slab is cracked through, heaved, or spalling across its surface, filler is a one-season fix at best. We'll look at it and give you an honest read: live with it for now, or past saving and time to replace.
Do you raise or level sunken concrete?
No. We don't do mudjacking or slab leveling — when concrete has sunk or broken up to the point it needs help, we tear it out, fix the base that let it sink, and pour it new. That's a straighter answer than lifting a cracked slab and hoping.
What happens to the old concrete?
It leaves with us. Break-out, loading and haul-off are part of the job — when we're done you have a new slab and a clean site, not a rubble pile waiting on another contractor.
How long before I can use the new concrete?
Plan on a day or two before foot traffic and about a week before vehicles, and the slab keeps gaining strength for about a month after the pour. We walk you through all of it at handoff. Call (406) 717-4103 and we'll come look at what you've got.
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Why Choose Ostermiller

Why Billings Property Owners Call Us

Rip Out & Replace Done Right

We do not patch over failed concrete or jack sunken slabs. Cracked, heaved or spalled flatwork gets torn out, hauled off, and poured new — done once, done right.

Concrete and Asphalt, One Crew

Most outfits do one or the other. We pour concrete and work asphalt — paving, crack sealing, seal coating, striping — so your whole property has one number to call.

Straight Written Quotes

We look at the actual job, price it in writing, and tell you what is worth doing and what is not. No phone guesses, no surprise change orders.

Billings Based, Montana Built

Based in Shepherd, minutes from Billings. We know what freeze-thaw winters and plow blades do to driveways here — and we build for it.

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Cracked driveway, new patio, a parking lot that needs sealing and fresh stripes? Call or send the form and we will look at the job with you and hand you a free written quote — concrete or asphalt, residential or commercial.

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