An old shed that’s rotted past saving, a mobile home nobody’s lived in for years, a cracked concrete slab that needs to come out before a new driveway goes in — Double R Services works as demolition contractors throughout Shreveport and Caddo Parish, tearing down and hauling away old structures and concrete so the property is actually usable again. Rural landowners from Blanchard to Stonewall call when an old outbuilding or mobile home has outlived its usefulness and just needs to be gone, cleanly and without becoming a bigger project than it should be. Call (903) 403-3345 for a free on-site estimate.
What Demolition Actually Involves
Demolition is the process of tearing down a structure — a shed, an old mobile home, a garage, a section of concrete — and hauling the resulting debris off the property, leaving cleared, usable ground behind. Most jobs on rural Ark-La-Tex properties start the same way: a structure that’s past the point of repair, taking up space that could be used for something else, or simply an eyesore the landowner is ready to be rid of. Before anything comes down, utilities running to the structure — power, water, gas, if any are still connected — get identified and confirmed disconnected, since demolishing a structure with live utilities still attached is a serious safety hazard. An excavator or skid steer with the right attachment then brings the structure down in a controlled way, working from the top or in sections rather than pushing everything into one unstable pile. Debris — wood, metal, concrete, roofing — gets sorted and loaded out, with metal and clean material set aside for recycling where practical. What starts as a deteriorating structure or a slab of unwanted concrete ends as open, cleared ground, ready for whatever the property owner has planned next — new construction, a cleaner tree line, or simply more usable space.
Our Demolition Process
Step 1 — Site Walk & Utility Check
Dustin walks the structure with you to scope the job and confirm what utilities, if any, are still connected. Anything still live gets flagged for disconnection before demolition starts — this step doesn’t get skipped.
Step 2 — Utility Disconnection
Power, water, and gas service to the structure must be disconnected before demolition begins. Equipment doesn’t move in until those utilities are confirmed inactive.
Step 3 — Structural Demolition
An excavator or skid steer brings the structure down in a controlled sequence, working the building apart rather than collapsing it all at once, which keeps the debris pile manageable and the site safer to work in.
Step 4 — Debris Sorting, Hauling & Grading
Wood, metal, concrete, and other debris are sorted and hauled off the property, with the area graded afterward so what’s left is clean, usable ground rather than a disturbed lot.
Serving Mooringsport and the Surrounding Area
Based near Mooringsport, Double R Services demolishes old structures, mobile homes, and concrete throughout Mooringsport, Shreveport, and Caddo Parish, working rural properties near Cross Lake and out toward Blanchard, Vivian, and Stonewall, as well as into Marshall, TX. Double R’s demolition crews also reach the smaller Caddo Parish communities around Mooringsport — Oil City, Hosston, Gilliam, Belcher, and Ida to the north, Greenwood and Keithville to the south — and cross into the Texas side of Caddo Lake around Waskom, Karnack, Uncertain, and Jefferson. A lot of the demolition work in this part of the Ark-La-Tex involves older outbuildings, barns, and mobile homes that have sat unused for years — common on rural acreage that’s changed hands or is being cleaned up ahead of a sale or new build.
If demolition is the first step before something new goes in, see Double R’s land clearing or site preparation services for what typically comes next. See all of Double R’s dirt work services for the complete picture of what the crew handles on a rural Ark-La-Tex property.
Why Mooringsport Landowners Choose Double R Services
Double R Services has handled demolition across the Ark-La-Tex since 2021, with Dustin and his nephew running every job rather than a rotating crew of subcontractors. Dustin has been operating this kind of heavy equipment since 2004 — five years before Double R Services existed — so the person quoting a job has two decades of hands-on time behind the controls, not just years the company has been open. Every estimate is free, and debris disposal follows Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality rules, which prohibit open burning of construction and demolition debris and require it to be hauled to an approved disposal facility instead.
For structures built before 1980, hazardous materials like asbestos or lead paint can be a real concern, and testing for those falls outside what a general dirt-work crew handles. Learn more about the company on the About page, or call (903) 403-3345 to schedule a free estimate.