Houses torn down and hauled off. Lots cleared, graded and made build-ready.
Retaining walls that hold this terrain. Thirty years of doing it right,
with the owner in the machine — not a crew you've never met.
Tell us about your project — we’ll get right back to you.
30+ YearsRunning Demo & Dirt Work
Owner-OperatedScott Runs the Machines
50-Mile RadiusAround Hot Springs
FreeOn-Site Estimates
Hot Springs, AR · 50-Mile Radius
About Our Company
Demolition and Dirt Work, Done the Old-School Way.
Scott Bankhead has been taking down buildings and moving dirt around Hot
Springs since 1994 — from garages and lake houses to a 200,000 square foot
high school brought down in five weeks. The operation is deliberately lean:
Scott runs the machines, contract trucks run the debris, and the man who
quotes your job is the man who does it. Teardown, dirt, grade, drive, wall —
one call covers the whole path from problem to usable ground.
Scott has run demolition around Hot Springs since 1994 — up to a 200,000 sq ft high school in five weeks. Everybody thinks demo is easy work; thirty years is why it looks that way.
The Owner Runs the Machine
No rotating crew, no telephone game. The man who walks your property and quotes the job is the man in the excavator doing it — and contract trucks keep the debris moving out.
Straight Quotes, Whole Job
Free estimates from looking at the actual job. The number covers the finished state — teardown, loading, hauling, cleanup — not just the part before the mess.
Built for This Terrain
Hillsides, lake lots, tight in-town streets — Hot Springs ground is its own animal. Local since 1994, from the lakes to the county lines, and the work respects the terrain.
Our Services
Explore Our Services
From the first bite of the excavator to the finished grade — demolition and dirt work for homes across the Hot Springs area.
From the first look at the job to the final walk-through, here is exactly how it goes.
1
Look at the Job
Scott comes and sees the actual job — the structure, the ground, the access, what stays and what goes. Thirty years of demo means a fast, honest read on what the work really involves. No blind quotes over the phone.
2
Straight Quote
You get a free quote with a real number and a real timeline. It covers the teardown, the loading, the hauling and the cleanup — so the price you hear is the price for a finished job, not just the fun part.
3
Do the Work
Machines show up when we said they would. The structure comes down under control, trucks cycle the debris out, and the site stays contained — there's a method to the madness, and 30 years of it shows.
4
Leave It Clean
The job isn't done at the last bite of the excavator. Debris hauled off, ground graded out, and a lot you can actually use — ready to build on, park on, or just mow. Done means you'd never know the mess was there.
Portfolio
See Our Work
Real teardowns, real dirt, real walls — our own jobs, no stock photos.
Excavator working at a residential garage teardownResidential structure coming down mid-demolitionExcavator and truck working a large commercial demolitionExcavator staged at a house ahead of demolitionDump truck loading out debris on a cleared lotLakefront lot cleared and graded to clean dirt
We're based in Hot Springs and work about a 50-mile radius around it: Hot Springs Village, Royal, Pearcy, Mountain Pine, Jessieville, Malvern, Benton and Bryant, and out toward Glenwood, Mount Ida and Arkadelphia. If you're anywhere around Garland County and not sure you're in range, call — the answer is usually yes.
What services do you offer?
Demolition and dirt work, start to finish. We tear down houses, garages, barns and outbuildings and haul off the debris, then handle what comes next: excavation and dirt work, grading and pad building, lot clearing for new builds, gravel driveways, and retaining walls — a Bankhead specialty for decades.
Do you do residential or commercial work?
The schedule is built around residential work — homeowners, lake places, and lots being cleared for new houses. Scott has taken on major commercial demolition, including a 200,000 square foot Hot Springs high school brought down in five weeks, so a big garage or an old barn isn't going to scare anybody. If you have a commercial job in mind, call and we'll talk it through straight.
Who actually shows up to do the work?
Scott. This is an owner-operated outfit — the man who looks at your job and quotes it is the man in the machine. Contract trucks and drivers handle the hauling, and Scott runs the demolition and dirt work himself, the way he has since 1994.
How do estimates work?
They're free, and they happen at the job, not over the phone. Demolition and dirt prices live in details you can't see from a phone call — what the structure is made of, access for machines and trucks, how much has to be hauled and how far. We come look, then give you a straight number.
What happens to all the debris?
It leaves. Loading and haul-off are part of the job — trucks are part of the operation, not a separate contractor you have to find. When we're done, you have a clean lot or a build-ready pad, not a rubble pile.
Do I need a permit to tear down a house?
Usually there's paperwork, and it varies by city and county — Hot Springs, the Village, Benton and the county each run it their own way. Ask when you call and we'll tell you what applies to your address and what has to happen with utilities before a teardown.
How do I get started?
Call (501) 617-1511 or send the form on this site. You'll talk to Scott, not a call center — walk him through what you've got, he'll come look at it, and you'll get a free, straight answer on the right way to do it and what it costs.
A house that needs to come down, a lot that needs clearing, a slope that
needs a wall? Call or send the form and Scott will look at the job with
you and give you a free, straight number — teardown through cleanup,
one outfit.
