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Digger Demolition

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Frederick, MD

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Frederick, MD

The Contractor's Contractor

When a demolition job gets complicated, tight urban footprints, structures that can’t come down conventionally, a stream that has to be restored after the concrete comes out, other contractors call us.
That’s not a slogan we made up in a marketing meeting. It’s how Digger Demolition earned its reputation across Maryland,, Northern Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. We’re a full-service demolition and excavating contractor based in Frederick, MD, and we take the projects that require more than a machine and a schedule.


Our Story

A New Company Built on Generations of Experience

Digger Demolition was founded in 2019 by Donna Howell as a woman-owned business. Founded in 2019, Digger Demolition is a woman-owned company led by professionals whose roots in demolition, construction, and recycling go back three generations. While the company is young, the experience behind it spans decades throughout the Mid-Atlantic. So when clients ask how a 2019 company has this depth of capability, the answer is simple: the company is new, the people aren’t.

Frederick, MD

The Experience Behind the Name

Tom Kline, Director of Field Operations, brings 46+ years of hands-on industry experience to every project we bid. Collectively, our leadership team has overseen more than $1.5 billion in construction projects and completed 47+ design-build projects.

A few examples of the work our leadership has directed:

Why We Do This Work

Demolition has a reputation problem. People picture recklessness. We see the opposite — a discipline where precision and planning decide whether everyone goes home safely.

As our team puts it: “We’re home wreckers, that’s what we do. Some people say it’s dangerous but it’s what we do every day… but we do it safely.”

That’s the whole motivation. Take the hardest jobs, do them right, send everyone home.

How We Work

Safety Is the Method, Not the Paperwork

Demolition is inherently dangerous. Our position is that this is exactly why it demands the most rigorous process on the jobsite — not a binder that gets signed and shelved. Our company slogan says it plainly: “Our most valuable resource — OUR EMPLOYEES.”

That culture has earned us numerous industry safety awards and quality awards.

Technical Demolition, Not Just Big Demolition

Plenty of contractors can take down a building in an open field. Fewer can take one down between two occupied structures, on a live site, on a fixed schedule.

Our approach to every project:

  • Expert project management: a single point of accountability from walkthrough to final grade
  • Problem-solving first: we engineer the sequence before we mobilize equipment
  • Precision: selective and structural demolition where a wrecking-ball approach would cost you more in repairs than in savings
  • Emergency response: when a structure fails or a site becomes unsafe, we mobilize
  • Cost-effective solutions: including on-site concrete crushing that turns disposal cost into usable material
  • Reliability: the schedule we give you is the schedule we hold

Excellence as a Standard

Our philosophy: “Excellence is as important to us as it is for our clients.” We work for municipal, commercial, and residential clients, and the standard doesn’t move between them.

Credentials & Recognition


Our Work

What We Do

We’re a full-service demolition and site work contractor. Our core services include:
Demolition Site Work Specialty
Heavy & technical demolition Excavation & grading Pond work & stream restoration
Commercial & residential demolition Site work & pad prep Pool removal
House & garage demolition Land clearing Hydraulic hammer rental
Concrete removal & crushing Road building Trucking
Fence removal

Areas Served In and Around
Frederick, MD

The service area covers Maryland, Annapolis MD, Northern Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. Throughout Frederick County and the surrounding region, coverage isn’t restricted within that footprint.

Frederick County

Regional Coverage


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Contact Digger Demolition

Whether you have a straightforward teardown or a project three other contractors have already passed on, we’ll walk the site and give you a straight answer.

Call Us Direct

(301) 835-1300

Email Us

info@diggerdemolition.com

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Frederick, MD 21701 • Serving 6-State Region

Business Hours

Mon–Fri: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM • 24/7 Emergency Service

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Call Digger Demolition at (301) 835-1300 or reach out below.

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That’s what “Diggin’ Done Right” means on your project.

Emergency Structural Clearance

Rapid-response emergency stabilization and removal of storm-damaged residential structure adhering to city safety ordinances.

Commercial Asphalt Demolition

Full-depth asphalt parking lot milling, sub-base excavation, and haul-away for a harbor redevelopment project.

15-Acre Commercial Land Clearing

Heavy vegetation removal, stump grinding, forestry mulching, and site pads leveling for a mixed-use commercial center.

Precision Site Prep & Grading

Sub-grade preparation, cut-and-fill leveling, laser grading, and storm retention trenching for a new industrial distribution park.

Full Residential Teardown

Complete single-family home demolition including basement foundation excavation, utility cap-off, and backfill for new custom construction.

Industrial Concrete Slab Removal

Hydraulic hammer breaking and hauling of a 12-inch reinforced concrete pad, recycled on-site into aggregate base.

Commercial Interior Gut-Out

Complete structural tear-down of a 4-story retail facility including hazardous material abatement, steel recovery, and crushed concrete site prep.

Multi-Story Commercial Demolition

Complete structural tear-down of a 4-story retail facility including hazardous material abatement, steel recovery, and crushed concrete site prep.