Demolition in Dallas, TX

It depends on the house, and anyone who quotes you off a phone call is guessing. Square footage, foundation type, whether the machines can reach the structure, and how far the debris has to travel all move the number. We walk the property first and put the price in writing. If you already have a written estimate from another licensed, insured contractor for the same scope, bring it and we will beat it.

A written, current estimate from a licensed and insured contractor for the same scope of work on the same property. Show it to us before we finalize our number and we will come in under it. What it does not cover is a verbal figure, a stale quote from two years ago, or a cheaper number that quietly leaves out the permit, the haul-off, or the slab.

The demolition itself is fast. Most single-family teardowns are done in one to three days on site. Getting to that day takes about a month, and the reason is usually not the permit. Dallas requires the property to be treated for rodents and insects 30 days before demolition, so that clock starts the moment you say go and runs alongside the permit and the utility disconnects. Plan on roughly four to six weeks from first call to machines on site.

Yes, and in Dallas the checklist is longer than most people expect. The city wants a notarized authorization from the registered owner, a signed hold-harmless agreement, proof of a contract with a solid waste collection franchise, a tree survey covering any protected tree within 50 feet of the work, a handwritten turn-by-turn haul route with the disposal site named, confirmation that every utility has been told to disconnect, and certification that the property was treated for rodents and insects 30 days beforehand. One useful exemption: the city waives its $1,000,000 contractor insurance requirement for one- and two-family dwellings, though we carry ours regardless. We handle the whole packet.

For a normal house, usually not. The Texas Asbestos Health Protection Rules exempt a single residence of four units or fewer that stays residential, so most single-family teardowns need no survey. It is a different answer for a commercial or public building, and for a former commercial building that was converted to a residence after April 1973, both of which do require one. Older homes can still contain asbestos in flooring, siding, insulation, and popcorn ceilings whether or not a survey is mandated, so we tell you what we are looking at before we start.

Both. We have run demolition inside our own remodels and builds for years, and we are now taking it on as standalone work for homeowners, investors, and builders who have their own plans for the lot. There is no obligation to use us for what comes next, though we are happy to talk about it if you want a number.

Yes. Detached garages, sheds, barns, driveways, and slabs are all things we will take on, either on their own or as part of a larger teardown. Pools we scope case by case, because backfill and compaction have to be done to spec if anything is ever going to be built over them.