Barn Demolition · Cullman

Barn and Outbuilding Demolition in Cullman, AL

Cullman County leads Alabama in farm production, and its back roads show it: hay barns, equipment sheds and chicken houses that have run their last flock. When one is falling in, or standing where a house or a pasture should be, Down South takes it down, hauls it off and grades the spot.

Open tract of red-brown dirt, cleared and rough graded, with track marks and a low dirt mound — Cleared And Rough Graded

Freshly graded red dirt with track marks and the end of a black culvert pipe showing — Cleared And Rough Graded

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Barn Demolition · Cullman

Barn Demolition in Cullman

A German farm town with a lot of old buildings

Cullman was laid out in 1873 by Colonel John G. Cullmann, a German immigrant, and the families he drew here turned the plateau into small farms. A century and a half of farming leaves a lot of barns behind. Some are sound. Many are leaning, missing tin or rotten at the sills.

Poultry, beef cattle, row crops and timber are still the county's main farm products. When farm ground is split up or sold, the new owner usually wants the old buildings gone before anything else happens on the land.

Chicken houses that have run their last flock

A poultry house is long and low, with a tin roof on wood trusses running a long way down the field. Once it is out of production the curtains tear, the trusses sag and it turns from a building into a liability.

The tin and trusses are pulled down with the excavator and loaded out, and the metal and wood leave the property. The concrete end pads and old footings come up too, so the ground can go back to pasture or carry a new shop.

Getting machines to a barn on plateau ground

Cullman sits about 814 feet up on Brindley Mountain, an offshoot of Sand Mountain. The ground rolls more than it climbs, but the old farm lane back to a barn is often soft, narrow and grown over.

Every machine Down South runs is on tracks: a Cat dozer, a Cat compact track loader, a Kubota SVL110-3 and an excavator. Tracks spread the weight, so a wet lane or a pasture gate is rarely the end of the road. If the lane needs rebuilding after the barn is gone, see gravel driveways in Cullman.

Sandstone under the footings

The whole county lies on the Cumberland Plateau. Soils common there, such as the Hartsells series the USDA describes, formed over sandstone that is often only 20 to 40 inches down. Pier blocks and footings sit in that shallow layer and come out with the excavator, not left for a mower to find.

The footprint is filled and graded to match the field around it. The low side of an old barn is often where water has run for years, so the grade is set to keep it moving past the spot. If water also sits near the house, yard drainage in Cullman covers that.

Live lines, locates and the city permit

Farm buildings often still have a power drop or a water line nobody has used in years. Have the power company and the water system disconnect them before a date is set. An Alabama 811 request goes in two full working days before digging, not counting the day it is made.

Inside the city limits, the City of Cullman's Building Inspections department issues building permits, so ask them whether your teardown needs one. The Alabama demolition permit guide covers the general rules. Buildings that need asbestos abatement first are not work Down South takes on.

One figure, after a look at the barn

Cost depends on the size of the building, what it is built from, how much concrete is under it, how easy it is to reach and how far the debris has to go. A small shed and a long poultry house are nothing alike, which is why no price is published.

The estimate is free and comes after a look on site. Small jobs carry a minimum, and you hear the Cullman barn figure before you commit to anything. If an old farmhouse is going too, house demolition in Cullman can be done on the same trip. The barn and outbuilding demolition page covers the work in general.

Wide cleared and rough-graded tract of red-brown dirt with dozer track marks and a tree line behind

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Barn & Outbuilding Demolition

Barns, sheds, chicken houses and outbuildings taken down, hauled off, footprint filled and graded.

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What it includes

What that covers

Hay and stock barns. Pole or framed barns, leaning or sound, pushed down and loaded out.
Chicken houses. Tin, trusses, curtains and end pads taken out and hauled.
Sheds and carports. Metal or wood, taken down along with the slab under them.
Footprint graded. Footings out, low spots filled and the ground shaped to drain.

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Cullman and nearby

Everything in Cullman

Cullman, AL

The Cullman County seat on I-65, with farms, chicken houses and Smith Lake lots around it.

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Barn & Outbuilding Demolition

Barns, sheds, chicken houses and outbuildings taken down, hauled off, footprint filled and graded.

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Cullman and the towns nearby

Down South works out of Berry in Fayette County and takes the same work across west Alabama. In Walker County there is barn demolition in Jasper, and closer to home there is barn demolition in Fayette. The Cullman page covers clearing and dirt work around Cullman, out to the Smith Lake side of the county.

How the work actually goes

Call, look, then a number

Call or text

Call or text (205) 535-6376, or send the form, and say where the property is and what needs doing.

A look at the property

The price comes off the property after a look, because cost depends on what is there, the terrain and access.

A figure before you commit

You get the figure before anything starts. Small jobs carry a minimum.

The machines do the work

Dozer, track loader or excavator, all tracked, and the ground is left graded.

On the ground

Photos of Down South's work.

These are photographs from actual jobs. See more recent work. Or read about the full barn & outbuilding demolition service.

Cleaned-up ground under scattered trees with a small debris pile burning and a compact track loader at the edge

Finished gravel surface with a block border on both sides, red dirt shoulders and pine woods behind

Mulched trail dropping into a wooded draw with thick green growth on both sides

Questions about this work

Questions people ask

Not seeing yours? Call (205) 535-6376 and ask Down South, or read the guides.

Do you tear down old chicken houses in Cullman County?

Yes. Tin, trusses, side curtains and the concrete pads at the ends come out, the debris is hauled off and the ground is graded. Old poultry houses often still have power and water run to them, so get those disconnected before the work date.

Do I need a permit to take down a barn in Cullman?

Inside the city limits, call the City of Cullman's Building Inspections department before a date is set and ask whether your building needs one. Out in the county the answer can be different. Either way, Alabama 811 has to be called before any digging, and pulling footings counts.

Can the barn come down and the slab stay?

Yes, if you want to reuse it for a shop or a pad. If it is cracked, heaved or sitting low, it usually makes more sense to take it out while the machines are already there. You will hear which way it looks at the estimate.

What happens to the old wood and tin?

It is loaded and hauled off the property. If you want to keep some of the barn wood, the tin or an old beam, say so at the estimate so it can be planned around before the machines start.

How much does barn demolition cost in Cullman?

It depends on the size of the building, the material, how much concrete is under it, access and the haul. No prices are published. Down South gives a free estimate after seeing the barn, small jobs carry a minimum, and you know the number before the tin comes off.

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