Barn, Shed and Outbuilding Demolition
The barn is leaning, the shed is full of wasps and the chicken house has not held a bird in years. We take old outbuildings down, haul the debris, pull the slab and footings and grade the ground.
Barn Demolition, Start to Finish
Every old home place has one. A barn with half its roof gone. A smokehouse the vines are holding up. A row of chicken houses falling in on themselves. A carport nobody trusts enough to park under. They are in the way and they are a worry: kids find them, the wind takes tin off them, and nobody wants to keep paying taxes on a wreck. But a building is not a brush pile, and getting rid of one takes more than a match.
We take them down with our own machines. The building is pulled down and loaded, the debris is hauled to a permitted site, the slab and footings are broken out and removed, and the footprint is filled and graded with the rest of the lot. Barns, sheds, storage buildings, chicken houses, carports and silos are all work we do, and they are covered alongside houses on our house and structure demolition page.
What you are left with is level ground you could mow, fence or build on, with no soft spot where the barn stood. A lot of people want a new shop or barn pad cut on the same trip, and we do that too. To see what moves the price, read our guide to house demolition cost in Alabama. The same things apply to a barn. Then call or text (205) 535-6376.
What barn and outbuilding demolition covers
- Barns and pole barns taken down
- Sheds, carports and storage buildings
- Old chicken houses and silos
- Debris loaded and hauled off
- Slab and footings broken out
- Footprint filled and graded level
Down, out and level
Taking a barn down is the quick part. The work is in what comes after. Tin, lumber, wire, old feed troughs and whatever was stored inside all have to be loaded and hauled to a permitted site. Metal is usually kept apart, because steel and tin can go for scrap. Then the concrete: slab, footings and piers get broken out and removed. Then the hole. We fill the footprint in layers, pack each one and pull the ground back to grade with the lot around it. Brush and trees grown up around the building come out on the same trip, and that clean wood can be burned where burning is allowed.
What to check before a barn comes down
Tell us how old the building is. Structures built before the early 1980s may contain asbestos in siding, roofing or tile, and ADEM has asbestos rules for demolition. Ask ADEM how they apply to your building before a date is set. Inside city limits, ask city hall about a demolition permit. If power or water runs to the barn, the utility has to disconnect it first. Tell us about an old well, a cistern or a tank near the building, so it gets dealt with and not just covered. Our guide on demolition permits in Alabama has more.
Farm buildings, chicken houses and what comes next
Long poultry houses are a common teardown in farm country, and Cullman County is one of the biggest poultry counties in Alabama. Cullman County is inside our service area, along with the seven counties nearer home. Whatever the building, think about what the ground is for next. If a new shop, a pole barn or a mobile home is going on the same spot, the pad can be cut, filled and compacted before the machines leave. If it is going back to pasture or yard, we grade it so it drains and leave it ready for seed.
Real Job Photos
Phone pictures from real jobs, captioned with what they show. See more recent work.
How much does it cost to tear down an old barn?
It is priced off the building, after a look or good photos. What moves the number is the size of the barn, what it is built of, whether it sits on a slab, piers or dirt, how much is still stored inside it, how easy it is to get trucks in and out, and whether asbestos has to be dealt with first. Small buildings carry a minimum, which you hear before you commit.
Can I just burn down an old barn or shed on my own land in Alabama?
Do not assume so. A building is not brush. ADEM regulates open burning and demolition debris, and the burn permits the Alabama Forestry Commission issues are written around vegetation. Ask both before you light anything, and ask your county about any burn ban. On our jobs the building debris is loaded and hauled to a permitted site, and only clean brush and trees are burned, where that is allowed.
Do you remove the concrete slab and footings under an old shed?
Yes. The slab, the footings and any piers are broken up, loaded and hauled, and the hole they leave is filled in layers and packed. If you plan to put a new building on the same spot, say so, because a sound slab in the right place is sometimes worth keeping, and the fill under a new pad has to be built to carry weight.
Can you tear down a barn and leave the house next to it alone?
Yes. Outbuildings come down on their own all the time. What matters is the room between the two and what runs between them: power lines, water lines, a fence, a propane tank. Send photos that show the gap and the way in for a machine and trucks, and we will tell you how we would go about it.
Is old barn wood or tin worth saving before demolition?
Sometimes. Weathered boards, hand-hewn beams and old tin all have buyers, but pulling them off by hand takes time. If you want to keep or sell material, take it off before we come, or tell us what to set aside as the building comes apart. Metal is usually kept separate anyway, since it can go for scrap and does not need to take up landfill space.
How a Job Runs
Tell Us What You Have
Call, text or send the form. County, rough acreage, what is growing on it and how a truck and trailer gets in.
We Look at the Ground
Close by, we come and look. Farther off, we can go over it with you on satellite first, then see it on the ground before the work starts.
A Number to Plan Around
Estimates are free and priced off the property. Small jobs carry a minimum, and you hear the figure before you commit.
The Machines Go to Work
We settle what comes out and what stays. Mark the trees you want kept, or walk it with us and point them out.
Finished, Not Just Knocked Down
Holes filled, ground pulled back to grade, and the fall set so water leaves the site instead of standing on it.
Barn Demolition Near You
Based in Berry, in Fayette County. Eight west Alabama counties. Pick your county or town, or call or text and ask.
Towns
Pages for your town
More services
House Demolition
Old houses and outbuildings torn down, hauled off, slab out, lot filled and graded.
DetailsMobile Home Removal
Old single-wides and double-wides torn down on site, hauled off, and the ground left graded.
DetailsRetaining Walls
Block and boulder walls that hold a bank, built on a packed base with drainage behind.
DetailsBarn & Outbuilding Demolition where you are
Each town has its own page: what the ground is like there, who issues the permit, and what Down South gets called for most.
Need Barn Demolition?
Call or text, or send a few details. Estimates are free and priced off the property.