House Demolition in Cullman, AL
Farmhouses, rental houses, barns and worn-out outbuildings around Cullman, taken down by machine and hauled away, with the slab out and the ground put back level.
Taking down what the farm or the lot no longer needs
Cullman has rebuilt before. The EF-4 tornado of April 27, 2011 came through downtown and an east-side residential area and destroyed many buildings. Most teardowns are quieter than that. It is the farmhouse the family built a new house beside, the rental that is past another repair, the barn with half a roof. The building is in the way and the ground is worth more without it.
We take the structure down with the excavator, load the debris and haul it to a permitted site. The slab and footings are broken out and removed unless you want the slab kept for a shop floor. Then the footprint is filled, packed in layers and graded with the rest of the yard or field. Old septic tanks, wells and cisterns are dealt with while the machine is there.
Cullman County is inside our service area, and we take jobs from town lots in Cullman to farm ground and the lake side. If a new house is next, see house pads, because the pad can be built on the same trip. The main house and structure demolition page has the full scope, and the Cullman land clearing page covers our other work here.
What a Cullman demolition includes
- Farmhouses and rental houses taken down
- Barns, sheds and outbuildings on the same trip
- Debris trucked to a permitted site
- Slab out, or kept if you want it
- Tanks, wells and cisterns dealt with
- Ground filled, packed and graded level
What applies in Cullman
The City of Cullman Building Inspection Department
The City of Cullman says its Building Department issues and tracks all permits for building, plumbing, HVAC, electrical work and signage within the city limits, and it takes applications through an online portal. Its page does not spell out demolition, so call and ask what a teardown at your address needs. Past the city limits, put the same question to the county. Our guide on demolition permits in Alabama has a short list of questions to take with you.
An old town with old buildings
Cullman was founded in 1873, so some of what comes down here is old enough to raise the asbestos question. ADEM, the state environmental agency, says all regulated structures must be surveyed before demolition by an inspector holding state accreditation, and that notice is due 10 weekdays ahead on its Form 496. ADEM also says privately owned residential buildings of four or fewer units that remain residential property are exempt. A store, a church or a poultry operation is a different conversation. Ask ADEM where yours falls.
Plateau ground drains differently
The city sits on the Brindley Mountain plateau at a little over 800 feet, near the divide between the Tennessee River and Black Warrior River watersheds. Cullman County farm ground is mostly gentle, which makes access easy and grading simple. The west side of the county drops toward Lewis Smith Lake, and lots there are steep. On a slope the filled footprint has to be packed and shaped so runoff does not cut it, and that is planned before the building comes down.
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Do I need a permit to demolish a house in Cullman, AL?
Call the City of Cullman Building Inspection Department and ask before work is booked. The city says that office issues and tracks building permits inside the city limits. Give them the address and tell them the structure is coming down. Outside the city limits, ask Cullman County. Have your permit in hand, or ask us what to line up first.
Can you tear down an old barn or poultry house in Cullman County?
Yes. Barns, sheds, chicken houses, silos and storage buildings are all structures we take down. Tell us the size, what it is built of and whether there is a concrete floor. Long buildings with metal roofing have a lot of scrap in them, and metal is usually kept apart from the rest of the load.
Do you demolish houses on Smith Lake lots near Cullman?
Yes, we take jobs on the Smith Lake side of the county. Lake lots are steep and access decides a lot, so tell us about the drive and send photos. Alabama Power manages the shoreline, so ask its shoreline office before any work near the water. The lot is left graded so runoff does not carry dirt downhill.
What is left after a house demolition in Cullman?
Bare, graded ground. The debris is gone, the concrete is out unless you asked to keep it, and the hole is filled and packed in layers so it does not settle into a low spot. Tell us what is next for the ground, whether that is a house pad, a yard or pasture, and we finish it to suit.
Cullman and Around
We cover Cullman and the country around it, including:
Forestry Mulching in Cullman
Brush, briars and small timber ground to mulch where they stand. No piles, no hauling.
See the Cullman pageExcavating in Cullman
Footings, trenches, culverts, stumps and the digging jobs that have no name.
See the Cullman pageTree Removal in Cullman
Dead, leaning and storm-damaged trees taken down by machine, stumps pulled, ground left level.
See the Cullman pageHouse Pads in Cullman
Pads cut, filled in lifts and compacted to grade for houses, shops and mobile homes.
See the Cullman pageMobile Home Removal in Cullman
Old single-wides and double-wides torn down on site, hauled off, and the ground left graded.
See the Cullman pageAll Services in Cullman
Everything we do in Cullman and Cullman County.
Cullman overviewCullman County
Land clearing, mulching and dirt work across Cullman County.
County overviewHouse Demolition
Old houses and outbuildings torn down, hauled off, slab out, lot filled and graded.
The full serviceHouse Demolition in other places
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