House Demolition in Hamilton, AL
Old houses, barns, chicken houses and sheds around Hamilton torn down and hauled to a permitted site. The concrete comes out, the hole is filled and the ground is graded to drain.
Houses and farm buildings taken down around Hamilton
Somewhere along the Buttahatchee there is a house like this one. The family moved to town, the porch came off first, and now it stands in a field with a tin barn and a shed for company. Around Hamilton that is ordinary. So is the question that follows, when somebody inherits it or buys the land: fix it, or take it down. Most of the time the honest answer is to take it down.
We do that with our own machines. The excavator brings the building down and loads it. Debris goes to a permitted site. The slab, the piers and the footings come out, and so does the block from an old foundation or a well house. The hole is filled in layers, packed and graded so water runs off it. Metal roofing and siding are usually kept apart from the rest, because scrap has no need to go to a landfill.
Hamilton is inside our service area and we take jobs here. A barn, a shed or a long chicken house can be its own job or go with the house, and barn and outbuilding demolition has its own page. See the main house demolition page for the full scope and the Hamilton land clearing page for our other work nearby.
What a Hamilton demolition covers
- Old houses and well houses taken down
- Barns, sheds and long chicken houses
- Scrap metal kept apart from the debris
- Concrete, piers and old block removed
- Fill placed in layers and packed
- Ground shaped so rain runs off
Local detail for Hamilton and Marion County
Start at Hamilton City Hall
Hamilton is the Marion County seat, and inside the city the questions go to City Hall. The city has its own Water and Sewer Department, so ask about the water shut-off in the same call. Ask City Hall what a demolition at your address requires and who signs off on it. Outside the city limits, ask the county. Our guide, do you need a permit to demolish a house in Alabama, explains what to have ready.
River valley and hill ground
The city sits in the valley of the Buttahatchee River, which runs from northeast to southwest through Hamilton just east of downtown. Bottom land along the river and its creeks stays soft after rain, and the hills around it are steep in places. Both change how a teardown is planned. On soft ground the trucks need a firm way in and out. On a hillside the filled footprint has to be packed and shaped so the first hard rain does not cut a gully through it.
Asbestos notice goes to the state
Outside Jefferson County and the City of Huntsville, asbestos notices go to ADEM, the state agency. ADEM's Form 496 is titled Notice of Asbestos Abatement and/or Demolition, and the agency wants it 10 weekdays before a regulated job starts. It says privately owned residential buildings of four or fewer units that remain residential property are exempt from the asbestos regulations. A commercial building or a larger project is treated differently and needs a survey first. Tell us what the building was used for and when it was built.
Real Job Photos
Phone pictures from real jobs, captioned with what they show. See more recent work or read about our full house demolition service.
Do I need a permit to tear down a house in Hamilton, AL?
Ask Hamilton City Hall before a date is set. City Hall can tell you what a demolition at your address needs and who signs off on it. If the house is outside the city limits, ask Marion County. Have your permit in hand, or ask us what to line up first.
Can you demolish a chicken house in Marion County?
Yes. Chicken houses, barns, sheds, carports and silos are all structures we take down. A poultry house is long and mostly metal and wood, so tell us the length, whether the floor is dirt or concrete and how a truck gets to it. Metal is usually kept apart for scrap. ADEM's asbestos rules may treat a farm business building differently from a home, so ask.
How do I get a price to tear down a house near Hamilton?
Call or text (205) 535-6376 with the address, the rough size of the house, what it is built of and how a truck reaches it. A few photos help. Estimates are free and priced off the property after a look. Small jobs carry a minimum, and you hear that figure before you commit.
Can you fill in an old well when you demolish a Hamilton home place?
Yes. Old wells, cisterns and septic tanks get dealt with while the machine is on site, not just covered over. Tell us where they are if you know. A well left open under a few inches of dirt is a hazard for whoever walks or mows that ground next, so it is filled and packed with the footprint.
Hamilton and Around
We cover Hamilton and the country around it, including:
Forestry Mulching in Hamilton
Brush, briars and small timber ground to mulch where they stand. No piles, no hauling.
See the Hamilton pageExcavating in Hamilton
Footings, trenches, culverts, stumps and the digging jobs that have no name.
See the Hamilton pageAll Services in Hamilton
Everything we do in Hamilton and Marion County.
Hamilton overviewMarion County
Land clearing, mulching and dirt work across Marion 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
Need House Demolition in Hamilton?
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