House Demolition in Jasper, AL
Burned, flooded, fallen in or simply finished: if a house in Jasper has to come down, we take it down, haul it off, pull the concrete and leave the lot filled, packed and graded.
A house that has to go, and a lot you can use after
Jasper grew fast once the railroads came through in 1886, and a town with that much history has plenty of houses that have outlived their use. Some are on small lots near the middle of town. More are out on the ridges and down in the hollows, on land that has been split up and sold. Either way the problem is the same. The building is costing you money and the ground under it is worth more empty.
Is it a mobile home instead of a house? See mobile home removal in Jasper.
Demolition is four jobs, and we do all four with our own machines. The building comes down. The debris is loaded and leaves for a permitted site. The slab, footings and any block foundation are broken out and removed. Then the footprint is filled in lifts, packed and graded so it sheds water. Skip the last step and you have traded a derelict house for a soft spot in the yard.
Walker County is next door to us, so Jasper is close to home. If the place is grown up so badly you cannot see the porch, we can open the drive and clean up around the building on the same visit. See what else we do on the main house and structure demolition page, or our other work on the Jasper land clearing page.
Included on a Jasper teardown
- Whole house brought down with the excavator
- Porches, steps, carports and additions included
- All debris hauled to a permitted site
- Concrete slab and block foundation removed
- Hole backfilled in packed lifts
- Finish grade tied into the surrounding yard
Local detail for Jasper and Walker County
Jasper Building Inspections
Inside the city, permits run through the Jasper Building Inspections Department. The city lists the office at the City Hall Annex and says it issues permits for building, plumbing, HVAC and electrical work. The same staff handle nuisance abatement on unsafe structures, so they are the people to ask if the city has already sent a letter about the house. Ask them what a teardown at your address needs before work is booked. Our Alabama demolition permit guide explains the usual steps.
Old coal country under the footprint
Walker County was built on coal, and the ground shows it. Steep hollows and ridge lines sit beside reclaimed mine land. A house on reclaimed ground may be sitting on loose spoil, broken rock or old fill, and what is under the slab can change within a few feet. That matters when the hole is filled. We find out what is there as we dig, tell you what we find, and build the fill up in packed layers so the new surface holds.
ADEM notification on regulated buildings
For Walker County, asbestos notification goes to ADEM, the state agency. Its Form 496, the Notice of Asbestos Abatement and/or Demolition, is due 10 weekdays before a regulated demolition starts, and the form says that applies with or without asbestos in the building. ADEM also says a privately owned residence of four or fewer units that remains residential property is exempt from the asbestos regulations. Which side your Jasper building falls on is ADEM's call, so ask them, and tell us how old the structure is.
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.
Who do I call about a demolition permit in Jasper, Alabama?
Start with the City of Jasper Building Inspections Department, in the City Hall Annex. Tell them the address and that the structure is coming down, and ask what they need from you. Outside the city limits, ask Walker County. Have your permit in hand, or ask us what to line up first.
How much does it cost to demolish a house in Jasper, AL?
It depends on the building, so we price it after a look. What moves the number is the size of the house, what it is built of, whether it sits on a slab or a crawl space, how easily trucks get in and out, and whether asbestos has to be handled first. Estimates are free. Our demolition cost guide walks through each one.
Can you tear down a burned house in Walker County?
Yes. A fire-damaged house comes down the same way as any other, with the debris loaded and hauled to a permitted site. Talk to your insurance adjuster and the city or county first, and tell us if anyone has told you to leave the building as it is for now. Then call or text us with the address.
Will you remove the slab and foundation after a Jasper house demolition?
Yes, unless you tell us to leave it. Some people keep a slab for a shop floor or a carport, and that is fine. Otherwise the concrete is broken out and hauled, block and footings come out with it, and the hole is filled in layers and packed before the lot is graded.
Jasper and Around
We cover Jasper and the country around it, including:
Forestry Mulching in Jasper
Brush, briars and small timber ground to mulch where they stand. No piles, no hauling.
See the Jasper pageExcavating in Jasper
Footings, trenches, culverts, stumps and the digging jobs that have no name.
See the Jasper pageTree Removal in Jasper
Dead, leaning and storm-damaged trees taken down by machine, stumps pulled, ground left level.
See the Jasper pageGravel Driveways in Jasper
Gravel drives and access roads cut in, based, crowned and ditched so they last.
See the Jasper pageHouse Pads in Jasper
Pads cut, filled in lifts and compacted to grade for houses, shops and mobile homes.
See the Jasper pageAll Services in Jasper
Everything we do in Jasper and Walker County.
Jasper overviewWalker County
Land clearing, mulching and dirt work across Walker 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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