Mobile home demolition cost in Alabama depends on whether it is a single-wide or a double-wide, what is built onto it, what is left inside, how trucks reach it, how far the debris travels to a permitted landfill, and how you want the site left. Down South Land Solutions gives a free estimate after looking at the home and the lot.
What a teardown price is made of
A mobile home teardown has four costs inside it. Machine time to take the home apart where it sits. Trucking to carry it off. The landfill's fee for taking it. And the dirt work to leave the site graded. A double-wide is roughly twice the material of a single-wide, so it is more loads and more tipping. Everything else on this page is a detail that pushes one of those four up or down. A quote that covers only the first one will look good and leave you with a pile. See mobile home removal and demolition for the full scope.
What is built onto it
Most old homes have grown. A porch on the front, steps at both doors, skirting all the way round, a lean-to off the back, a carport on the side, sometimes a whole added room with its own roof. Each one is more lumber, tin and concrete to load. A shed or storage building on the same lot can go on the same trip, and it is cheaper done then than as a job by itself later. List every add-on when you call, and send photos of all four sides. The things people forget to mention are the things that change a price on the day.
What is left inside
An empty home is lighter and loads faster than a full one. Furniture, mattresses, appliances, clothes and bagged trash all go across the landfill scale with the walls. Some things should not go with building debris at all: old paint, fuel, tires and the like need to go where your county takes them. Clear out what you can before the teardown, and say plainly what is staying inside. If the home has been shut up for years and you would rather not go in, tell us that too, and the quote can be written for the home as it stands.
Access for the machine and the trucks
The machine arrives on a trailer and the debris leaves on trucks, so the way in sets the pace. A firm drive wide enough to turn in is the easy case. A soft yard, a narrow gate, low limbs, a culvert that will not carry a loaded truck, or a home tucked behind another building all add time. If brush and saplings have grown up around the home, they may need opening before anything else can happen, and that can be done on the same visit. Tell us about the gate, any bridge and the first hundred feet of the drive when you call.
The haul, the landfill and the scrap metal
ADEM, the state environmental agency, says all debris from demolishing residential buildings is regulated solid waste, and it recommends asking for receipts showing it went to a permitted landfill. So the distance to that landfill and what it charges are in every honest price. Metal is the one part that helps. The steel frame, axles, tin roofing and aluminum siding are usually kept apart from the rest, because they can go for scrap and do not need to take up landfill space. Ask how a quote treats the metal. On our jobs all of the debris is loaded and hauled to a permitted site.
What is underneath: piers, anchors, slabs and the septic
When the home is gone there are block piers, tie-down anchors and sometimes concrete runners or a slab left behind. Picking those up belongs in the job, so check that the quote says so. A slab or runners that have to be broken out and hauled are extra work, so say if they are there. The septic tank and field lines normally stay in the ground. Mark them, because loaded trucks should stay off them, more so if a new home will use the same system. An old well or cistern near the home needs to be known about before a machine drives over it.
How the site is left, and a new pad on the same trip
Graded so water drains off and the spot can be mowed is the basic finish. If a new home is coming, the old pad can be rebuilt or a new one cut, filled and compacted before the machines leave. That costs more than grading alone, and less than a second haul-in later. See pads for shops, barns and mobile homes. Tell us the size of the new home and where the power pole and septic are. The drive may need widening too, because a home on a truck needs a firm way in with room to swing.
Costs outside the quote, and what to have ready
Utility disconnects and county paperwork are yours to arrange, and they take longer than the teardown. The Alabama Department of Revenue says homes of model year 2000 and newer are titled and older ones are not, and county offices keep the registration and tax records. Our guide on how to get rid of an old mobile home walks through those steps. For an estimate, have the county, single-wide or double-wide, the add-ons, what is inside, how a truck gets in, and whether a new home is going back. Small jobs carry a minimum, and you hear that figure before you agree to anything.
Common Questions
How much does it cost to remove a mobile home?
Removal here means tearing the home down and hauling it off. The cost depends on single-wide or double-wide, the porches, carports and sheds that go with it, what is left inside, truck access, the haul to a permitted landfill and how the site is finished. We price it free after a look, and you know the figure before you commit.
Is it cheaper to tear down a mobile home or have it moved?
That depends on the home. A mover can tell you whether the frame, floor and roof will survive the road, and a sound home may be worth something to someone. A home with a soft floor or rusted frame usually cannot travel, and tearing it down where it sits is then the practical route.
Does scrap metal lower the cost of mobile home demolition?
It can help. The steel frame, axles and aluminum are usually kept apart from the rest of the debris, because metal can go for scrap and does not take up landfill space or tipping weight. Ask how each quote treats the metal so you are comparing like with like.
Want a Number for Your Ground?
Tell us the county, whether it is a single-wide or a double-wide, what is built onto it and how a truck gets in. Call or text (205) 535-6376 or send photos with the form. The estimate is free, and it covers the teardown, the haul and the grading.
A guide can only show what moves the price. The number for your job comes from a look at your property, and estimates are free.
See our mobile home removal page or call or text (205) 535-6376.