Mobile Home Removal & Demolition in West Alabama
Old single-wides and double-wides torn down where they sit, loaded and hauled to a permitted landfill, with the piers picked up and the site graded. Porches, steps, skirting and add-ons go on the same trip.
Mobile Home Removal, Start to Finish
A mobile home that is past living in is usually past moving too. The floor is soft, the roof leaks, the frame is rusted and nobody wants to put it on the road. So it sits, on the lot where the new home is supposed to go, or on family land nobody can use until it is gone. Tearing it down in place is the simplest way out. The teardown is only part of the job. The phone calls before it take time too, and this page covers both.
The home is taken apart on site with a machine. Wood, insulation, wiring and paneling are loaded and hauled to a permitted landfill. The steel frame, axles, tin and aluminum are kept apart where it makes sense, because metal can go for scrap and does not need to take up landfill space. The extras come down with it: the porch, the steps, the skirting, a lean-to or a carport built onto the side. Sheds and storage buildings on the same lot can go on the same trip. Tell us everything you want gone so the price covers it.
We are in Berry, in Fayette County, and take mobile home demolition across eight west Alabama counties: Fayette, Walker, Tuscaloosa, Marion, Lamar, Pickens, Cullman and Winston. Estimates are free. Text a few photos to (205) 535-6376 along with the size of the home, what has been added on, and how a truck gets to it. Small jobs carry a minimum, and you hear the figure before you commit. Have a different plan for the home than tearing it down? Call or text and tell us what you have in mind.
What mobile home removal covers
- Single-wides and double-wides demolished on site
- Porches, steps, skirting and add-ons removed
- Debris hauled to a permitted landfill
- Frame and metal kept apart for scrap
- Block piers picked up, low spots filled
- Site graded and left draining
Utilities come off first
Before anything is touched, the power, water and gas are disconnected by the companies that own them. Make those calls early. A disconnect can take a while to schedule. If there is a leased propane tank, the gas company that owns it collects it. The septic tank and field lines stay in the ground unless you want them out. Show us where they are so the machine and the loaded trucks stay off them, and that matters twice as much if the new home will tie into the same system. Clear out anything you want to keep. Once the machine starts, nothing is coming back out.
Title, decal and tax: what Alabama says
A mobile home has paperwork a house does not. The Alabama Department of Revenue says homes of model year 1999 and older are not issued an Alabama title, and that 2000 and newer homes are titled. It also says manufactured home registration is due October 1 and delinquent November 30, and that the decal is displayed on the home. So before the teardown, call the county office that handles manufactured home registration and property tax where the home sits. Ask what it needs to take the home off its records and whether anything is owed. If you hold a title, keep it. If there is a loan on the home, talk to the lender first.
Where the debris goes
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) says all debris from demolishing a residential building is regulated solid waste. So a torn-down mobile home goes to a permitted landfill. None of it is burned or buried on your land. ADEM recommends that a demolition contract require landfill receipts, so ask for them. On asbestos, ADEM says privately owned residential buildings of four or fewer units that remain residential property are exempt from its asbestos regulations, while the solid waste rules still apply. If the home is part of a bigger project, or you are unsure, ask ADEM before the date is set. More on house and structure work is on our house demolition page.
The site, or the pad for the next home
When the home is gone, what is left is bare ground, block piers and a few ruts. The piers are picked up, low spots are filled and the site is graded so it drains. What comes next decides the finish. If a new home is coming, the old pad can be rebuilt or a new one cut, filled and packed in lifts before the machines leave: see pads for shops, barns and mobile homes. If the land is going back to yard or pasture, it is left smooth and ready for seed. The full sequence is in our guide on how to get rid of an old mobile home in Alabama.
Real Job Photos
Phone pictures from real jobs, captioned with what they show. See more recent work.
How much does mobile home removal cost in west Alabama?
The price moves with the size of the home, what has been built onto it, how far the debris has to be hauled, landfill fees, and how easily trucks can get in and out. A single-wide in an open yard is a different job from a double-wide with a room, a porch and a carport at the end of a washed-out drive. We look at it and give you a figure first. See our mobile home demolition cost guide.
Do I need the title to tear down a mobile home in Alabama?
Ask your county before the job. The Alabama Department of Revenue says 1999 and older model year homes are not issued an Alabama title, and 2000 and newer homes are titled. If you have a title, keep it, because the county or a lender may want it. If you cannot find it, the county office that handles manufactured home registration can tell you what to do next.
Can I burn or bury an old mobile home on my own land in Alabama?
No. ADEM treats all building demolition debris as regulated solid waste that belongs in a permitted landfill, and the Alabama Forestry Commission says a permitted burn must not contain construction material or household garbage. ADEM's fact sheet says enforcement can reach the landowner as well as whoever dumped it. On our jobs the home is loaded and hauled to a permitted site. ADEM recommends asking any demolition contractor for landfill receipts.
Do you tear down double-wides with rooms or porches added on?
Yes. Single-wides and double-wides both, along with whatever has been built onto them: porches, decks, steps, a lean-to, a carport or an added room. Tell us about every addition and send photos, because add-ons change how much there is to load and haul. Sheds and storage buildings on the same lot can come down on the same trip.
Can the pad for a new mobile home be built on the same trip the old one comes out?
Yes, and most people want that. The old home comes out, the piers are picked up, and the pad for the new one is cut, filled and packed in lifts before the machines leave. Ask your home dealer or setup crew for the pad size and height they want, and tell us where the septic tank and field lines are so they stay protected.
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.
Mobile Home Removal Near You
Based in Berry, in Fayette County. Eight west Alabama counties. Pick your county or town, or call or text and ask.
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