Demolished cost....

[Wastedwagesracing]

Demolition cost....

I have a 40'x83' building basically it's like a pole building built on a slab. Approximately the front 35 feet is finished office space. I want to have the building either re-purposed or demolished. What kind of cost would you expect for a demo job of this size?

 

[KEH]

Friend owns an old 2 story brick store building on main street in a small town. He mentioned $40,000 to demolish it. You can use that as a possible guideline.

KEH

 

[SuperSocket]

You'd need to call and get quotes as prices will vary greatly. Also, you did not spec if you want the debris hauled away, concrete torn up, land graded, etc... which are all very big costs.

 

[Dan_inthewind]

Wasted, I am going to say it depends on your whereabouts.

Being in Canada I have few things that come to mind that determine demo costs.

What was the buildings use? Why do you want it gone? What will you use the open space for?

Depending on prior use and enviromental it may be cheaper to take down the building but leave the slab in place.

I would put in a call to the the muinicipality your in.

Dan

 

[tatra]

any arson activity in your area lately?..............

 

[Wastedwagesracing]

We purchased to property for future expansion. We want to remove the building and then just make it a green space until the time we need it. I was going to go at it in steps. First get the building down then rip out the cement and asphalt, fill as needed grade and seed.

 

[kyle242gt]

You've probably thought this through, but why not revise your plans to use the building? Or at least temporary use?

That's going to be a lot of debris.

 

[SuperSocket]

You've probably thought this through, but why not revise your plans to use the building? Or at least temporary use?

That's going to be a lot of debris.

Yep. Rent it out as cold storage or something, make some income from it while it's empty?

 

[Wastedwagesracing]

You've probably thought this through, but why not revise your plans to use the building? Or at least temporary use?

That's going to be a lot of debris.

We have looked at this from many different ways.
In my area we have a abundance of empty commercial building sitting for rent. The building is of no real use to us. We want to just clear the lot get the city to drop the value of the building from the tax bill.

 

[kbs2244]

Offer it for free to some one who will to take it down.
There is always someone looking for a bargain.

Just be sure to get proof of insurance.
Maybe a performance bond?

 

[toxicz28]

Is it wood, or steel? If wood, "donate" it to your local fire department for training purposes, stipulate it burning to the ground. Then you just have to get rid of the debris.

 

[bad_idea]

i like toxicz28's idea, alot! do it! post pictures! that would be fun. at least call around to see if they actually do that kind of thing.

 

[NUTTSGT]

It looks like a decent building, it'd be a shame to see it get tore down. I'd think somebody would want it for free if they only had to tear it down.

 

[Amitygravel]

I look at that building and think salvage. That's a lot of building ! Sheet metal , copper wire, breaker panels , light fixtures , doors , windows. Your time is probably worth more to you than to do it yourself. Part it out ? Might work. Let someone get something specific and ONLY that within a deadline. Just nibble away at it. Sell it or give it away. Your choice. At some point you will have debris to get rid of but you may have a smaller amount that way. I think you could get some money out of this.

Craig

 

[krooser]

Sell it.... I bought a 50X100 pole building for $3500 and dis-assmebled part of it then sold what I didn't want and the other guy finished the job... took about two months start to finish.

 

[70redbee]

A shame to lose that building. There are thousands of guys that would give their left nut for a building like that.

 

[bad_idea]

A shame to lose that building. There are thousands of guys that would give their left nut for a building like that.

that sounds like a low price for one of my testicles i get lots of recreational use from them and value them functioning and attached.

 

[Wastedwagesracing]

I agree it's a shame to knock it down. I'm working a few different avenues to find someone that wants to take it down. Problem is at the same time I need to protect the company. Most people who would be willing to take it down don't have insurance. But I'm looking at ways so that is not a show stopper if I find a person.

 

[HuskerMedic]

If you do decide to go the salvage route, make sure you spell out in a contract exactly what the salvager is to do, and make them post a bond.

Several instances I know of where salvagers came in, took all the good stuff, and left a mess for the owners to pay to clean up.

 

[krooser]

I agree it's a shame to knock it down. I'm working a few different avenues to find someone that wants to take it down. Problem is at the same time I need to protect the company. Most people who would be willing to take it down don't have insurance. But I'm looking at ways so that is not a show stopper if I find a person.

They can buy a policy....

 

[Wastedwagesracing]

They can buy a policy....

I just found out one of the local churches had the Amish quote a roof replace. They were far less expensive than that other quotes. So the church took out a one month policy. Id think about doing that. Heck it would still be cheaper than paying for a demo job.

I have the building on C.L. but no nibbles yet.

 

[Wastedwagesracing]

I ran the building on C.L for two days just as for sale with no price. Did not get a nibble. Changed it to the free category today and I got three hard hits for it.

 

[Wastedwagesracing]

Found the right guy and building is going to be re-purposed.
He is a retired builder. He has done similar work in the past. He looks for one or two projects a year just to keep himself busy. He uses these projects as training his two sons and three son-in-laws along with his grandson in the building trades. Between them they use the material for their own use. Last year they took down a barn that had blow part way down. They used the material to build a horse barn on one of his sons properties. He has his own equipment, man lift, trucks and trailers. He was the only one that I talked to that offered me references. When I told him he would have to sign a contract. His response was good that is just good business. He did not have G/L or W/C insurance so he got a short term policy for both and we covered the cost. So I hope it all goes well.

 

[camarotoolman]

Do you have any amish guys near by? This like this sort of thing.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Found the right guy and building is going to be re-purposed.
He is a retired builder. He has done similar work in the past. He looks for one or two projects a year just to keep himself busy. He uses these projects as training his two sons and three son-in-laws along with his grandson in the building trades. Between them they use the material for their own use. Last year they took down a barn that had blow part way down. They used the material to build a horse barn on one of his sons properties. He has his own equipment, man lift, trucks and trailers. He was the only one that I talked to that offered me references. When I told him he would have to sign a contract. His response was good that is just good business. He did not have G/L or W/C insurance so he got a short term policy for both and we covered the cost. So I hope it all goes well.

Glad to hear that man, it would have been sad for a bldg like that to get wasted.

 

[Kevin54]

Found the right guy and building is going to be re-purposed.
He is a retired builder. He has done similar work in the past. He looks for one or two projects a year just to keep himself busy. He uses these projects as training his two sons and three son-in-laws along with his grandson in the building trades. Between them they use the material for their own use. Last year they took down a barn that had blow part way down. They used the material to build a horse barn on one of his sons properties. He has his own equipment, man lift, trucks and trailers. He was the only one that I talked to that offered me references. When I told him he would have to sign a contract. His response was good that is just good business. He did not have G/L or W/C insurance so he got a short term policy for both and we covered the cost. So I hope it all goes well.

Good job. It would have been a shame to just have had it torn down. As far as insurance, couldn't you havve had him just sign a waiver that you would not be responsible for any accidents that would possibly happen? Non-the-less it's a done deal for you. I hop you post up some pics of it being tore down as they go.

 

[Wastedwagesracing]

Good job. It would have been a shame to just have had it torn down. As far as insurance, couldn't you havve had him just sign a waiver that you would not be responsible for any accidents that would possibly happen? Non-the-less it's a done deal for you. I hop you post up some pics of it being tore down as they go.

I looked at going the waver route. It only cost me 1600.00 for the insurance. Just a little safer route for the company to go.

 

[dirttracker18]

I looked at going the waver route. It only cost me 1600.00 for the insurance. Just a little safer route for the company to go.

++++

Better safe than sorry. If there were an incident during take down often those waivers don't carry much weight in a court

You would have easily paid someone more than $1600 to take it down so that is a bargin.

 

[bad_idea]

i'm glad to see you found someone to haul it off and re-purpose it. i am sad to hear it won't go up in a fiery blaze, or something equally destructive. you win some, you lose some.