Once your demolition is scheduled, a little prep on your end keeps the job smooth and safe. Most of the heavy coordination is ours — permits, disconnects, sequencing — but a few things go easier when the owner handles them ahead of time. Here's a simple rundown.
Clear out anything you're keeping
Pull out belongings, fixtures, or materials you want to keep before the day. If there's lumber, brick, or fixtures worth salvaging, tell us in advance so we remove them carefully instead of demolishing them.
Let us handle permits and disconnects
We coordinate the demolition permit and the utility disconnects. Your part is small: make sure any utility accounts in your name are set up to be shut off, and pass along anything the utility told you.
Sort out access and staging
Equipment needs a clear path in and room to work. Move vehicles, unlock gates, and let us know about anything that limits access so we bring the right machines.
A heads-up to neighbors — and pets
On tight lots, a quick courtesy note to neighbors about a day or two of noise and dust goes a long way. And keep pets inside, away from the work zone, while the crew is on site.
What to have ready when you call
None of this is required to get a quote — but the more of it you have on hand, the tighter the first number we can give you:
- Property address or cross-streets, and whether it's inside city limits or out in the county
- What's coming down — house, barn, shop, pool, mobile home — and roughly how big it is
- How a machine reaches it: gates, fences, overhead lines, tight side yards, soft ground
- Which utilities are (or ever were) connected — power, gas, water, septic or sewer, irrigation
- Whether there's a basement, slab, or crawl space, and if the foundation should go too
- Anything you know or suspect about asbestos or lead paint, especially in pre-1980s buildings
- What you want left when we're gone — bare graded dirt, a build-ready pad, or just the structure gone
- Your rough timeline, and a handful of photos from a couple of angles