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Demolition Little Rock: Demolition in Benton
House teardowns near the old downtown, garages and outbuildings, pools in the newer subdivisions, and mobile homes on the rural edges of the county seat.
- Little Rock and 12 nearby towns
- Written price before work starts
- Permit and utility steps explained
- Houses, pools, garages and slabs
- Lots left level and swept
Demolition Little Rock arranges demolition in Benton, the Saline County seat of about 35,000 people (2020 Census), southwest of Little Rock along I-30 and about 16 miles from Little Rock's center point. Benton mixes an older core around its courthouse square with subdivisions that have grown fast in recent decades, so the work ranges from old frame houses to 1990s pools, and the City of Benton issues the permits.
Removing an old Benton garage before it falls typically costs $800 to $10,000; one that collapses onto a car or a neighbor's fence adds that damage to the bill as well.
Describe the building, its size and what it is made of, and hear a typical price range before anyone drives out.
Call (501) 222-3828Benton jobs that come up most
- An older frame house near downtown that is past repair
- A detached garage or workshop that has started to lean
- A mobile home on an acreage lot outside town
- A pool in a 1990s subdivision that the owners no longer use
- A barn or shed on land being cleared for a new house
Old downtown, newer suburbs
The houses closest to Benton's courthouse square are the oldest in town, many of them frame houses on piers, and those are the ones most often torn down for a new house or a cleared lot. The subdivisions that spread out along I-30 and toward Bryant are newer, so their demolition work is pools, garages, decks and remodels.
Well drained ground that backfills easily
At Benton's Census point the USDA soil survey maps Smithdale soils on gentle slopes, well drained and in hydrologic group B, meaning water soaks in readily. That is good news after a teardown or a pool removal: holes drain, backfill compacts well, and a graded lot dries out quickly after rain.
Describe the building, its size and what it is made of, and hear a typical price range before anyone drives out.
Call (501) 222-3828Saline County acreage and mobile homes
Outside the city limits, Benton gives way to acreage with older mobile homes, barns and sheds. Those jobs often come together: a single-wide, a carport and a shed cleared at once for a new house. Unincorporated land answers to Saline County rather than the City, so confirm which applies before you start. See barn demolition for the rural side.
Permits through the City of Benton
Inside the city, the City of Benton issues demolition permits. Expect the usual order: utilities disconnected and capped by their providers, the permit, the teardown, and debris to a permitted landfill.
Describe the building, its size and what it is made of, and hear a typical price range before anyone drives out.
Call (501) 222-3828Pools in the newer Benton subdivisions
Benton's subdivisions from the 1990s and 2000s have their share of backyard pools, and as those pools age, owners weigh repair against removal. Because the Smithdale ground around Benton drains well, a pool fill-in here behaves better than in wetter parts of the metro, but a full removal is still the choice if anything will be built on the spot or the house is going on the market. Most pool removals run $4,000 to $12,000, and the deck and fence can come out at the same time.
Questions people ask
How much does demolition cost in Benton, AR?
A typical house runs $7,500 to $15,000. Garages run $800 to $10,000 and mobile homes $2,000 to $6,000.
What are the signs a garage should be torn down?
A sagging roof, rotted bottom plates, walls out of plumb, or termite damage through the framing.
Who issues demolition permits in Benton?
The City of Benton inside the city limits; Saline County for unincorporated land.
Is the soil in Benton good for backfill?
Generally yes. The USDA soil survey maps well drained Smithdale soils at the city's center point.
Can you clear a rural lot near Benton?
Yes. Mobile homes, barns, sheds and carports can be cleared together for a new house.
What are the signs an older Benton house is past repair?
Foundation cracks in several places, rotted floor framing on a pier house, a roof that has leaked into the structure, or repair estimates over half the cost of building new on the same lot.
Have something that needs to come down?
A house, a garage, a pool or a slab. Call with the address and the size, and get a typical price range and the permit steps that apply to it.
Call (501) 222-3828