Single-wides, double-wides and old trailers
Demolition Little Rock: Mobile Home Demolition in Little Rock
Worn-out manufactured homes taken apart down to the steel frame, the metal, wood and insulation sorted, and the pad or lot left clear for whatever comes next.
- 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 mobile home demolition and removal around Little Rock, mostly on the rural and edge-of-town lots in southern Pulaski County and Saline County where older single-wides and double-wides sit on land the owner now wants for something else. Some homes can be moved whole; most that call for demolition are past moving and come apart on site.
Tearing down and hauling a typical single-wide runs about $2,000 to $6,000; leaving an abandoned one to rot invites a code complaint, pests and a roof collapse that makes the eventual cleanup a $10,000 job.
Describe the building, its size and what it is made of, and hear a typical price range before anyone drives out.
Call (501) 222-3828Signs a mobile home is past saving
- Soft or sagging floors where the particleboard decking has soaked up water
- A roof that leaks in more than one place, with stains running down the paneling
- Rusted-through frame members or missing tie-downs
- Mold behind the wall panels after a leak was left too long
- A home built before 1976, before the federal manufactured home code
Demolition versus hauling it away whole
A mobile home that still has a sound frame, axles or a way to fit them, and a title can sometimes be sold or moved instead of demolished. A licensed mover and a permit to move it over public roads are needed for that. If the floor has rotted, the roof has failed or the frame has rusted, moving it is not realistic and on-site demolition is cheaper.
On-site demolition usually means an excavator with a grapple peeling off the roof and walls, the debris loaded straight into roll-off dumpsters, and the steel frame cut up and sold for scrap. Scrap value on the frame and any aluminum siding can take a little off the price.
What has to be dealt with first
- Title. In Arkansas a manufactured home has its own title. Have it, or proof of ownership, before anyone takes it apart.
- Utilities. Power is cut by the utility; propane tanks are removed by the gas supplier; water is shut and capped.
- Septic. Many rural homes sit on a septic tank. It is either left for the next home or pumped and abandoned properly.
- Contents. Furniture, appliances and trash left inside add hauling volume and tipping fees.
Describe the building, its size and what it is made of, and hear a typical price range before anyone drives out.
Call (501) 222-3828Older homes and what is in the walls
Manufactured homes built before the 1980s can contain asbestos in floor tile, ceiling panels, roof coatings and duct wrap. A home used only as a private residence is often outside the federal asbestos demolition rules, but the material is still a hazard, and some landfills ask what is in a load. A quick look at the floor tile and ceiling before the teardown avoids a surprise.
Arkansas also treats an abandoned mobile home differently from a house in some counties. If you are clearing a lot you bought with an old home on it, Pulaski County or Saline County can tell you whether a permit applies on unincorporated land; inside Benton or Bryant the city handles it.
Describe the building, its size and what it is made of, and hear a typical price range before anyone drives out.
Call (501) 222-3828Leaving the pad ready for what comes next
Once the home is gone, the piers, blocks, tie-down anchors and skirting are pulled, the ground is raked level, and any concrete runners or a slab pad are either left for a replacement home or broken out. If a new manufactured home is going on the same spot, tell the crew before they start; a level, compacted pad saves the next installer time.
Questions people ask
How much does it cost to demolish a mobile home near Little Rock?
Typically $2,000 to $6,000. A single-wide on an open lot is at the low end; a double-wide, a deck or a home full of contents costs more.
What are the signs a mobile home should be demolished instead of moved?
Rotted floors, a failed roof, rusted frame members or mold behind the panels. If it cannot travel safely, it comes apart on site.
Do I need the title to demolish a mobile home in Arkansas?
Have the title or other proof of ownership ready. A manufactured home is titled separately in Arkansas, and a contractor will want to know it is yours to remove.
Is the steel frame worth anything?
The steel frame and aluminum siding have scrap value, which can take a little off the price of the job.
What happens to the septic tank?
It can stay for a replacement home or be pumped and properly abandoned if the lot is changing use.
How long does mobile home demolition take?
Usually a single day of machine work for a single-wide, after the utilities and propane are disconnected.
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