Find & Compare Demolition Contractors in Your Area!

Demolition contractors take down whole structures or parts of them: a detached garage, an interior wall or kitchen before a remodel, a pool, a chimney, or a fire-damaged house, then sort and haul the debris. Visitors are here with a teardown ahead of new construction, a gut remodel, or an old shed or deck that needs to go.

Demolition typically requires a permit and in many states a contractor license; asbestos and lead surveys are usually mandatory on older buildings before any demolition, so ask who orders them and who does the abatement. Ask how utilities will be disconnected, how neighbors and nearby structures are protected, and whether the quote includes hauling, dump fees, and backfill. Pricing is by the square foot for structures and by the job for selective interior work. Containers come from dumpster rental companies, and once the lot is bare, excavation contractors prepare it for what comes next.

Demolition businesses on this page wrote their own listings, and a person checked each one before publication. If you do demolition or interior teardown, apply to get listed — free, and it only takes a few minutes.