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Catawba County
DemolitionHickory · Newton · Conover
828-589-4347

Hickory · Newton · Conover · Maiden

Demolition contractors
for Catawba County

Houses, commercial buildings, outbuildings and slabs. Taken down safely, hauled off properly, and permitted before anyone touches a machine — including the asbestos question, which works differently for a commercial building than for a single-family house and catches people out both ways.

What we take down

From a single-car garage to a 40,000 square foot mill building.

Residential Demolition

Whole-house teardowns, fire and storm damaged structures, and lots cleared down to dirt.

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Commercial Demolition

Retail, warehouse, office and light industrial structures, with the paperwork handled properly.

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Interior Demolition

Strip-out to the studs while the shell stays standing. Common on renovations and tenant fit-outs.

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Garage & Outbuilding

Detached garages, sheds, barns, carports and collapsed outbuildings.

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Concrete Removal

Driveways, slabs, patios, footings and old foundations broken out and hauled.

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Mobile Home Removal

Single and double-wides demolished and disposed of, including axles, frame and skirting.

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Pool Removal

In-ground pools filled or fully removed, backfilled and compacted to a usable yard.

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The part that stops projects

The federal asbestos rule for demolition — NESHAP — requires a survey by an accredited inspector and written notification at least 10 working days before work starts, even when the survey finds nothing. Ten working days is two calendar weeks, and it is the most commonly missed item on a demolition schedule.

Where people get it wrong in both directions is who it applies to. NESHAP governs commercial, industrial and institutional buildings. Its definition of a facility excludes residential buildings with four or fewer dwelling units — so a standard single-family teardown usually is not a NESHAP facility.

That does not mean a house is unregulated. North Carolina's own asbestos rules apply statewide, your local permit office may want a survey regardless, and worker protection rules do not care about the NESHAP definition at all.

How we sequence a job

  1. Walk the structure and tell you what the survey is likely to find.
  2. Get the asbestos inspection done by a licensed inspector.
  3. Abatement first, if anything regulated turns up.
  4. Utilities disconnected and confirmed — in writing, by the utility.
  5. Demolition permit pulled.
  6. Then, and only then, the machine shows up.

Read the full guide to asbestos survey requirements →

Request a quote

Tell us what needs to come down. We reply the same business day and quote in writing.

Where we work

Catawba County and the surrounding foothills.

What demolition costs around here

Ranges, not quotes. Access and disposal move the number more than square footage does.

StructureTypical range
Detached garage or large shed$2,000 – $6,000
Mobile home, single-wide$3,000 – $7,000
House, 1,000–2,000 sq ft$8,000 – $18,000
House, 2,000–3,500 sq ft$15,000 – $30,000
Concrete driveway or slab$1,500 – $5,000
In-ground pool$5,000 – $15,000

Asbestos abatement, if required, is separate and can be significant. See the full cost breakdown →

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