House Demolition in St. Petersburg
House demolitions here follow the same gate sequence — survey, disconnects, permit — and the debris still comes back to our own yard rather than a subcontracted landfill run.
What drives the quoteDemolition in St. PetersburgLicensed Contractor, Pinellas County
- Licensed C-11855 · CUC041521
- Family owned since 1978
- We own the transfer station
- Serving 4 Tampa Bay counties
Pinellas County
Demolition contractor serving St. Petersburg, FL
Licensed C-11855 and CUC041521, working out of our own yard in Clearwater — about 25 minutes away.
25 minutesfrom our yard to St. Petersburg
Since 1978family owned and operated
Own yarddebris crushed, not subcontracted
St. Pete produces two very different jobs: careful teardowns of flood-damaged Shore Acres ranches ahead of elevated rebuilds, and full demolition on infill lots where a 1950s block house makes way for new construction. In the historic districts full teardown often is not on the table at all, and a renovation contractor is the right call there — our work starts where the whole structure comes down.
The oldest large housing stock in the county: 1920s boom-era bungalows and Mediterranean revivals in Old Northeast and Kenwood, post-war block in Jungle Terrace and Shore Acres, and repeatedly-flooded ranch homes on the low-lying Shore Acres grid. Snell Isle mixes 1920s estates with waterfront lots worth far more than the houses on them.
We work across St. Petersburg and the surrounding Pinellas County area, including Old Northeast, Kenwood, Jungle Terrace, Snell Isle, Shore Acres and Grand Central.
A straight in-county run down US 19 or I-275 — no bridge, no toll. Debris still comes back to our Keene Rd transfer station, so an out-and-back cycle from St. Pete stays under an hour and disposal never gets marked up through a third party.
Owning the transfer station changes the arithmetic on a demolition. Debris comes back to Keene Rd instead of a third-party facility, concrete and block are crushed into road base, paver base and #57 rock, and none of it passes through anyone else’s pricing on the way.
Permits
Demolition permitting in St. Petersburg
Demolition permits go through the City of St. Petersburg building department, and the city takes historic fabric seriously: properties in local historic districts like Old Northeast and Kenwood, or individually designated structures, face demolition review before a permit will issue. Nearly all of the older stock predates 1981, so an asbestos survey and the 10-working-day NESHAP notification are the rule here, not the exception. Utility disconnect confirmations are required before work starts.
Services
What we take down in St. Petersburg
Pool Removal in St. Petersburg
Pool removals are the most common residential job we quote, and the partial-versus-full decision plays out the same way street by street.
What drives the quoteCommercial in St. Petersburg
Commercial teardowns run through the same survey, notification and permitting gates, and owning our own transfer station keeps the disposal line honest on every one.
What drives the quoteConcrete Removal in St. Petersburg
Driveway and slab removals here feed straight into the crushing operation at our yard, which is why the removal quote and the new base quote can come from the same company.
What drives the quoteMobile Home in St. Petersburg
Mobile home removals are steady work here, and the title retirement and disconnect steps trip up more owners than the demolition itself.
What drives the quoteLot Clearing in St. Petersburg
Clearance work here runs parcel by parcel through the same gates — tree ordinance, surveys, disconnects — and ends at a pad built on base crushed from the site’s own concrete.
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Questions
St. Petersburg demolition FAQs
Are you licensed to do demolition in St. Petersburg?
Yes. We hold C-11855 as a Florida specialty demolition contractor and CUC041521 for underground utility work, and we pull the demolition permit for your St. Petersburg job as part of the contract.
How much does demolition cost in St. Petersburg?
It depends on the structure and the access, not the ZIP code — a detached garage and a two-story house are different jobs before anything local is considered. What moves the number in St. Petersburg specifically is whether the house sits in a historic district and whether the lot is a flood rebuild, because both change what may legally come down. We walk the site and give you a firm written figure, free.
Do I need a permit to demolish a structure in St. Petersburg?
Demolition permits go through the City of St. Petersburg building department, and the city takes historic fabric seriously: properties in local historic districts like Old Northeast and Kenwood, or individually designated structures, face demolition review before a permit will issue. Nearly all of the older stock predates 1981, so an asbestos survey and the 10-working-day NESHAP notification are the rule here, not the exception. Utility disconnect confirmations are required before work starts.
How quickly can you get to St. Petersburg?
Our yard is at 1741 N Keene Rd in Clearwater, about 25 minutes from St. Petersburg. A straight in-county run down US 19 or I-275 — no bridge, no toll. Debris still comes back to our Keene Rd transfer station, so an out-and-back cycle from St. Pete stays under an hour and disposal never gets marked up through a third party.
What happens to the debris?
It comes back to our own C&D transfer station on Keene Rd. Concrete, block and rock get crushed into road base and paver base rather than going to landfill at someone else’s rate.