What does demolition cost in South Alabama?
Around Baldwin and Mobile County, small structure demolition generally starts around $1,500 to $4,000 for sheds and outbuildings, mobile home removal commonly runs $5,000 to $7,500 for a basic single-wide and $9,000 to $18,000 for larger homes with slabs or tie-ins, and barns price around $5 to $10 per square foot in the broader market. The teardown itself is often the smaller half of the story — as we tell every demolition and removal customer, debris, disposal, and what is underneath decide the real number.
Typical market ranges by structure
| Structure | Typical range | What moves it |
|---|---|---|
| Shed or small outbuilding | $1,500 to $4,000 | Size, materials, access |
| Single-wide mobile home | $5,000 to $7,500 | Access, disposal distance |
| Double-wide with slab or tie-ins | $9,000 to $18,000 | Slab removal, utilities, size |
| Barn | $5 to $10 per sq ft | Size, loft, salvage value |
| Old slab or foundation | $60 to $120 per cubic yard | Thickness, rebar, haul distance |
The line items that surprise people
Debris is the big one. A demolition produces tons of material, and getting it legally off the property commonly adds $400 to $3,000 depending on structure size and how far the disposal site is. Permits and utility disconnects add smaller amounts, and both matter: power, water, and gas have to be properly cut before anything comes down, and 811 locates come first on every job.
Age matters too. Structures from before roughly 1980 can carry asbestos in siding, flooring, and roofing, and a test typically runs $200 to $600. Finding out before the machine starts is cheap. Finding out after is not.
After a storm, and before the next one
A share of our demolition work on this coast is storm-driven: structures that Sally-grade weather left unsafe, carports and outbuildings past saving, and mobile homes that took water. The other share is preventive, clearing worn-out buildings before hurricane season turns them into debris on someone else’s property. Either way the sequence is the same: safe teardown, cut and load, haul-off, then grading so the ground is flat, clean, and ready for what is next.
Demolition also pairs naturally with land clearing when a whole corner of a property is being reset, and with new pads when something better is going up in place of what came down.
For a real number on your structure, demolition quotes are free and itemized, debris and disposal included, so the price you see is the price the job actually costs. Call (251) 747-7839.