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Commercial Demolition in Fayetteville, NC

Commercial Demolition · Fayetteville, NC

Old buildings down and the site ready for the rebuild

Hollingsworth and Son Construction does commercial demolition in Fayetteville, Raeford and the towns around them. We take down small and mid-size commercial buildings, including warehouses, shops, outbuildings and canopies. The excavator, a track hoe, takes the structure apart, and the dozer cleans up behind it. The debris gets loaded and hauled off, and the site is left clear for a rebuild or a sale.

Our customers are property owners with a building to remove and general contractors with a project to start. Commercial demolition is one part of our work as a demolition contractor serving Fayetteville. A house or a detached garage falls under our house demolition work instead.

What We Handle

  • Small and mid-size commercial buildings taken down by machine
  • Warehouses, shops, outbuildings and canopies
  • Teardowns done with an excavator and a dozer
  • Slabs and footings broken out and hauled off
  • Demolition debris loaded by machine and hauled to the proper facility
  • The site cleared and rough-leveled for the rebuild
  • Work alongside general contractors on their projects
  • A written quote after we look at the building

Request a Commercial Demolition Quote

Tell us about the building, lot or land and where it is. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.

What Has to Happen Before a Commercial Building Comes Down?

North Carolina's asbestos rules come first. An asbestos inspector accredited by the state checks the building before any demolition begins. The inspection records the presence, type, location and amount of any asbestos. If regulated asbestos has to come out, an asbestos abatement company removes it before the teardown.

The state's Health Hazards Control Unit also gets a demolition notice at least 10 working days before work begins. The rule applies even when the inspection finds no asbestos.

North Carolina's 811 law covers demolition as well as digging. Notice goes to NC 811 at least three full working days before the work starts. The owners of buried lines also get a reasonable time to remove or protect them before a building comes down.

Building Demolition for Owners and General Contractors

On a general contractor's project, the old building comes down first. We work alongside general contractors on their projects, and our part is the teardown and a clear site. When the slab and footings have to go, our concrete removal work breaks them out and hauls them off.

A property owner may have an empty building on a lot that is ready for a new use. Once the structure is down, lot clearing takes the ground back to open dirt. The dozer leaves it rough-leveled for the next building.

Before any work starts, we look at the building and put the quote in writing. The quote spells out what comes down and what gets hauled off. Call or text (910) 527-1108 to set up that look.

Commercial Demolition Around Fayetteville and the Sandhills

Fayetteville sits at the center of our service area, which runs about 50 miles around the city. That covers Cumberland County, Hoke County, Moore County, Robeson County, Scotland County, Lee County and Harnett County.

Inside the Fayetteville city limits, the demolition permit comes from the city's Permitting and Inspections Division. For a complete demolition, the city's application asks each utility that serves the building to sign it. That covers electric, water, sewer, gas and data, and the county health department signs for a well or septic system.

Fayetteville's historic areas add one more step. A landmark, or a building inside the city's Historic/Landmark Overlay, needs a Certificate of Appropriateness before demolition. Under state law, that approval can take effect up to 365 days after it is granted. Outside the city limits, the county or town office where the building sits answers the permit questions.

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Ready to get started?

Call or text for a written quote. We work about 50 miles around Fayetteville across the Sandhills and southeastern North Carolina.

(910) 527-1108
How We Work

How a Job With Hollingsworth and Son Runs

From the first call or text to the finished work, here is how it goes.

1

Call or text

Call or text (910) 527-1108. Tell us what needs doing and where the property is.

2

We look at the job

We come out and look at the building or the land. We check how the machines get in and where the debris goes.

3

Your quote in writing

You get the work and the price in writing. The job goes on the schedule when you say go.

4

Paperwork, then the machines

Before a teardown, the permit and the asbestos inspection come first. Any digging or demolition also waits on an NC 811 notice. Then the machines go to work.

5

Hauled off and left clear

The debris gets loaded and hauled off. The site is left the way the written quote describes.

FAQ

Commercial Demolition Questions, Answered

Common questions about commercial demolition around Fayetteville and the Sandhills. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.

Call (910) 527-1108

What kinds of commercial buildings do you take down?
We take down small and mid-size commercial buildings, warehouses and shops included. Outbuildings and canopies on a commercial lot come down too. High-rise buildings and very large projects are a job for a larger demolition company.
What if I only need interior demolition or a tenant strip-out?
Interior demolition is a separate trade, and another company is the right call for that work. Our commercial demolition takes whole structures down from the outside with the machines. If the whole building is coming down, call or text (910) 527-1108.
Do I need a permit to demolish a commercial building?
Yes. North Carolina law requires every permit the State Building Code and local rules call for before a demolition starts. The permit comes from the inspections office for the place where the building sits. The state's asbestos notice is a separate step, and a local permit alone does not cover it.
How soon can a commercial demolition start?
The rules set the earliest start date. The state's demolition notice goes in at least 10 working days before work begins. NC 811 needs at least three full working days, and the permit has to be in hand first. We look at the building and put the quote in writing, and the start date follows those steps.
What does commercial demolition cost?
The size of the building and how it was built set most of the price. A slab with footings adds to it, and so does anything left inside. Room for the machines and the haul to the disposal site matter too. We look at the building and put the quote in writing.
Where does the debris from a commercial teardown go?
The excavator loads it, and it gets hauled off to the proper facility. Broken concrete from the slab goes out the same way. Disposal is part of the written quote. The loading and hauling side of the job is our debris removal work.
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Why Choose Hollingsworth and Son

Demolition, Land Clearing and Excavating Around Fayetteville

One company, teardown to clear lot

The teardown, the concrete removal, the hauling and the lot clearing all come from us. You make one call for the whole job.

Demolition by machine

Houses and outbuildings come down by machine, and so do commercial buildings. Fire-damaged and condemned houses are part of that work.

A written quote after we look

We look at the job before we put a price on it. The quote then comes to you in writing, so you see the work and the price before anything starts.

About 50 miles around Fayetteville

Fayetteville sits at the center of our service area, and Raeford is part of it too. The area reaches north to Sanford and Dunn and south to Lumberton and Laurinburg.

Request a Quote

Get In Touch With Hollingsworth and Son

Tell us about the job and the town it is in. Call or text (910) 527-1108 or use the form, and we will set a time to look at it.

Request a Quote

Tell us about the building, lot or land and where it is. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.

Call (910) 527-1108