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House Demolition in Homer, NY

Asbestos removal, permit, utility shutoffs, teardown, foundation removal and backfill. One fixed written price for Homer homeowners, estates, landlords and builders.

Serving HOMER · CORTLAND COUNTY · CENTRAL NEW YORK
House demolition in Homer typically runs
$9,000
to
$35,000
Range based on size, basement, asbestos and access. Written fixed-price quote on every job.
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What a Backwell house demolition in Homer includes.

$9K-$15K
Single story, no basement, no asbestos
$14K-$24K
Standard two story with basement
$20K-$35K
Larger home or asbestos + basement
+$2K-$6K
Add detached garage, barn, or pool removal
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Asbestos abatement (NYS DOL licensed)
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Demolition permit filing
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Utility disconnects (gas, electric, water, sewer)
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Full structural teardown
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Foundation removal (no push-in)
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Backfill in 12" lifts
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Final rough grade
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Documented C&D disposal manifests

Most Homer house teardowns land between $9,000 and $35,000. A single-story house with no basement and no asbestos is at the low end, a standard two-story with a basement runs about $14,000 to $24,000, and larger homes or houses with asbestos and a full basement run $20,000 to $35,000. A detached garage, barn or pool adds about $2,000 to $6,000. You get one fixed written price before anything starts.

Yes. Under New York State Department of Labor Industrial Code Rule 56, an asbestos survey by a state-certified asbestos inspector is required before a building is demolished. Any asbestos found has to be removed by a state-licensed asbestos contractor before the teardown. We do the abatement as part of the job. We do not test: send the survey report if you have one, or untested material is priced as presumed asbestos.

Yes. In Homer, the demolition permit comes from the local code enforcement office. We file the application, line up the utility shutoffs it asks for, and handle the inspections.

The foundation and basement walls come out. The hole is backfilled in lifts and rough graded so the lot is level and ready to seed, sell or build on.

From a signed contract to mobilization is typically 2 to 5 weeks, mostly waiting on the survey, abatement and permit. Equipment time on the property runs days, not weeks, for most houses. The schedule comes with the written price.

Yes. Fire jobs follow the same survey and permit steps. If insurance is involved, the written price breaks out the scope line by line so it can go straight to the adjuster.

Yes. Send the address and a few photos and you get a written fixed price in 1 hour. No obligation. We do not work hourly or cost-plus on residential jobs, so you get a number you can plan against.

NYS DOL Public Work registered, OSHA 30, NYSDEC SWPPP compliant, EPA Lead-Safe Certified, SAM Federal Contractor (CAGE 16AD7). GL and WC certificates available on request.

How a house demolition in Homer works

  1. Send the address and photos. Use the form below. You get a written fixed price in 1 hour.
  2. Asbestos abatement. NYS DOL Industrial Code Rule 56 requires a survey by a state-certified asbestos inspector. We do not test: send the report if you have one, or untested material is priced as presumed asbestos. Anything found is removed by a state-licensed asbestos contractor before the teardown.
  3. Demolition permit. We file with the Homer code enforcement office and supply what it asks for, typically the asbestos survey, utility shutoff letters and insurance certificates.
  4. Utilities disconnected. Electric and gas service removed by the utility, water shut off at the curb, sewer lateral capped.
  5. 811 locate request. UDig NY (811) is notified at least 2 and no more than 10 working days before the teardown, as state Code Rule 753 requires for demolition.
  6. Teardown and foundation removal. The house, basement walls and slab come out. Debris goes to DEC registered or permitted construction and demolition facilities, with disposal receipts kept for the job file.
  7. Backfill and grade. The hole is filled in lifts and rough graded so the lot is level.

Soils and backfill in Homer

Homer sits in the Tioughnioga River valley just north of Cortland, on a broad outwash-floored valley cut into the Appalachian Plateau. The valley floor carries Howard gravelly loam and Chenango gravelly loam, well-drained, cobble-rich outwash, while the adjacent hillslopes run into Lordstown channery silt loam and Mardin channery silt loam with fragipan restrictions on deeper drainage.

Soil type decides how the basement hole is backfilled and compacted so the lot does not settle later.

Roof of a wood-frame house collapsing during a teardown
Backwell excavator pulling the roof off a house during a teardown
House demolition in progress with a roll-off dumpster beside the excavator
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