What demolition costs
Starting prices where the job has a repeatable shape, and an honest “quoted per job” where it does not. Every figure covers the tear-down and the disposal together, because demolition without haul-away is half a job.
| Job | Starting at | Basis | What moves it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shed demolition | $500 | Per structure | Tear-down and haul-away together. Size, and whether it sits on a slab, move it. |
| Deck & porch removal | $850 | Per structure | Height, footing type and whether the ledger is attached to the house all matter. |
| Interior / room demolition | $1,000 | Per room or area | A strip-out to the studs. Scales with the number of rooms and what is behind the walls. |
| Garage demolition | $2,000 | Per structure | Detached single-car as the starting point. Price scales with size and material. |
| House demolition | Quoted | Quoted per job | Too many variables for a starting figure to be honest — permits, utilities, foundation, access. |
| Trampoline removal | Quoted | Quoted per job | Disassembly and haul-away, quoted on sight. |
| Fence removal | Quoted | Quoted per job | Priced by linear footage and post type. Send a photo along the run. |
| Pool demolition | Quoted | Quoted per job | Above-ground and in-ground are different jobs entirely. Always quoted on site. |
| Concrete & slab removal | $4–$6 | Per square foot | Thickness, reinforcement, access and disposal. The one job priced by area. |
These are floors, not quotes. They exist so you can tell whether a job is in your range before anyone visits — the number you pay comes from a site visit.
Why four of these say “quoted”
A house, a pool, a fence and a trampoline have almost nothing in common except this: no two are alike enough for a starting figure to tell you anything true. A house depends on permits, utility disconnection, foundation and access. A pool depends entirely on whether it is above ground or in it.
We would rather leave those blank than publish a number that falls apart on the first site visit. It is the same reason the figures we do publish are stated as floors.
Weight is what actually drives a demolition bill
Demolition debris is dense in a way household junk is not. That is why concrete is the only job on this page priced by area, and why a slab that would fit inside a container is usually cheaper quoted as concrete than thrown in and billed at $0.13 a pound over the allowance.
It is also why the disposal stream matters. Massachusetts bans asphalt, brick, concrete, wood, metal and clean gypsum wallboard from disposal outright — so on a Massachusetts job those materials get separated and diverted, and New Hampshire's list carries none of them. Both state lists, with sources.
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Pricing questions
Why do some jobs have a starting price and others do not?
Because a starting price is only useful if it is honest. Where the job has a repeatable shape — a shed, a deck, a detached garage — a floor means something. Where the variables dominate, as with a house or a pool, any figure we published would be a number you could not rely on, so we quote it instead.
What does the starting price include?
The tear-down and the disposal, together. Demolition without haul-away is a half-finished job, so the figures on this page cover both rather than pricing the debris separately afterwards.
Why is concrete priced by the square foot?
Because it is the heaviest material we handle, so area predicts the cost better than the job does. A slab can exhaust a container's weight allowance while the container still looks half empty — which is why it is quoted at $4–$6 per square foot rather than thrown into a mixed load and billed at $0.13 a pound in overage.
Is disposal extra?
No, it is in the price. What can change it is the material: Massachusetts bans asphalt, brick, concrete, wood, metal and clean gypsum wallboard from disposal, so those streams have to be diverted rather than landfilled. That is a handling requirement rather than a surcharge we invented.
Do you pull the permit?
Tell us the town and the job and we will tell you what applies before you commit to anything. Permit requirements are set locally and we will not guess at them in writing.
Can I get a fixed price rather than a starting price?
Yes — that is what a site visit produces. The figures here are floors so you can judge whether the job is in your range at all; the quote that follows is the number you actually pay.
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