Light Demolition in McKinney, TX

McKinney treats demolition as its own permit type, and the city's fee schedule lists it below. Whether your project needs one is a question for the city's building inspections staff. Ask before the work date, not after.

Where a city requires a permit, it's usually pulled by the general contractor or the homeowner. If one is needed and nobody else is pulling it, we can usually pull it ourselves for an added fee that varies by city.

Our guide to demolition permits in Collin and Grayson County shows how McKinney stacks up against nearby cities.

McKinney's asbestos survey certification is written for public and commercial buildings. The city's form defines commercial as a non-residential structure or an apartment building.

By that definition, a single-family home sits outside the form. Older materials still deserve care, though, and we don't remove asbestos or anything that contains it. If you suspect it in old tile or ceiling texture, have it tested before we quote.

To build, McKinney's amended code exempts a small one-story detached shed under a set floor area. That rule speaks to putting a shed up, so check with the city before a larger one comes down.

Concrete changes once it touches the street. Sidewalk, driveway, curb or gutter work in the right-of-way needs a permit from inspections, sometimes with an engineer-sealed plan.

A small pad behind the house is something our concrete removal service breaks up and hauls. A driveway apron at the curb belongs to a flatwork contractor who handles that permit.

Most McKinney demo calls come from homeowners getting ready for a remodel. The cabinets, the vanity or the old flooring has to go before the installer's start date.

Others come from households in Stonebridge Ranch and Craig Ranch getting a house ready to list. A sagging fence or a rotted deck gets flagged, and they'd rather hand it off.

Builders on the west side sometimes call for the tear-out alone. We work to the line they mark and leave with the debris.

Near the historic downtown square, some homes are about a century old. A bathroom tear-out there means working slowly around whatever the house has kept over the years.

Stonebridge Ranch filled in through the 1990s and 2000s. Those houses are at the age where owners start replacing cabinets, vanities and whatever stands out back.

Craig Ranch mixes townhomes with newer builds, and shared walls mean we plan the carry-out path before we start. The west side keeps us busy with remodel leftovers, and Adriatica gets the same careful approach.

There's no menu price for demolition, because no two tear-outs are the same size. Send photos and a rough measurement, and we'll quote the tear-out and haul-off together.

That number is locked in on site before the first board comes off. Payment waits until you're happy with the result.