Mobile home demolition cost calculator
Work out what tearing down a mobile home will cost from the demolition, the debris hauling, and the permits. A single-wide on an open lot is the cheaper case; a double-wide is bigger to knock down and fills more dumpsters, so the disposal climbs with it. On top of the teardown you pay to haul the debris to the landfill and cover the tipping fees, pull a permit, and disconnect the utilities, and an older home may need asbestos handled before demolition starts. The calculator adds it up.
Typical range $3,920 – $6,860
- Demolition (the teardown itself)$3,000
- Debris hauling & landfill fees$1,500
- Permit & utility disconnects$400
- Asbestos or hazmat abatement$0
- Site restoration & extras$0
- Total$4,900
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$4,000 to $9,000 is a double-wide, a longer haul to the landfill, or a home with a slab and site restoration on top of the teardown.
What this assumes, and where it could be wrong
Every one of these is a place the number could be off. They are here because you should be able to check our working, not because we are hedging.
THE TEARDOWN IS ONE PART OF THE BILL; THE DISPOSAL IS THE OTHER.
Size is the main lever, and it acts on both the teardown and the haul. A single-wide is one structure on an open lot and the quicker, cheaper case. A double-wide is roughly twice the home: more to knock down, and more debris to haul and dump. A triple-wide is more again. That is why the same contractor quotes a range rather than a flat price, and why the size of the home sets where you land on it.
The permit and the utility disconnects come before the machine shows up. Most places require a demolition permit, and the electric, gas, water, and sewer or septic have to be capped and disconnected by the utilities first, so nothing is live when the home comes down. These are set by the local authorities and the utility companies, and they are a real line on the job whether the contractor arranges them or you do.
An older home can carry an abatement cost that a newer one skips. Mobile homes built in earlier decades can contain asbestos in the siding, flooring, or insulation, and where a survey finds it, a licensed crew has to remove and dispose of it before demolition starts. A newer home usually has nothing to abate. This line is zero for many homes and a large add for the ones that need it, which is why it sits on its own rather than being folded into the teardown.
The defaults are ours and are a starting point. The demolition, the disposal, and the permits are yours, and the estimate turns most on whether it is a single-wide or a double-wide and whether there is asbestos to handle.