GLM Excavating & Land Clearing
GLM Excavating & Land Clearing offers a wide variety of services for the convenience of our customers, including demolition. We can provide everything from concrete removal... more
T S Tree Service
At T S Tree Service, we go to great lengths to operate using light and efficient equipment in order to minimize any impact or damage... more
Fink's Paving, Excavating & Concrete
When you hire Fink's Paving to remove your barn you can expect superior quality and excellent customer service. We carefully remove barns, homes and building... more
Primary Contractors Inc
Primary Contractors Inc. was started in 2004 and has since flourished into a company that does a variety of excavation and demolition projects. We are a... more
Loberg Excavating Inc
Loberg Excavating Inc is located in Pearl City, Illinois and takes immense pride in serving the greater Freeport area. Our crew is always professional, friendly,... more
Bill Crist & Son Inc
At Bill Crist & Son Inc., we are proud to serve our community in any way we can. Our team of experts and fleet of equipment... more
Crandall Excavating LLC
Crandall Excavating LLC is a locally-owned business operating out of Clinton, IA. We offer quality excavating, demolition, and land grading services at fair prices. We... more
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How is a barn torn down?
When it comes to getting rid of an unwanted barn, especially if it doesn't have a significant amount of salvageable materials, traditional demolition is the most popular option, but it isn't the only option.
Option 1: Barn Demolition
Barn demolition is about as straightforward as it comes. With the help of heavy equipment, like a bulldozer or excavator, the barn is torn down from top to bottom, the debris is loaded into a dumpster and hauled away, and the site is leveled.
Option 2: Barn Deconstruction
Unlike barn demolition, barn deconstruction is performed by hand. Instead of bulldozing the entire barn, it is carefully dismantled piece by piece in order to salvage as much wood as possible. The deconstruction process is more labor-intensive than demolition. In other words, barn deconstruction takes more time and costs more money than barn demolition. Keep in mind though that the extra time and money it takes to deconstruct a barn can pay off in the end. If you plan on selling the salvaged barn wood, the money recouped could offset the cost of barn deconstruction. In the right cases, you could basically have your barn removed for little to no cost, while keeping material out of our landfills and our environment clean.