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Olstrom Excavating & Paving

East Jordan, MI

Olstrom Excavating & Paving offers a suite of services that allow us to take a barn demolition project from start to finish with ease. We set... more

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Northern Excavating & Top Soil Incorporated

Harbor Springs, MI

Northern Excavating & Top Soil Incorporated is an excavation contractor in Emmet County that provides solutions for all types of projects, including barn demolition.  more

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Tundra Transport & Excavating Inc

Millersburg, MI

Tundra Transport & Excavating Inc was founded in 1998 in Millersburg, MI, and has been proudly serving Presque Isle County ever since. We are a licensed and... more

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Blumke Bros. Redi-Mix & Excavating, Inc.

Alanson, MI

Blumke Bros. Redi-Mix & Excavating, Inc. is a full-service demolition and excavating company servicing Northern Michigan for over 51 years. We perform barn demolition, deck removal, concrete... more

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Bridgewater Excavating

Indian River, MI

Bridgewater Excavating is a local, family-owned demolition and excavation company in the Cheboygan, MI area. Our experienced team of experts is efficient at completing all... more

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Spierling Truck & Excavating

Pellston, MI

Spierling Truck & Excavating is a family owned excavating, paving, and trucking company serving Petoskey and surrounding Michigan communities. We can handle all of your excavating... more

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Dunkel Ron Contracting & Excavating

Petoskey, MI

Dunkel Ron Contracting & Excavating is proud to serve Petoskey, Michigan and surrounding Northern Michigan communities. We work hard to provide residential and commercial clients with... more

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Barn Demolition Tips for Mullett Lake, MI

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.