Accurate Site Specialist Inc
Accurate Site Specialist Inc. offers a wide variety of services, including barn demolition. Regardless of the size or style of your barn, we'll remove it... more
Doers Junk Removal LLC
Based in Metamora, IL, we’re a small, independently and locally owned junk removal and light demolition business. We’re proud to be staffed by... more
Ed Hartwig Trucking & Excavating Inc
Over the last 30 years, Ed Hartwig Trucking & Excavating has grown to provide our community with a wide range of services. We have seven semi... more
Gallagher Excavating
Gallagher Excavating is located in Bement, Illinois and proudly serves the greater Champaign area. We perform a variety of demolition services for a fair price,... more
Hauptman & Daughters Excavating & Trucking
At Hauptman & Daughters Excavating & Trucking, we take pride in serving all manners of customers. We can perform all kinds of demolition, including barn removals. Our... more
Hulse Excavating
Hulse Excavating works tirelessly for each and every customer we work with. We have earned a reputation for our demolition expertise, integrity, and customer-driven services. ... more
Necessary Excavating
Necessary Excavating is the Bloomington, Illinois area's go-to source for demolition and excavating needs. We have been serving McLean County and surrounding communities for years,... more
Opperman Construction Company
Since 1902, Opperman Construction Company has combined centuries of knowledge and experience with consistent innovation to become the demolition company of choice throughout Pontiac, IL. We... more
Stark Excavating Inc - Bloomington
At Stark Excavating, our mission is to deliver creative and cost-effective solutions to all of our customers' demolition and excavating needs, including barn demolition. We... more
Tolan's Excavating Inc
Count on the experience and wide-ranging capabilities of Tolan’s Excavating to handle your project from start to finish. We produce quality results in a... more
Unique Dumpster Rental
Unique Dumpster Rental is a family-owned dumpster rental and junk removal service that specializes in fast, friendly, clean, and most importantly, damage-free service.... 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.