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 to barn and mobile home demolition. more
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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 tractors, a full line of excavating equipment, and now offer on-site concrete recycling that transforms... more
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Larry's Universal Inc
Larry's Universal, Inc. will quite literally move the earth for you. We can handle earth moving, barn demolition, chimney removal, and more. We are based in Ottawa, Illinois and serve the entire La Salle area. more
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Burke Excavating Inc
Serving the greater Sterling, Illinois area, Burke Excavating specializes in providing comprehensive demolition and excavating services. We work hard to provide efficient, professional demolition services, including barn demolition, house demolition, concrete removal, and more. more
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Allicks Excavating
Allicks Excavating is proud to provide our community with high-quality barn demolition services. We provide knowledge and expertise like none other, and our crew is friendly, professional, and committed to providing attentive customer 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.