Mobile homes are on the list of small structures Justin takes down, loads out and clears off around Tulsa, along with sheds, barns and carports. The things to settle first are the utilities, the permit, and whether anything needs abatement or a permitted demolition contractor, which gets flagged before the job starts.
Mobile home removal or mobile home demolition
People search for mobile home removal when they mean two different jobs. One is moving a sound home off the lot intact so it can be set up somewhere else, which is work for a mobile home mover. The other is taking an old home down where it sits, hauling it off and leaving the ground ready for something new. This guide is about the second one.
Taking a mobile home down is small structure work. The home comes down, gets loaded out and leaves the property, and then whatever it was sitting on gets dealt with. The aim is a usable piece of ground at the end, not an empty spot with piers, blocks and broken skirting still scattered across it.
Utilities come first
Before anything comes down, the power, gas and water to the home need to be shut off and disconnected by the utility. Call each utility that serves the property, tell them the home is being removed, and ask what they need from you. A home with a live line to it does not get touched.
If anything under the home is going to be dug out, like piers, a slab or footings, Oklahoma law requires a call to OKIE811 first so buried lines get marked. Utility companies usually only mark their own lines, so tell Justin about any private water or sewer line you know of. The OKIE811 before you dig guide explains how the request works.
Permits and who to ask
Many cities, Tulsa included, want a permit before a building is demolished, so check with your city before a date is set. Inside Tulsa, that question goes to the Development Services Permit Center, which lists (918) 596-9456 for permit questions. Outside Tulsa, ask the town the property sits in, or the county if it is outside any city limits.
If the home sits on ground you do not own, such as a rented lot or a park, talk to the landowner or manager before anything is booked. Be sure everyone with a say in the home and the ground agrees it is coming down. The guide to the demolition permit in Tulsa goes through what to tell the city when you call.
Abatement and what gets flagged
Some homes need abatement or a permitted demolition contractor before they can be taken down. Justin looks at the home when he walks the job, and anything like that gets flagged before the job starts, not halfway through it. That gives you time to sort it out with the right people instead of finding out with a machine already on site.
The same goes for anything else that changes the plan. A home with a built-on room, a covered deck or an old shed tucked beside it is a bigger job than the home alone, and you want that known up front. The point of the walk-through is that the fixed number you get covers what is actually there.
What moves the cost of mobile home removal
Size is the first thing, along with everything attached: porches, decks, steps, skirting, add-on rooms and carports. Then what the home sits on. Blocks and piers, runners, tie-downs or a slab each leave something different behind, and a slab or footings mean concrete to break out.
Access matters too. A home near the road with open ground around it is easier to reach than one at the back of a wooded lot down a soft drive. Haul-off is a large part of any job like this, because everything has to leave the property. Finally, what you want afterwards changes the scope: bare graded ground, ground ready for a new home, or a pad for a shop. Justin gives a fixed number before anything starts.
After the home is gone
Once the home is off, the slab, footings or piers can be broken out, including what is under grade, and hauled off with the rest. The concrete removal page covers that part. Voids get filled and the area is graded back so you can build, set a new home or seed it.
If the lot has grown in around the old home, it can be cleared in the same visit, and the land clearing page explains that work. To set up a walk-through, call Justin at (918) 240-3392 with where the property is and what is on it. The main demolition in Tulsa page covers the rest of the small structure work.
The Short Version
- Mobile homes are part of the small structure work: taken down, loaded out and cleared off.
- Power, gas and water must be disconnected by the utility before anything comes down.
- Check with your city about a permit first. Tulsa wants one before a building is demolished.
- Anything needing abatement or a permitted demolition contractor gets flagged before the job starts.
- Attachments, what the home sits on, access, haul-off and the finished ground all move the price.
Quick Answers
Can the porch, steps and skirting come down with the mobile home?
Yes. Attached porches, steps, decks and skirting are part of the structure and go out with it. Mention anything attached when you call so it is in the quote.
What happens to the blocks or slab under a mobile home?
They can be broken out and hauled off with the home, including footings under grade. Voids get filled and the ground is graded back.
Should furniture and belongings be cleared out of the mobile home first?
Take out everything you want to keep, plus fuel, paint and chemicals. What happens to anything else left inside should be settled at the estimate.
See the demolition service or call (918) 240-3392.