Demolition Contractor in Apopka, FL: Hire Your Hometown Crew

If you need a demolition contractor in Apopka, FL, call the crew that already lives here. Mintel Land Management is an Apopka company. Our yard, our machines and our crew are in town, so we can usually walk your property the same day you call. A small single-story house runs $7,000 to $10,000 turn-key, and a larger or two-story house runs $10,000 to $14,000. That price covers the permit, utility disconnect coordination, the teardown, haul-off, rough grade and the final inspection close-out.

Why Hiring Local Matters for an Apopka Teardown

A demolition job is not one visit. There is a walkthrough, a permit, disconnects, the teardown itself, haul-off and an inspection at the end. Every one of those steps goes smoother when your contractor is close by and knows the ground.

We are not a company driving in from two counties over. Apopka is Kyle's hometown. He lives and works here, and the man who quotes your job is the man on the machine. When you hire us, you are hiring your neighbor, and we plan to keep running into you at the gas station for years.

• Same-day walkthroughs for most Apopka addresses, because our yard is right here.
• We can mobilize a machine and dumpsters the same day once the permit is in hand.
• Free written estimate after the walkthrough, no obligation, usually a same-day reply.
• Hours are Monday through Saturday, 7am to 8pm, so you can reach us after work.

Older Homes Off Park Avenue vs Newer Builds Out by Rock Springs

Apopka has a little of everything. The older homes off Park Avenue are a different job than the newer builds out toward Rock Springs, Kelly Park, Errol Estate or the Wekiva side of town. We look at each one on its own terms.

Older homes are where surprises live. The county wants an asbestos survey on older homes before they come down, so we plan for that from day one. If the house sits on septic, the septic tank has to be pumped and abandoned, and that health department step is usually the slowest disconnect of all. If there is a well, it gets shut off. Heavy concrete slabs or thick foundations can add around $2 per square foot and can stretch the teardown from a single day to two or three.

Newer homes tend to come down faster, but they are often bigger. A larger or two-story house falls in the $10,000 to $14,000 range. Either way, you get a written number after we walk it, not a guess over the phone.

City of Apopka Permitting: What We Handle for You

Every demolition in Florida needs a permit. If your property is inside city limits, the permit runs through the City of Apopka Building Division. If it sits in unincorporated Orange County, it runs through the county. We figure out which one applies during the walkthrough so you do not have to.

We file the permit the day you sign. While it is in review, we run the utility disconnects and the survey at the same time, so nothing waits on anything else. Permits in Central Florida are currently taking 3 to 6 weeks, and Orange County is the slowest of the four counties we work in. The permit fee itself is $40 to $200, and the full permitting cost with licensing and processing fees runs $900 to $2,300.

• A current survey of the property.
• Power disconnect confirmation from the utility.
• A septic abandonment pump-out completion form, if the home is on septic.
• Well shut off, if there is a well.
• An asbestos survey on older homes.

Skipping the permit is not a shortcut. Demolishing without one can bring a stop-work order, extra fees and a possible lien on your property.

What Teardown Day Looks Like

Once the permit is approved and the utilities are dead, the actual teardown is fast. A small house takes about 5 to 6 hours of machine time. A larger house or one with a heavy foundation takes 2 to 3 days. Including haul-off, we are typically on site 6 to 7 days.

A typical house fills 4 to 12 thirty-yard dumpsters. We haul it with our own dump trucks, and Kyle holds a Class A CDL. Our main machine weighs 30,000 pounds, and we own our equipment outright: excavators, dump trucks, a lowboy trailer and a skid steer. No rentals and no subcontracted machine work. When we finish, the lot is rough graded and ready for the final inspection. From signing to close-out, the whole process usually takes 4 to 8 weeks.

Insurance and Credentials You Should Ask Any Contractor For

Whoever you hire in Apopka, ask for proof of insurance before a machine shows up. We carry $4,000,000 in general liability and $2,000,000 in workers compensation, and we are OSHA 30 certified. We will hand you the certificates before any job starts. We are licensed, insured and have more than 10 years in the business.

We have done two-story house fire teardowns paid by insurance, beachfront commercial pool removal in Daytona Beach and plenty of insurance-paid teardowns in between. If your home was damaged in a storm, do not tear it down before the adjuster inspects it unless it is an immediate safety hazard. Photograph everything and get the adjuster's written sign-off first.

Other Work We Do Around Apopka

Structure demolition is the main job, but our machines stay busy on other work in town too. We do full pool removal, concrete and driveway removal, excavation and trenching, grading and build-ready pads, and stump excavation with backfill and haul-off. Grading or excavation work has a $600 minimum, which includes 4 hours with drive time. Since we are based in Apopka, that drive time stays short.

Questions Apopka Homeowners Ask Us