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Demolition · Lantana, FL
Licensed Florida General Contractor CGC1528750 & EPA Lead-Safe Certified Firm
If you need a demolition contractor in Lantana FL, we handle the Town permit, the utility disconnects, the lead-safe containment and the haul-off, from a single interior wall to a full tear-down, with a licensed general contractor on the job.
Why Us
Demolition is where permits, safety and the rebuild meet. We are a Florida Certified General Contractor and an EPA Lead-Safe Certified Firm, and the owner, who is also a certified energy engineer, inspects every job himself. Estimates are free, and every job carries a written one-year workmanship warranty.
Permitting in Lantana
Lantana is an incorporated town with its own Town Hall and its own Building Department. That settles the first question for any demolition here: the permit goes through the Town, on the Town's forms and inspection schedule, and not through the Palm Beach County Building Division that serves unincorporated addresses such as Loxahatchee and The Acreage. A licensed contractor holds the permit, and the Town inspects the disconnects and the cleared site before it closes.
We are a state-certified general contractor (CGC1528750), which means we may contract in any Florida county. We also hold a Palm Beach County business tax receipt. We do not claim a Town of Lantana receipt, and we confirm current Town requirements at the walk-through rather than guessing them for you.
Parcels & Age of Stock
Much of Lantana is older, small-lot residential: concrete-block houses from the mid-century decades, duplexes and small apartment buildings, and condominium buildings, with newer infill mixed in. Older construction is why the survey step matters here. Plaster, popcorn ceilings, old flooring and vintage paint can each hide a material that has to be identified and handled before the structure is disturbed.
Block construction also changes the method. Reinforced masonry and slab-on-grade foundations are pulled differently than wood framing: the equipment is heavier, the debris is dense and the haul-off is mostly concrete and block, so loads are weight-limited long before they are full.
Asbestos & Lead Before Demolition
Asbestos rules turn on the building. Federal rules generally cover demolition of a building with five or more dwelling units and require a survey by a qualified inspector and written notification before work starts; a single-family house is usually outside that rule. For an older house we still recommend the survey, because it is cheaper to know than to stop a job halfway.
Lead is the other half. Bell Engineering is an EPA Lead-Safe Certified Firm (#NAT-F122701-2), so selective interior demolition in a pre-1978 Lantana home, the kind done ahead of a bathroom or kitchen remodel, is run with lead-safe containment and cleanup. We do not put a price on a diagnosis: the scope is written after we see the building.
Staging & Haul-Off
Lantana lots are tight. A roll-off container needs a flat, accessible spot, and on a narrow street or a lot with a shared drive that spot may be the public right-of-way, which the Town may want to approve. Heavy equipment needs a path in, a place to turn and room to swing without touching neighboring structures, fences or overhead lines.
We solve this on site: container placement, equipment sized to the access, hand demolition where a machine cannot reach, and a written plan for dust, protection of the neighbors' property and daily cleanup. When the work is a full tear-down, the lot is graded clear for whatever comes next, including a rebuild we can carry under the same written one-year workmanship warranty.
Demolition is also part of floodwater damage repair, alongside drywall repair, painting, insulation and interior remodel, when a Lantana property needs the wet material taken out before it can be rebuilt.
Flood Zone & Wind Load
Parts of Lantana near the Intracoastal and Lake Worth Lagoon sit in FEMA flood hazard areas, and the 50 percent substantial-improvement test can decide whether a remodel is allowed or a rebuild must meet current flood elevation. Ask for your parcel's flood zone first.
Palm Beach County is inside the Florida Building Code's Wind-Borne Debris Region, and anything built after demolition is designed and permitted to the wind speed and product-approval documentation for its address. We take that wind speed from the engineer's drawings and the permit set, not from a general page.
Proof
We have no named, photographed demolition project in Lantana on record, and we would rather say so than borrow a job from another town. For Lantana demolition we lead with the credentials: Florida Certified General Contractor CGC1528750, EPA Lead-Safe Certified Firm #NAT-F122701-2, and BBB A+ accreditation since 2021. The owner, a certified energy engineer as well as a general contractor, inspects every job himself.
Every job carries a written one-year workmanship warranty. Hub page for the full picture, including what drives cost: demolition in Palm Beach County.
Also in Lantana
Demolition for a condo or HOA property in Lantana often starts with the board. See property and association management in Lantana for how a board confirms which office takes a permit before approving exterior work.
Questions, Answered
The Town of Lantana. It is an incorporated town with its own Building Department, so a demolition permit for a house, a detached structure or a load-bearing portion of a building in Lantana is applied for through the Town, not through the Palm Beach County Building Division that handles unincorporated areas. We confirm the current application route with the Town before we price the job, and as the licensed general contractor we pull the permit and carry it through final inspection.
Utilities come first: electric, water, sewer and any gas or propane are disconnected and confirmed. Then the asbestos question is answered, because the rules depend on the building. A structure with five or more units is generally under the federal asbestos survey and notification rules, while a single-family house usually is not, though an older one is still worth surveying. Then the permit is issued, and only then does anything come down. We lay that sequence out in writing at the walk-through.
It depends on the building. A great deal of Lantana housing was built before 1978, so lead paint is a live question, and Bell Engineering is an EPA Lead-Safe Certified Firm (#NAT-F122701-2). The EPA lead-safe rule governs renovation that disturbs paint in older homes, which matters for selective interior demolition ahead of a remodel. Asbestos surveys by a qualified inspector are the safe default for any older building, and are expected for larger multi-unit buildings. Anything found is removed by licensed abatement before demolition starts.
That is decided at the site visit. On a narrow lot or a lot with a shared drive, a roll-off container may not fit in front of the building, so we look at the driveway, the street frontage and whether a container on the right-of-way needs the Town's approval. Where space is short, the plan changes: smaller loads hauled more often, hand demolition in the tightest spots, and equipment sized to the access. All debris is hauled off and the lot is left clear.
It can. Parts of Lantana near the Intracoastal Waterway and Lake Worth Lagoon are in FEMA flood hazard areas, and a rebuild in one is checked against floodplain rules, including the rule that substantial improvement of an existing building can require the whole structure to be brought up to current flood standards. Ask the Town for your parcel's flood zone before deciding between a gut remodel and a full tear-down. We walk that comparison through with you.
Yes, free estimates. We walk the site, check access, age and scope, and put the scope in writing. We do not quote a figure over the phone, because the number depends on what is standing, what is under the paint and where the debris can be staged. Call (561) 779-3213 to set up the walk-through.
Free estimates and a licensed contractor.