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Demolition · Riviera Beach, FL
Need a demolition contractor in Riviera Beach? We take down structures, interiors, slabs and concrete in the city, with the permit pulled by a licensed general contractor, the building reviewed for asbestos and lead before anything is knocked down, and the debris hauled off. Free estimates; call the number above.
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Permitting
Riviera Beach is an incorporated city, not unincorporated Palm Beach County, so demolition is permitted through the City's own building department rather than the county's. Before a demolition permit is issued, expect the City to ask for proof that utilities are being disconnected, a licensed contractor of record, and a site plan showing how the lot will be left. Specific forms, fees and review times change, so we confirm the current requirements for your address with the City before we write the contract.
A demolition permit does not clear the lot for the next building. A new house, a replacement structure or a commercial build still needs its own permit, and demolition is the first line of that same job. If you plan to rebuild, tell us at the first call so the sequence is planned once.
Before It Comes Down
Federal asbestos rules require a survey before most buildings are demolished or heavily renovated, and the main exception is a single-family home. Condominium buildings, apartments, commercial and industrial structures on the Riviera Beach waterfront corridors are the ones that most often need it, and the owner usually has to notify the state before work starts. Older Riviera Beach buildings are the likeliest to contain asbestos-bearing material such as floor tile, roofing and pipe wrap, so the survey is part of the plan, not an afterthought.
Bell Engineering & Construction is an EPA Lead-Safe Certified Firm, #NAT-F122701-2. Lead-safe work practices apply when a job is renovation in an older home rather than full demolition, and on selective demolition inside a pre-1978 house we work lead-safe. If a survey finds regulated material, that portion goes to a licensed abatement firm before our crew starts; we do not remove regulated asbestos ourselves.
Parcels and Access
Riviera Beach is not one kind of parcel. Singer Island is a barrier island of oceanfront and Intracoastal condominium towers and single-family lots reached by bridge; the mainland holds older residential blocks, the Blue Heron Boulevard and Broadway commercial corridors, the marina district on the Lake Worth Lagoon and the industrial land around the Port of Palm Beach. Each changes the plan: a Singer Island tower job is governed by building and association rules and a limited loading area, while a mainland lot is usually about getting an excavator and roll-off containers in and out without blocking the street.
Debris is sorted at the site where it can be: concrete and masonry for crushing or recycling, metal, and mixed construction waste for the landfill, taken to a permitted construction-and-demolition facility in Palm Beach County. Because the barrier island and low-lying lots sit above a shallow water table, we keep dust down and keep runoff from reaching storm drains, the lagoon or the Intracoastal. We confirm staging, container placement and any right-of-way permit with the City before the first container is dropped.
What We Do
Questions, Answered
Yes, in nearly all cases. Riviera Beach is an incorporated city with its own building department, so a demolition permit comes from the City, not from unincorporated Palm Beach County. The permit is held by a licensed contractor, and utility disconnects are normally part of the application. We confirm the current requirements for your address before we write the contract.
Federal asbestos rules require a survey before demolishing most buildings, with single-family homes the main exception, and the owner usually has to notify the state before work begins. Older condominium, apartment and commercial buildings are the likeliest to need it. If a survey finds regulated material, it goes to a licensed abatement firm before our crew starts.
Yes. Bell Engineering & Construction is an EPA Lead-Safe Certified Firm, #NAT-F122701-2. Lead-safe work practices apply when the job is renovation in a pre-1978 home, such as selective demolition before a remodel, and we follow them there.
We take jobs throughout Riviera Beach, Singer Island included. A barrier-island job depends on bridge access, building and association rules and the loading area, so we walk the site first and confirm staging, container placement and any right-of-way permit with the City before we start.
Concrete and masonry, metal and mixed construction waste are sorted where the site allows and hauled to a permitted construction-and-demolition facility in Palm Beach County. The lot is left cleaned, and the final site clean is part of the scope we write.
Call (561) 779-3213 or email us. Estimates are free. We look at the structure and the lot, write a scope that names what comes down and what stays, and put no price on a diagnosis.
Also in Riviera Beach
Also in Riviera Beach: if the demolished building is part of a community association, or you manage a property here, see our property management and HOA service in Riviera Beach. It is where the association's rules, reserves and vendor approvals are handled, which is the conversation that usually follows a demolition or rebuild.
Free estimates and a licensed contractor.