Mobile home demolition · Palm Beach County
Mobile home demolition in Palm Beach County
The machine work on a mobile home is light. Permission can be heavier. In a resident-owned community like Briny Breezes, the cooperative approves before the town issues a permit, so we start with whoever holds the first signature.
Briny Breezes is the clearest example in the county. Permit applications start with Briny Breezes, Inc., the resident-owned cooperative, and removing a mobile home needs the corporation’s approval, with plans, before the Town issues the permit.
Elsewhere, the building department for the address sets the route. In unincorporated Palm Beach County, PB-O-110 requires a demolition permit for any structure that needed a building permit to construct, and it names modular buildings in that list. Ask the department how it classes your unit before booking anything.
Asbestos rules turn on numbers. One home on its own lot is usually outside the health department’s notice rule, but several residential buildings on one site under common ownership are not excluded. A park removing more than one unit should expect a licensed survey and a notice to DOH-Palm Beach.
Send the park name, the unit count and photos of each home and its tie-downs. We will price the removal and the site restoration.
Sequence
- Confirm who approves: park, cooperative and building department.
- Arrange utility disconnects at the pad.
- Arrange a licensed asbestos survey where the unit count or history calls for one.
- Pull the permit for the address.
- Remove skirting, tie-downs and attached structures, then the unit.
- Clear the pad, haul debris and leave the site ready for grading or a new unit.
The usual problems
What tends to go wrong, and how it is handled
Approval from the wrong body
Park rules, cooperative bylaws and the building department can each have a say. We confirm the order of approvals in writing before scheduling.
Materials that need testing
Older units may contain flooring, roofing or coatings that should be tested. Where a survey is warranted, we arrange one with an independent licensed consultant.
Utilities left live at the pad
Electric, water, sewer and gas are disconnected by the utility or a licensed trade before the unit is cut or moved.
Debris that will not fit a dumpster
Frames, axles and appliances are separated so metal is recycled and the rest goes to SWA-permitted facilities. Refrigerant recovery is documented where the city asks, as Lantana does.
Outside our license
Moving a unit over the road to another site, title matters and park lease questions are outside our scope. Utility disconnects and refrigerant recovery are certified or licensed work we coordinate. Rules for mobile homes differ by department, and we confirm them for each address.
Questions
About mobile home demolition
Who approves a mobile home removal in Briny Breezes?
The application starts with Briny Breezes, Inc., the resident-owned cooperative. Removing a mobile home needs the corporation’s approval, with plans, before the Town of Briny Breezes issues the permit. We prepare the removal plan and follow the file through both steps.
Does clearing several units in one park bring in the asbestos rules?
It can. The health department excludes isolated residential buildings of four or fewer units, but not several buildings on one site under common ownership, and not those removed as part of a commercial project. The Florida Department of Health in Palm Beach County decides; we arrange the licensed survey and file what it asks for.
What does a demolition cost, and what moves the number?
We do not publish prices, because the number depends on what surrounds the building. The main drivers are structure type and size, asbestos findings, truck access, the permit and utility requirements for the address, any below-grade work, and the haul to SWA-permitted facilities. Local rules move it too: the Town of Palm Beach requires a bond of the demolition cost plus 35%. Send the survey and photos, and we will price it.
Do you quote demolition of any size?
Yes. Size never rules a job out: we price everything from a single shed or an interior strip-out to a commercial site or a concrete tower. Every job is priced from the same questions: which department issues the permit, what the asbestos rules require, which utility releases are needed, and in what sequence the structure comes down. Send what you have, and we will say what else we need.
Is Romco licensed, and who does the specialty work?
Romco Builders is a licensed Florida general contractor. We self-perform demolition, dewatering, Support of Excavation and deep foundations. Asbestos surveys come from independent licensed consultants and removal from licensed abatement firms. Utility disconnects, tree removal, electrical, plumbing, fire sprinkler work and engineering go to the licensed parties for those trades, and we coordinate them under one schedule.
Order of work
From first call to closed permit
Call or send the form
Give the address, what is coming down and anything that must be protected. Photos or a survey help.
Walk the property
We check the structure, live services, truck access, trees, the seawall or neighbor close by, and any association rules.
Scope and price in writing
Removal, protection, haul-off and anything that depends on the asbestos survey are listed line by line.
Notices, letters and permit
The licensed asbestos survey and any health department notice, the utility releases, then the application to the right building office.
Take it down and haul it out
Work runs in the agreed order. Loads go to Solid Waste Authority–permitted facilities, or the hauler your city requires.
Final inspection and close-out
The inspector signs off and the permit closes. You keep a graded lot or the shell you asked for.
Mobile home demolition throughout Palm Beach, including West Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Palm Beach (the Town), Jupiter, Delray Beach, Boynton Beach, Palm Beach Gardens, Wellington, Lake Worth Beach, Unincorporated Palm Beach County, and every other Palm Beach city.
More demolition
Other demolition we quote
- Interior demolitionStrip-outs inside condos, offices and stores, with the asbestos question settled first.Interior demolition in Palm Beach →
- Selective demolitionOne wing, one floor or one wall removed while the rest of the building stays in use.Selective demolition in Palm Beach →
- Commercial demolitionStores, offices, warehouses and plazas, taken down once the releases are in hand.Commercial demolition in Palm Beach →
- House demolitionSingle-family teardowns, with the sheds, pool and septic tank handled to code.House demolition in Palm Beach →
- Structural demolitionConcrete towers, parking garages and steel frames, taken down in engineered sequence.Structural demolition in Palm Beach →
- Concrete removalSlabs, driveways, patios, walks and footings, broken out after the locates are in.Concrete removal in Palm Beach →
- Pool removalBottom broken out and filled, or the shell, deck and equipment removed entirely.Pool removal in Palm Beach →
- Storm damage demolitionTaking down what a hurricane or tornado left unsafe, once the adjuster has seen it.Storm damage demolition in Palm Beach →
- Site clearingBrush, stumps, buried slabs and old fill cleared once the vegetation permits are in.Site clearing in Palm Beach →
- Asbestos coordinationLicensed survey, health department notice and licensed abatement, in the right order.Asbestos coordination in Palm Beach →
- Accessory structure demolitionSheds, detached garages, cabanas, carports, barns and signs, one or several.Accessory structure demolition in Palm Beach →
- Something else?Every type of demolition is quoted, whatever the size. If your job is missing above, describe it on the phone.Call (561) 273-9189 →
Every type, every size, all of Palm Beach County
Tell us the address and the scope. We will put a number on it.
Romco Builders is a licensed Florida general contractor, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale. A single wall or a whole building, each quote arrives as a written scope with a price.