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Demolition Estimating Software Built for Structure Removal

Bid it, send it, get paid. Without leaving the property. Square-footage pricing for structures, foundations, slabs, mobile homes, and fences, with material and story factors, crew days, haul, dump fees, hazmat, and permits. The debris side priced in, not forgotten.

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Job Type
Square Footage1,500
10010,000
Material
Stories
Haul Distance15 mi
Crew Days On Site
0.8
Your Bid
$8,580
Teardown base$5,250
Crew cost$1,875
Haul + dump$1,455
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1,500 sf × $3.5/sf × 1× wood frame × 1× stories + 0.75 crew days × $2,500 + 3 loads haul/dump

How to Price a Demolition Job

Demolition priced as site work comes down to two things: the teardown and the debris. The teardown is what it takes to bring the structure down. The debris is what it takes to get it off the property. Operators are usually good at the first and lose money on the second.

LandWorkPro prices the teardown from square footage and a base rate you set, then multiplies by the material and the height. Wood frame is the baseline. Metal runs heavier. Concrete is the most work per square foot. A second or third story stacks on top of that, because reach, safety, and controlled drop all slow the job down. The same footprint can price very differently depending on what it’s made of and how tall it is.

The Five Job Types

The Debris Is Where the Money Leaks

A structure that comes down in a day can take several trips to haul. Each load is round-trip mileage at your haul rate plus a dump fee, and dump fees are real money. LandWorkPro suggests a load count from the size of the structure, prices the mileage both ways, and adds the dump fee per load, so the debris side of the job is in the number before you send it.

If your demo bid is just a teardown price with no haul and dump in it, you’re financing the customer’s dumpster. Put loads, mileage, and dump fees on every structure bid, as their own line, so the customer sees them and you get paid for them.

Permits and Hazmat

Many jurisdictions require a demolition permit, and older buildings can carry asbestos or lead that has to be handled and disposed of under regulation. Both are pass-through costs. LandWorkPro keeps permit and hazmat as their own toggles so they land on the bid as clear line items, not buried in the teardown or forgotten until they show up on your own books. Always confirm local permit and abatement rules before you bid.

What Should Be in Every Demolition Bid

LandWorkPro builds all of this into every demolition bid. Job type, size, material and story factors, foundation removal, haul and dump, hazmat, and permits. One estimate that takes under a minute to build and sends straight to the customer’s phone with a deposit request attached.

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Bid Demolition Jobs in 30 Seconds

All your line items, multipliers, and add-ons built into one estimate. Sends straight to the customer's phone with deposit collection built in.

Demolition Software Questions, Answered

How do I estimate a demolition job?+
Start from the structure size and what it's made of. LandWorkPro prices demolition off square footage and a base teardown rate, then applies a material factor (wood frame, metal, concrete, or mixed) and a story factor, because a two-story concrete building is a very different job than a single-story wood frame of the same footprint. On top of the teardown, add crew days, debris haul and dump fees, and any hazmat or permit costs. The calculator on this page runs the exact model the app uses.
What's the best demolition estimating software for contractors?+
Most operators doing demolition as site work bid it from memory or a napkin and forget the debris side, which is where the money leaks. LandWorkPro is built to price the whole job: teardown by square foot and material, crew days, haul distance and load count, dump fees per load, plus optional hazmat and permit line items. Quotes go out from your phone with a deposit request attached, so you stop chasing signatures and checks.
How much does it cost to demolish a structure per square foot?+
It depends on the material and the height. In the LandWorkPro model, teardown starts at a base per-square-foot rate and is multiplied by the material (wood frame is the baseline, metal is heavier, concrete is the most) and by the number of stories. A single-story wood frame prices near the base rate; a two- or three-story concrete structure of the same footprint costs several times more because both the material and story factors stack. You set your own base rate to match your market and equipment.
How do I price debris hauling and dump fees on a demo job?+
Debris is priced from load count, haul distance, and the dump fee per load. The app suggests a load count from the structure size, prices the round-trip mileage at your haul rate, and adds your dump fee for each load. This is the part most operators underestimate. A structure that tears down in a day can take several trips to haul, and each load carries a real dump fee that has to be in the bid.
Can it handle mobile homes, foundations, concrete slabs, and fences?+
Yes. Demolition on LandWorkPro covers five job types: full structure removal, foundation-only removal (slab, basement, or footings), concrete and slab breakout by thickness, mobile home removal, and fence or wall teardown priced by linear foot. Each job type uses the pricing inputs that actually matter for that work, instead of forcing everything through one formula.
Do I need a permit or hazmat handling to demolish a building?+
Often, yes. Many jurisdictions require a demolition permit, and older structures can involve asbestos or lead that must be handled and disposed of under regulation. LandWorkPro keeps permit and hazmat as their own toggles on the bid so those pass-through costs show up as clear line items the customer sees, rather than getting buried in your teardown number or, worse, forgotten. Always confirm local permit and abatement requirements before you bid.
Does demolition work alongside land clearing in the same app?+
It does. Clearing and demolition overlap constantly. A lot with an old barn or mobile home on it needs both. You can quote a dedicated Demolition job for structure-focused work, or add demolition alongside a Land Clearing bid when the teardown rides along with the clearing. One app, one workflow, one quote to the customer.

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