Barns, pole buildings and outbuildings
Independence Demolition Pros: Barn Demolition in Independence, Missouri
Hay barns, pole barns, machine sheds, chicken houses and silos on the acreages east and south of the city, taken down with the timber salvaged where it pays and the ground graded.
- Independence and 10 towns within 20 miles
- Written price before any work starts
- City permit, utility and asbestos steps explained
- Local, licensed, insured contractors
Independence Demolition Pros connects owners of the farms and acreages around Independence with local contractors for barn demolition, from a collapsing gambrel hay barn on the old Jackson County dairy ground toward Oak Grove to a steel pole building a storm has folded. The crews we work with pull the tin, salvage the beams and siding that have value, drop the frame and haul what is left.
A barn left to fall on its own saves the $1,200 to $25,000 demolition and becomes a pile of nails, tin and rotten timber spread across an acre that costs more to clean up than a standing barn costs to take down, and in the meantime it is a liability every time a neighbor's child climbs it.
What it costs
$1,200 to $25,000
The published national range for barn demolition (Fixr). A small pole shed or chicken house sits near the bottom; a two-story timber-frame hay barn with a concrete floor, a silo and a long haul sits near the top. Salvaged barn wood and scrap tin sometimes offset part of the price.
Calls answered Monday to Friday 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
When a barn has reached the end
- A roofline sagging between the bents, with the ridge no longer straight
- Sills and post bottoms rotted where they meet the ground or the old manure pack
- Tin peeled back by wind and the framing below it soaked for years
- A lean you can see from the road, with the bracing already gone
- An insurer that will no longer cover it, or a buyer who wants it gone before closing
Salvage first, then the machine
Old barns are one of the few demolitions where the structure has resale value. Hand-hewn beams, wide siding boards and weathered tin all sell, and the crews we work with strip what is worth stripping before the excavator pulls the frame. The salvage can offset part of the price, and the quote should say whether it does. What is left, the rotten timber, the nails and the roofing, goes to a roll-off or a dump trailer and on to the landfill.
- Salvage
- Beams, siding and tin sold where sound; credit shown on the quote
- Permit
- Unincorporated Jackson County through Public Works; inside a city, that city's permit
- Floor
- Concrete floors broken and recycled; dirt floors graded
Pole barns, steel buildings and silos
A pole barn comes down faster than a timber barn: the steel sheets are unscrewed or peeled, the trusses dropped, and the treated poles pulled with the excavator. A steel-framed machine shed is cut and sold almost entirely for scrap. Concrete stave silos are the slow part, broken from the top down or pulled over into a cleared zone and crushed, and the quote names which.
Barn leaning farther every winter?
Say what it is built of, how big it is, and whether a machine can reach it. A local contractor prices the teardown and any salvage credit in writing.
Call (816) 846-2347Where the permit comes from
Most barns around Independence stand on unincorporated ground, where the demolition permit comes from Jackson County Public Works, Development and Construction Services on West Walnut Street in Independence. Inside the city limits of Independence, Blue Springs, Grain Valley or Oak Grove the barn is a structure under that city's rules. Power to the barn is killed at the meter or the pole before anything is touched.
Barns around Independence
The calls come from the acreage belt toward Oak Grove, Grain Valley and north of the river around Excelsior Springs. A mobile home on the same farm or an old house foundation in the yard is often part of the same visit.
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Frequently asked questions
What owners ask before a teardown
How much does barn demolition cost near Independence?
The published national range is $1,200 to $25,000. A small pole shed sits near the bottom; a two-story timber barn with a concrete floor and a silo sits near the top. Salvage can offset part of it.
Is old barn wood worth anything?
Often, yes. Hand-hewn beams, wide siding and weathered tin sell, and the crews we work with strip them before the frame comes down. Ask for the salvage credit to be shown on the quote.
What are the signs a barn is past repair?
A sagging ridge, rotted post bottoms, tin peeled back for years, a visible lean with the bracing gone, or an insurer that has dropped it.
Do I need a permit to tear down a barn in the county?
In unincorporated Jackson County the permit comes from Public Works, Development and Construction Services at 303 West Walnut in Independence. Inside a city, that city's building office issues it.
Can the barn be burned instead?
Not as a demolition method. Open burning of demolition debris is prohibited by the cities around Independence and restricted by the state, and the roofing, wiring and treated wood cannot be burned anywhere.