Raytown, Jackson County
Independence Demolition Pros in Raytown, Missouri
Teardowns, garages, chimneys and gut-outs in a city built almost entirely in the 1950s and 1960s.
- 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 matches Raytown owners, nine miles southwest in a city of about 29,000 built almost all at once after 1950, with local contractors for ranch teardowns, garages, chimneys and kitchen and basement gut-outs.
Dropping a ranch into its own basement and spreading dirt over it saves perhaps $1,500; the next owner's slab cracks over the soft pit, and digging it out costs $5,000 or more.
What it costs
$10,000 to $21,100
The published range for demolishing a house in Kansas City, Missouri (HomeBlue, May 2024). Raytown's ranches nearly all sit on full basements, the $12,100 to $15,800 band.
Calls answered Monday to Friday 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
What brings Raytown owners to call
- A 1950s ranch past repair on a lot a buyer wants to build on
- A detached garage with a heaved slab and a racked door
- A kitchen or basement gut where the tile needs testing first
- A brick chimney the furnace no longer vents through
Permits through Raytown's own building office
Raytown issues its own demolition permits through its community development and building codes office, separately from Independence and from Kansas City, which surrounds it on three sides. With no published checklist, the crews we work with call for the current application, fee and utility verifications. Evergy pulls the electric meter, Spire the gas, and the City inspects the sewer kill.
Higginsville clay under the ranches
The USDA soil survey maps central Raytown as a Higginsville-Urban land complex, a somewhat poorly drained silty clay loam that swells wet and shrinks dry. It is why so many driveways and garage slabs have heaved and why basement walls show horizontal cracks. The basement hole is filled in compacted lifts, and a new slab gets a compacted rock base.
Ray's Town on the Santa Fe Trail
The city grew from William Ray's blacksmith shop on the Santa Fe Trail around 1848, and the 1844 Rice-Tremonti Home still stands on the National Register. Residents incorporated in July 1950 to keep Kansas City out, and ranches on basements filled the farmland through the 1950s and 1960s: brick or frame, nine-inch floor tile in the kitchen, a furnace chimney and a detached garage.
ZIP codes covered: 64133, 64138
Local tip for Raytown: Before pricing a gut-out or teardown, have the nine-inch floor tile and its mastic sampled; nearly every 1950s kitchen and basement here has it, and a clean result keeps the schedule short.
Ranch past saving in Raytown?
Say whether it has a basement and when it was built. A local contractor prices the teardown and the fill in writing.
Call (816) 846-2347Demolition services in Raytown
Interior Demolition in Raytown
The most common Raytown call: kitchens, baths and basements gutted ahead of remodels, tile tested first; see interior demolition.
House Demolition in Raytown
1950s and 1960s ranches on full basements, the standard Raytown teardown; see house demolition.
Garage Demolition in Raytown
Detached block and frame garages behind the ranches; see garage demolition.
Basement Fill-In in Raytown
Every Raytown teardown ends with a basement to fill in lifts; see basement fill-in.
Chimney Removal in Raytown
Brick furnace chimneys that nothing vents through now; see chimney removal.
Services available in Raytown
House Demolition
Full teardowns of one and two-story houses, basement or slab, down to a graded lot.
Garage Demolition
Detached garages, carports and sheds, slab out or slab left, usually one or two days.
Pool Removal
Pools broken through, filled in lifts and compacted, decks and pumps hauled.
Concrete Removal
Driveways, patios, sidewalks and slabs broken out, hauled and recycled.
Asbestos Inspection Before Demolition
The licensed inspection, the DNR notice and the thresholds that come before any teardown.
Interior Demolition
Kitchens, baths and whole houses stripped to the studs ahead of a remodel.
Frequently asked questions
What owners ask before a teardown
How much does it cost to demolish a house in Raytown?
From the published Kansas City range, $10,000 to $21,100; a ranch on a full basement usually lands in the $12,100 to $15,800 band.
Who issues demolition permits in Raytown?
The City of Raytown's own community development and building codes office, not Independence or Kansas City.
What are the signs a Raytown ranch is a teardown rather than a remodel?
Horizontal cracks in the basement walls, rotted roof framing, or a repair estimate above the finished value. A sound ranch with a bad kitchen is a gut-out.
Do Raytown houses have asbestos?
Most 1950s and 1960s houses carry nine-inch floor tile and mastic. Missouri rules require a licensed inspector before demolition.
Who disconnects electric and gas in Raytown?
Evergy for electric and Spire for gas; the City inspects the sewer kill.