Commercial Demolition
Commercial Demolition Across DFW — Built for Developers, GCs and Property Owners
When a strip center has to come down for a mixed-use rebuild, when a warehouse is in the way of a distribution expansion, or when an office tower needs a floor-by-floor selective demo — Dallas Demolition Group is the crew with the equipment, the insurance, and the project-management discipline to deliver.
Commercial structures we demolish
- Single and multi-story office buildings
- Retail strip centers and standalone storefronts
- Warehouses, distribution centers and light industrial
- Restaurants, gas stations and convenience stores (with USTs)
- Hotels, motels and multi-family complexes
- Schools, churches and institutional buildings
- Partial structural demolition for renovation / adaptive reuse
Project services included
- Pre-demolition engineering review for shared walls / adjacent structures
- Salvage and scrap recovery plan (steel, copper, HVAC, fixtures)
- Hazardous materials surveys: asbestos, lead, PCBs, mold
- Permits, MEP disconnects and city coordination
- Underground storage tank (UST) removal and Phase I/II coordination
- Traffic control plans and pedestrian protection for urban sites
- Concrete crushing on-site to reduce haul-off costs
- Final grading and stormwater (SWPPP) compliance
Our process
How this job runs, step by step
Pre-bid walk
We tour the property with your project manager or engineer, review as-built drawings, photograph adjacent structures, and identify hazmat scope.
Detailed bid
Line-item GMP proposal: structural demo, hazmat abatement, salvage credits, hauling, permits, traffic control. Compliant with AIA / CSI specs.
Mobilization
Site fencing, MOT setup, dust monitoring, utility verification with 811 locates, and SWPPP installation before equipment rolls in.
Controlled demolition
Top-down mechanical demolition with high-reach excavators for structures up to 80 ft. Continuous water suppression, real-time air monitoring on hazmat scopes.
Pricing
What it actually costs
Commercial demolition in DFW typically runs $6–$12 per square foot for single-story slab construction and $10–$20 per square foot for multi-story steel or concrete buildings. Final price depends on hazmat scope, salvage value (we credit you for high-value scrap), site access and how much site work is in the scope. We bid public, private and GC contracts.
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FAQ
Questions we hear all the time
Can you demolish a building while tenants occupy adjacent suites?
Yes — this is one of our specialties. We engineer a sequencing plan with the property manager, install acoustic and dust barriers, work nights or weekends when needed, and monitor vibration in real time so retail and office neighbors stay open through the project.
Do you handle asbestos and lead abatement in-house?
We partner with TDLR-licensed abatement firms we've worked with for over a decade. Hazmat abatement is bid as a separate line item in our proposal, fully coordinated under our project schedule, so you have one point of contact for the whole demolition.
What kind of insurance do you carry for commercial work?
$2M general liability per occurrence, $5M umbrella, workers' compensation on every crew member, and pollution liability for hazmat-impacted sites. We add your entity and lender as additional insureds at no charge and provide certificates within 24 hours of contract execution.
Will you salvage and credit reusable materials?
Absolutely. Structural steel, copper wiring, HVAC equipment, transformers and architectural fixtures often have significant scrap or resale value. We document salvage credits in our proposal — most projects see 5–15% of demo cost offset by recovered material.
Can you crush concrete on-site for reuse?
For projects with 500+ cubic yards of concrete and adequate staging, yes. On-site crushing eliminates haul-off costs and produces 1-1/2" road base you (or the next contractor) can use as fill or under future paving.
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