The BEST Way To Demolish And Remove a Mobile Home

An old mobile home or trailer on your property can become an unsightly mess. Most mobile homes were only designed to have a 50 year life, so many are becoming unusable very quickly. Their light frames, thin walls, and often-times cheap construction makes them very difficult to repair, so mobile home demolition may be your best option.

There are many ways to demolish a mobile home, the most popular of which I have listed below:

Each of these methods have their pros and cons, and really depend on the risk, cost, and time that the person demolishing the mobile home is willing to incur.

Consider hiring a Mobile Home Removal Professional

Many people consider demolishing a mobile home on their property themselves, which is a very risky operation. If an unskilled person or operator makes the wrong cut or move, a simple demolition project can get very dangerous very quickly.

We recommend going with an insured, experienced mobile home demolition contractor that can make quick work of your project. Often times, these mobile home demolition companies can complete your project at a better price than you can even do yourself!

These companies are able to accomplish this by having existing relationships with landfills & have their own heavy equipment.

Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania Mobile Home Demolition and Removal

How To Demolish A Trailer – Step By Step

With the right equipment and experience, mobile home demolition and removal can be done in as little as 5-6 hours! Below are the steps for general mobile home demolition

  1. Obtain all necessary permits prior to beginning demolition
  2. Ensure water, sewer, and electric utilities are all disconnected prior to beginning demolition
  3. Order 2-3 40 cubic yard dumpsters to be dropped on-site before beginning demolition
  4. Begin knocking out the wall structure of the trailer – this is the main support for the mobile home, so it is the easiest way to get it down quick
  5. Pull the roof structure off of the trailer, and begin “grinding” up the material to pack into the dumpsters better
  6. Begin loading the dumpsters with the demolition debris, ensuring you separate all recyclables, etc
  7. When it comes time, flip the trailer over so the frame is exposed and pull the frame off the bottom of the trailer
  8. Have an experienced employee begin cutting up the trailer frame in a safe location. A torch, or carbide-tipped sawzall blades work great for this!
  9. Finish loading all debris into the dumpsters, and have an employee pick up all the small items left behind. Plan on this process to take at least 3-4 hours if the site is to look perfect.
  10. Load up scrap metal to go to the scrap yard, and call the dumpster company for pickup of the dumpsters

Cost of Demolishing a Mobile Home

We have found that the average 70′ mobile home demolition costs as follows:

Scrap Value of a Mobile Home

Most people wonder what the scrap value of an average 70′ mobile home is. Unfortunately, the average mobile home will only net about $300-400 in scrap value depending on its construction. The average values are as follows:

As you can see, the costs of demolishing and disposing of a mobile home seriously outweigh the scrap value of the same home. Be wary of anyone who offers to demolish your mobile home for scrap value, as you may be left with a big mess to clean up!

Call the Trailer Removal Professionals

Mobile Home Deconstruction Scranton, PA

If you are located in Northeast Pennsylvania and would like a professional, insured, and reputable company to handle your mobile home & trailer demolition needs, feel free to give A+ Enterprises a call!

We have years of experience in demolition, with countless 5-star reviews so you can be sure we are up to any task. You can book a free estimate by submitting your information below or by calling us at 570-373-9996!

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March 20, 2019

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The 3 man crew did a fantastic job in clearing out and disposing of several large and small items that still remained after a 2 day estate sale. Items removed included beds and mattresses, 3 couches, bedroom chest of drawers, old refrigerator and electric stove, computer desk, old and very heavy television, several tools plus much more.Very courteous workers and owner was great to work with. Highly recommend and you won’t be disappointed.

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August 21, 2019

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July 25, 2020

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February 23, 2019

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April 14, 2021

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I would highly recommend this company. Very respectful employees. Worked efficiently, were conscientious and very careful. Fairly priced and made this cleanup of 50 years worth of “things” easy.

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October 10, 2020

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I never leave reviews but Sal (I think his name is) was great. Both times we used them they showed up the next day on time and did a fast and efficient job. Personable and reliable. Highly recommend.

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May 5, 2019

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AMAZING. 30 years of junk in a HUGE truck garage. We could not have done this job without A+ Enterprises. Thanks to Sal, Joe and the entire staff. I've never met in this day and age such HARD WORKERS. Also extremely polite and professional. I HIGHLY recommend this company to everyone. My rating is A+++++++++++

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August 8, 2019

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August 3, 2019

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A+ Enterprise . . .gave an accurate estimate. . .did a PROFESSIONAL job. . .the team was "on-time" completed the work on schedule. . . very easy to work with. . . Highly Recommend!

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January 22, 2020

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Professional Service and Very Affordable. Fast and Efficient. I highly recommend.

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August 25, 2020

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Hard working guys got the job done in one day. I recently bought a foreclose property and have A+ Enterprises help do the clean up. Its a 3 bedroom house full of junk, and everything was gone at the end of the day. Image a house hoarders live in, 3 bedrooms, each with bed, dressers, night stand, TV and many other trash, you do not want to be in the room more than 1 minute. Kitchen full of dirty dishes, appliances and dining table with chairs. At the end of the day, whatever not bolted down was gone, including most of the nasty carpet. I will definitely use their service again. Great service and the hard working people.

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April 7, 2021

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April 4, 2019