Demolition Services in Boulder, Colorado

Full-Service Demolition in Boulder

Older homes near University Hill and Mapleton Hill frequently need an asbestos check before any teardown, and Boulder's permitting is stricter than most of the metro. We work to that standard, protect the property, and haul every load off.

What We Demolish

Demolition Permits in Boulder

Boulder's Planning and Development Services is the most involved process in the metro. Any building over 50 years old gets historic demolition review, triggered by removing more than half the roof or exterior walls or any part of a street facing wall: post 1940 buildings get an administrative review, $51 and 2 to 3 weeks; 1939 and earlier go to committee, $282, and can be sent to a Landmarks Board hearing that adds months. Full teardowns use a deconstruction permit with a zero waste plan through Green Halo, utility approvals on letterhead from Xcel, Comcast, and CenturyLink, and CDPHE approval, and the contractor needs Boulder's moving and wrecking license class.

Everywhere in Colorado, the structure has to be inspected by a state certified asbestos inspector first, and CDPHE needs a demolition notification on file for ten working days before the teardown, even when no asbestos is found. Utilities get disconnected and documented before the city issues the permit. We prepare and coordinate the whole package and build the lead time into the proposal.

Rules and fees change. We confirm the current checklist with the city for your address when we scope the job. Full city by city rundown: demolition permits in the Denver metro.

Boulder Homes and What It Means for Demo

Boulder's older neighborhoods, Mapleton Hill, Whittier, University Hill, Newlands, are pre 1940 houses where the historic review is a given and most work is careful interior and partial demolition. The 1950s through 1970s ranches in Martin Acres, Table Mesa, and North Boulder are where the scrape and rebuild market is, with garage teardowns and basement guts in between. Boulder's deconstruction and reuse rules mean more material gets sorted and salvaged than anywhere else we work, and we price for it.

Serving University Hill, Mapleton Hill, North Boulder, and Gunbarrel, and the rest of Boulder. We demo it and haul it away in one job, insured and local.