Demolition
Structure teardowns of houses, garages, additions, commercial buildings, pools and mobile homes, with the debris hauled off and a clean lot left behind.
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Hurricane Helene pushed the water at Clearwater Beach to 6.67 feet above normal high tide on September 26, 2024. That beat the old Clearwater Beach record of 4.02 feet, set during the 1993 Storm of the Century. Less than two weeks later, Hurricane Milton dropped 9.18 inches of rain on St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport in one day. Many owners of flood-damaged homes and buildings now need a demolition contractor in Clearwater, FL.
Global Construction and Home Repair is a demolition contractor based in Valrico, about 33 miles east across Old Tampa Bay. In Clearwater we take down whole houses, garages, additions and commercial buildings, then haul the debris away. Along with house demolition, we handle land clearing, site prep, storm debris and commercial cleanouts. Call or text (813) 239-4231 for a free estimate.
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Helene's top wind gust in Pinellas County, 73 mph, was measured at Clearwater Beach. Milton brought more wind and rain than surge to Clearwater. Its peak water at Clearwater Beach was 1.3 feet above normal high tide. Gusts across the county generally ran 80 to 100 mph.
Not every flooded house in Clearwater has to come down. Often the fix is selective demolition: wet drywall, flooring, cabinets and tile come out so the frame can dry. The city's storm checklist tells owners to remove water-damaged drywall to open walls and limit mold. Clearwater treats that removal as demolition, so an after-the-fact permit is required if the work is already done.
Some buildings are past saving, and even emergency demolition in Clearwater requires a permit. For a full teardown, an asbestos survey comes first, and we schedule our work around it. We take the whole structure down, slab included, and every load leaves in our dump trucks. Hurricane and flood damage teardowns are part of the work we do.
Clearwater runs its own building department, separate from Pinellas County. Inside city limits, permits and storm damage reviews go through the City of Clearwater's Planning and Development Department. Clearwater Beach belongs to the city even though it sits on a separate barrier island. So does Island Estates, the waterfront neighborhood between the beach and downtown, off the Memorial Causeway.
Of the ZIP codes that cover Clearwater, Census maps show only 33767 lies wholly inside city limits. The others also take in unincorporated land or parts of Largo, Belleair, Dunedin or Safety Harbor. Pinellas County's building office handles unincorporated parcels, plus Safety Harbor, Belleair Beach and Indian Rocks Beach. On Sand Key and near the city's edges, confirm which office covers your parcel before any work starts.
Clearwater has adopted higher standards than FEMA for properties in a flood hazard area. The city's substantial damage rule counts all the work on a damaged building, and phased repairs are not allowed. A building over the line must be brought into compliance. Increased Cost of Compliance coverage on a flood policy may pay up to $30,000 toward that.
Clearwater is the county seat of Pinellas County, with 117,292 people in the 2020 Census. Census estimates put the median build year at 1978, and more than half of its homes went up before 1980. The 1970s alone account for about 16,000 of today's homes, more than any other decade. Block and frame houses come down differently, so we plan each teardown around how the house was built.
The city's plan for Island Estates says the islands were made by dredge and fill in the 1950s and 1960s. Almost every property is on the waterfront, and the plan noted most single-family homes were built before 1970. The plan also describes buyers who purchase an older, average-sized home, demolish it and build a newer, larger one.
Where the lot is worth more than the house on it, a teardown and rebuild can make sense. We take down the house and garage, break out the slab and driveway, haul everything away and grade the lot. A pool nobody wants can go on the same job: pool removal breaks up the shell and fills the hole. Old driveways, patios, walkways and pool decks come out with concrete removal.
State Road 60 links Clearwater and Valrico. It starts at Pier 60 on Clearwater Beach, crosses the Memorial Causeway and runs east along Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard. Then it crosses Tampa Bay on the Courtney Campbell Causeway and runs through Tampa and Brandon into Valrico. Through Clearwater, Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard is a long, straight commercial strip, with intersections at Keene Road and Belcher Road.
On a commercial redevelopment site, the old building comes down first. We handle commercial demolition of block and frame buildings, retail and restaurant spaces, small warehouses and outbuildings. When only the inside has to go, we gut the space to the studs for the next build-out.
Our commercial cleanouts clear leftover shelving, fixtures and trash from retail units, offices, restaurants and warehouses. That covers tenant turnovers and foreclosures for landlords and property managers. On a cleared commercial lot, our excavation and site prep work removes old slabs and grades the building pad. We also haul storm debris and job-site waste through construction debris removal.
Communities and areas we serve around Clearwater: Downtown Clearwater, Clearwater Beach, Island Estates, Sand Key, Harbor Oaks, North Greenwood, Countryside, Cleveland Street, Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard, Clearwater Memorial Causeway, Pier 60, Coachman Park.
Clearwater ZIP codes served: 33755, 33756, 33759, 33761, 33763, 33764, 33765, 33767.
Free estimates throughout Pinellas County and the surrounding area.
(813) 239-4231 Structure teardowns of houses, garages, additions, commercial buildings, pools and mobile homes, with the debris hauled off and a clean lot left behind.
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Full residential teardowns in the Tampa Bay area: houses, garages, additions, sheds and decks. We take the slab out, haul the debris and leave a clean, graded lot.
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We take down block and frame commercial buildings, retail and restaurant spaces, warehouses, outbuildings and additions. The debris leaves with us and the pad is left clean.
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We take down part of a structure and leave the rest standing. That covers additions, attached garages, damaged wings and interior gut-outs to the studs.
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We take out inground pools across the Tampa Bay area, by partial fill-in or by full removal. The deck, the cage and the equipment go with it, and the hole gets filled and packed down.
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We demolish and haul away mobile homes, manufactured homes and trailers on private lots and in parks. The metal goes out for recycling and the debris leaves with us, so the pad is clean.
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We clear lots and acreage of trees, stumps, palmettos and brush so the land can be used. The excavator pulls the roots out and the debris gets hauled off.
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We handle the dirt work that gets a lot ready to build. That covers grading, building pad prep, fill dirt, and pulling out old slabs and driveways.
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We haul construction and demolition debris off job sites, remodels and teardowns around Tampa Bay. Concrete, lumber, drywall and metal get loaded with the excavator and hauled out in dump trucks.
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We clear out retail, office, warehouse and restaurant space for property owners and managers. Contents, shelving and built-ins come out, and the load leaves in our trucks.
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We break out and haul away old concrete around the Tampa Bay area. Driveways, slabs, patios, walkways, pool decks and old foundations all come out with the excavator.
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We grade lots, yards and driveways so the ground sits level and sheds water. That covers low spots that hold water and lots left rough after a teardown or a clearing job.
Learn MoreReal reviews from real demolition jobs on Google.
Global Construction did an outstanding job demolishing the original single-story, ground-floor portion of our home after it was flooded by Hurricane Helene. This was a highly complex project that several other companies declined because the original house had to be carefully separated from the remaining garage and ADU above, while also preserving the existing pool. Their team handled the demolition with skill, professionalism, and great attention to detail. They took on a difficult project, completed the work safely and efficiently, and delivered phenomenal results at a very fair price. We are extremely grateful to Global Construction and would highly recommend them to anyone needing an experienced and dependable demolition contractor.
We needed help demoing affected homes from the hurricanes in late 2024 to dry them out and thankfully we were connected to Mike and his son and their crew. They were great to work with, they were punctual, they were respectful and we all around a great experience working with them.
A few of the questions we hear most around Clearwater. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
Tell us where the property is and what needs to come down. Call or text (813) 239-4231, or send the form and we will set up a free estimate.
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