Hansco has been taking on house demolition San Antonio jobs since 2000. Termite-soft pier-and-beam cottages. Fire-gutted ranch houses. 1960s brick homes sitting on lots worth more than the building. We are a family-owned crew based on the northeast side, and the phone gets answered around the clock.
Most people find us after searching house demolition near me with a closing date coming up. Call and you get a real person. Missed calls are returned within an hour, and written quotes go out the same or next day.
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San Antonio Demolition Permits and Historic Review
Every house demolition San Antonio permit runs through Development Services, and the Office of Historic Preservation reviews the application before anything is issued. A house inside a local historic district, or one the city flags as possibly significant, can sit in review for weeks. We pull the permit, answer the reviewer, and tell you up front if your address is likely to slow things down.
Older houses add a step. Under the city's deconstruction ordinance, homes built in 1920 or earlier, plus many older homes in historic districts, have to come apart by hand so the lumber and brick can be reused. Hansco is a certified deconstruction contractor, so that rule does not send you hunting for a second company. Here is how ordinance jobs run from permit to final sweep.
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CPS Energy and SAWS Cutoffs Before Demolition Day
No machine touches the house until CPS Energy has cut gas and electric at the street and SAWS has capped water and sewer. Those disconnect letters go in the permit packet, and they are the step that stalls a home teardown more than anything else. We tell you which calls to make, in what order, and we chase the ones that go quiet.
Old septic tanks, forgotten cisterns, a meter can buried under St. Augustine. We look for them before the excavator rolls in. Surprises in the ground cost money.
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Slab and Pier-and-Beam Removal on Bexar County Ground
The dirt changes depending on which side of town you are on. Up past Loop 1604, slabs often sit on caliche with limestone a few inches down. East and south of downtown it is dark clay that swells when it rains and cracks wide open in August, and the houses there are usually pier-and-beam on tired block piers.
Either way, the job is not done when the walls are down. We break out the slab, pull piers and footings, and haul the concrete. Building again? Ask about driveway and flatwork removal so the old drive and walks come out on the same trip.
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Recycling Most of the House Instead of Landfilling It
A house is mostly concrete, brick, lumber and metal. We sort while we load. Concrete gets crushed for base, metal goes to scrap, clean wood gets reused when it can be. The demolition recycling page shows how that sorting works on site.
What is left leaves in roll-offs and dump trucks, and the lot gets graded and raked. If the job turns up more than expected, like a shed packed with old furniture or a fence line full of brush, our debris hauling crew clears it on the same visit.
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House Demolition Cost in San Antonio, Line by Line
Every house demolition cost we write up here comes down to the same handful of things: square footage, slab or pier-and-beam, how many trucks the street can take at once, whether historic review or deconstruction applies, and whether testing finds asbestos in old siding or floor tile.
A pool out back changes the number too. We can price backyard pool removal on the same walkthrough and do both under one mobilization, which costs less than two separate jobs. You get the estimate in writing, with nothing tucked away.
Why San Antonio Homeowners and Builders Call Hansco
We are not the biggest name in town. We are a family business that has kept the same people a long time, and it shows on the job. If you want to see how a house demolition contractor should run a teardown from start to finish, start there.
In business
Since 2000. Over 25 years taking down houses across Bexar County.
Ownership
Family owned and run by Shane Hans.
Crew
Some of our operators have been here 15 to 20 years.
Response
Open 24 hours, 7 days a week. Calls returned within 1 hour.
Quotes
Same or next day, in writing. Satisfaction guarantee on the work.
Who we work for
Homeowners, agents, builders, developers and insurance adjusters. Our residential demolition work runs from a single garage to a whole block.
House Demolition Around Bexar County and the I-35 Corridor
Plenty of house demolition near me searches come from just past the city line, and we work all of these towns from the same yard. Farther up the interstate, we also handle teardowns in New Braunfels and house demolition in San Marcos. Out past Loop 1604 on Bandera Road, see our Helotes teardown page.
Universal CityNext to JBSA-Randolph, a short run up I-35 from our office
SchertzOlder homes along FM 78, newer streets off FM 3009
CiboloLarger lots on the east edge of the metro
HelotesHill Country edge with rock close to the surface
Fair Oaks RanchAlong Ralph Fair Road between Loop 1604 and Boerne
BoerneKendall County, straight up I-10
San Antonio House Demolition Questions
What does it cost to demolish a house in San Antonio?
Most house demolition San Antonio quotes turn on size, foundation, access, permits and whether asbestos is found. A small pier-and-beam house on an open lot sits on the low end. A two-story brick house on a slab with a tight driveway in a historic district sits on the high end. We give you a written number the same or next day after we see it.
Do I need a permit to tear down a house in San Antonio?
Yes. The city requires a demolition permit, disconnect letters from CPS Energy and SAWS, and a historic preservation review. We pull the permit and handle the back-and-forth for you.
Does the deconstruction ordinance apply to my house?
It may if the house was built in 1920 or earlier or sits in a local historic district. We check the build date and district before quoting so you know which method applies.
How long does a home teardown take?
Machine work on a typical one-story house is often done in a few days. Permits and utility cutoffs usually take longer than the demolition itself, so we start on those first.
Will you remove the slab and foundation too?
Yes. Unless you ask us to leave it, we break out the slab, pull piers and footings, and haul the concrete off.
Do you work with insurance adjusters on fire-damaged houses?
Yes. Adjusters and catastrophe contractors call us for fire and storm damaged homes, and we work to the claim timeline.
Do I need to be there on demolition day?
Not necessarily. If you live out of town or are handling an inherited house, we can send photos and keep you updated by phone.
Do you answer calls at night or on weekends?
Yes. We are open 24/7 and return missed calls within an hour, weekends included.
Get a Written San Antonio Demolition Quote
Send the address for a house demolition San Antonio quote and tell us what is standing on the lot. We come look, and you have a written number the same or next day.
