Demolition Contractors in Hickory Hill, TN

Hickory Hill has been part of Memphis since December 31, 1998, so demolition contractors in Hickory Hill work under the same permit and inspection process as the rest of the city. Before that, the area grew as an unincorporated suburb. In the 1950s it was still rural, with only some paved roads and fewer than 1,000 homes. Most of what stands there today was built afterward, which shapes the kind of demolition work we see.

Where the work is

Hickory Hill is bounded roughly by Bill Morris Parkway and Kirby on the north, Riverdale Road on the east, Holmes Road and Shelby Drive on the south, and Mendenhall Road on the west. Inside those lines are single-family subdivisions, apartment complexes and commercial strips. Our calls range from a homeowner who wants a sagging carport gone to a property owner clearing a fire-damaged unit or gutting a storefront for a new tenant.

Fire and storm damage

When a house or unit is damaged beyond repair, the order of operations matters. The insurer documents the loss, the utilities are cut off and confirmed dead, and an asbestos survey is done if the building's age calls for one. Then the structure comes down and the debris is hauled. Rushing any of those steps causes problems later, so we lay out the sequence in writing at the estimate.

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Loess on the ridges, sand in the creek

USGS maps of the southeast Memphis quadrangle show loess 4.5 to 16 meters thick on the uplands and pebbly sand in the channel of Nonconnah Creek. On the higher ground, loess makes a firm working surface when dry and a slick one when wet. Near the creek bottoms the soil drains differently. After we pull a foundation or a pool, we backfill with suitable material and compact it in lifts so the ground does not settle into a low spot later.

Commercial interiors

Hickory Hill has a good deal of strip retail along its main roads. Tenant turnover means storefronts are often gutted back to the shell: drop ceilings, partition walls, old flooring and fixtures come out so the next tenant can build. We schedule that work to keep neighboring businesses open, with debris carried out through the rear where possible.

How a typical house demolition runs

A tear-down in Hickory Hill usually follows the same rhythm. In the first stretch, the permit is filed, the utilities are disconnected and any required asbestos survey is done. Then the locates are marked. On demolition day, the house comes down and the debris is loaded into trucks or roll-off containers. The foundation is broken out if you want it removed, and the hole is backfilled and compacted. The last step is grading and a final cleanup of the street and the lot. We give you dates for each stage before we start.

Our Hickory Hill work

• Residential tear-downs to the slab or the dirt
• Carport, garage and shed removal
• Pool demolition with clean backfill
• Concrete removal for driveways and patios
• Commercial interior demolition for tenant turnovers

Utility disconnects come first and Tennessee 811 locates go in before we dig. Call (901) 677-1382 to set up a site visit.