Demolition Contractors in Southaven, MS

Southaven sits just across the Mississippi line from Memphis, and demolition contractors in Southaven work under Mississippi rules, not Tennessee ones. That difference shows up in the permit office, the asbestos agency and the dig-notice law. The houses, though, will look familiar to anyone who knows the Memphis suburbs: modest homes from the city's early decades, and a great deal of newer construction built as it grew.

Kemmons Wilson's starter homes

Kemmons Wilson, who started the Holiday Inn chain, also started Southaven with small starter-home subdivisions, and the name means south of Whitehaven. The city was incorporated on April 15, 1980, and grew from 8,931 residents in 1970 to 54,648 at the 2020 census. Many of the early houses are now 50 to 60 years old. Owners who want more space sometimes find it makes more sense to tear down and rebuild than to add on to a small house with tired systems.

Mississippi asbestos rules

The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality requires demolition notifications 10 working days before demolition activity, and before demolition the owner or operator must inspect the building for asbestos-containing materials using MDEQ-certified inspectors. MDEQ says residential buildings with four or fewer dwelling units are generally exempt, but that exemption does not apply when the house is part of a larger project with several buildings on a site. Commercial buildings and apartment complexes are covered. We sort out which side of that line your project is on before we schedule it.

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Storm history

An EF-2 tornado damaged numerous Southaven buildings on February 5, 2008, during the Super Tuesday outbreak. Wind and storm damage is a regular reason we are called here: a garage that lost its roof, a carport folded onto a car, or a house the insurer has declared a total loss. After the adjuster has documented the damage, we make the structure safe, take it down and haul the debris.

Commercial work along the corridors

Southaven has large retail areas along its main roads, and storefront turnover is constant. We strip interiors back to the shell for new tenants: partition walls, ceilings, flooring, fixtures and old storefront systems. Commercial jobs usually fall under the MDEQ notification rule, so we build the 10-working-day lead time into the schedule from the start.

Before we dig

Mississippi law requires at least two and no more than ten working days of notice to Mississippi 811 before excavating. Pulling a foundation, breaking out a pool or removing a driveway all count. We place the locate request and wait for the marks before any digging starts. Gas, power and water are disconnected by the utilities first.

Line up the rebuild permit too

If a new house, garage or pool will follow the demolition, plan that permit at the same time. Southaven's code says no work on any building, fence, sign, pool or other structure may start until a permit is granted. We clear and grade the lot so your builder can apply and begin. If you are not sure what the next project needs, the city's building department is the place to ask, and we can tell you what we see on the lot.

Southaven services

• House demolition for rebuilds and storm losses
• Garage, carport and shed removal
• Pool removal with backfill and compaction
• Driveway, patio and slab removal
• Commercial interior demolition for tenant turnovers

Call (901) 677-1382 to set up a site visit.