How much does it cost to demolish a mobile home in Arkansas?
National cost guides price mobile home demolition at $3,000 to $5,000 for a single-wide. A double-wide runs $4,000 to $7,000, and both include hauling away the debris. Around Hot Springs, the Garland County landfill charges $32 a ton for demolition debris. Add-on rooms, decks, a concrete pad and tight truck access push a job higher.
How much does it cost to demolish a single-wide or a double-wide?
Angi prices a single-wide teardown at $3,000 to $5,000 and a double-wide at $4,000 to $7,000, debris removal included. HomeGuide figures mobile home demolition and disposal at $2 to $4 per square foot, or $2,000 to $5,000 on average. These are national market ranges. A look at the home and the lot turns them into a price.
HomeGuide ties the cost to the size, material and location of the home. Angi’s demolition guide puts the average near $4 per square foot. At that rate, a home 15 by 50 feet lands around $3,000. HomeGuide’s rate puts the same 750 square feet at $1,500 to $3,000.
When you compare bids for mobile home demolition and removal, check what each one leaves behind. One bid may stop once the home is gone. Another may also pull the piers and grade the pad.
The table puts the guides’ figures for both sizes side by side. It also applies the county landfill rates to each home’s weight.
| Cost line | Single-wide | Double-wide |
|---|---|---|
| Teardown with debris removal (Angi) | $3,000 to $5,000 | $4,000 to $7,000 |
| Demolition and disposal per sq ft (HomeGuide, any size) | $2 to $4 | $2 to $4 |
| Average weight (Angi) | 45,000 pounds | about 70,000 pounds |
| Landfill ceiling at $32 a ton (Garland County) | about $720 | about $1,120 |
| Landfill ceiling at $50 a ton (from outside the county) | about $1,125 | about $1,750 |
| Moving the home instead (Angi) | $4,000 to $8,000 | $8,000 to $15,000 |
The landfill rows treat every pound as debris, so they mark a ceiling. Steel sorted out for scrap comes off that weight.
How much of the bill is the landfill fee?
In Garland County, landfill fees on a whole single-wide top out near $720. A double-wide tops out near $1,120. The county charges $32 a ton for Class 4 demolition debris, with a $15 minimum charge. Those ceilings use Angi’s average weights of 45,000 and about 70,000 pounds.
The rate sits in the county’s 2025 fee schedule and took effect January 1, 2025. Class 4 waste from outside Garland County pays $50 a ton at the same landfill. That lifts the single-wide ceiling to about $1,125 and the double-wide to about $1,750.
The debris leaves the lot by dump truck. Scott Bankhead Demolition handles debris haul-off with its own dump trucks.
What makes one mobile home cost more to tear down than another?
Everything attached to the home adds to the bill. Add-on rooms add square feet, so at Angi’s $4 average, each 100 square feet adds about $400. HomeGuide prices deck demolition at $3 to $10 per square foot, and Angi at $5 to $15. Skirting and wooden steps add loads to the haul.
Under the home sit the piers and tie-downs, and sometimes a concrete pad. HomeGuide puts concrete slab removal at $2,000 to $6,000 on average, or $1 to $3 per square foot. Breaking out a pad and its steps is concrete removal, a service Scott Bankhead Demolition also offers.
Truck access moves the price too. Dump trucks need a firm path to the home and room to turn. A narrow drive, a low wire or soft ground after rain can mean smaller loads or extra trips.
A stick-built garage or shed on the lot is a teardown of its own. That work is garage and outbuilding demolition.
A house costs more to take down. HomeGuide prices house demolition at $4 to $10 per square foot, twice the mobile home rate or more. Our guide to the cost to tear down a house around Hot Springs covers that job.
The common extras are listed below with their national ranges. The add-on room row applies Angi’s $4 average per square foot.
| Extra | Market range | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Add-on room | about $400 per 100 sq ft | Angi’s $4 per sq ft average |
| Deck removal | $3 to $10 per sq ft | HomeGuide |
| Deck removal | $5 to $15 per sq ft | Angi |
| Concrete slab removal | $1 to $3 per sq ft | HomeGuide |
| Asbestos inspection | $300 to $900 | HomeGuide |
| Asbestos disposal, if found | about $2,000 | Angi |
| Regrading after demolition | $1,000 to $5,000 | HomeGuide |
Does a mobile home need an asbestos inspection before demolition?
It depends on the building. The state asbestos rule excludes residential buildings with four or fewer dwelling units from its facility definition. A building that was ever subject to the rule stays subject, whatever its use now. Where the rule applies, an asbestos inspector certified in the State of Arkansas does the inspection.
DEQ says asbestos went into building materials into the 1970s. For suspect material, it recommends a certified inspector, or treating the material as asbestos. Older homes are the likeliest to carry it.
When the rule applies, a Notice of Intent goes to DEQ at least 10 working days before work begins. It is required even when no asbestos turns up.
The demolition notice fee is nothing at one square or linear foot of asbestos material or less. Above that it is $75. At 160 square feet or 260 linear feet or more of regulated asbestos material, it is $375.
HomeGuide puts the inspection at $300 to $900. If asbestos turns up, Angi says proper disposal adds about $2,000 on average. Cities can add rules of their own. The Hot Springs demolition permit guide covers what the city and nearby towns ask for.
What do utilities and 811 add before the teardown?
Mostly lead time. Arkansas law requires a call to Arkansas 811 before any digging or demolishing work. Member utilities locate their lines within two full working days. HomeGuide says to make utility termination requests at least 2 to 4 weeks before demolition.
Each line has a cost. HomeGuide prices capping lines for a later build: gas or electric at $0 to $300 each. A buried water line runs $450 to $1,400, and a sewer line $350 to $1,500. Those figures include typical permit and inspection costs.
Utility companies only mark their own lines. Arkansas 811’s rule of thumb is that anything behind the meter is a private line. On a mobile home lot, that can mean a buried run from the meter pole to the home.
Inside Hot Springs, the city asks for a call before demolition, excavation or land grading. The call covers any site tied to city water or sewer. A 24-hour heads-up works best. The city warns that a lost or damaged service can cost several hundred to a few thousand dollars to replace.
How much can scrap metal and salvage take off the cost?
Some, and the amount moves with scrap prices. Angi notes that many owners recover some money by selling a mobile home’s sheet metal. In Garland County, the landfill takes scrap iron and steel at no charge on unmixed loads sorted by the customer. Every ton of steel kept out of the debris saves $32 at the in-county rate.
Inside the home, HomeGuide lists appliances, doors and windows, cabinets and light fixtures among the salvageable materials. Copper piping and wiring make the same list. Take out anything you plan to keep or sell before the estimate visit, so the bid matches what is left.
Is it cheaper to move or sell a mobile home than tear it down?
Moving usually costs more than a teardown. Angi puts the average mobile home move at $9,000, with prices ranging from $5,000 to $20,000. A single-wide costs $4,000 to $8,000 to move, and setup at the new site adds $3,000 to $4,000. Tearing down that single-wide runs $3,000 to $5,000 in Angi’s numbers.
Age can settle the question. Angi’s moving guide says a home built before 1976 fails HUD standards for moving. The guide says it should not be moved, even a short distance.
Selling works when a buyer wants the home and pays to move it. HomeGuide prices hauling a still-movable unit to a landfill at $1,000 to $2,000. A home past moving comes apart where it sits.
Whichever way the home leaves, tell your county assessor. Arkansas’s Assessment Coordination Division lists mobile homes with residential real estate and asks property owners to report any changes.
A real number comes from seeing the home and the path the trucks will take. Scott Bankhead Demolition gives free on-site estimates on mobile home teardowns around Hot Springs. Call (501) 617-1511 or send us the details of the home.