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Mobile Home Demolition & Removal in Hot Springs, AR

Mobile Home Removal · Hot Springs, AR

Old Mobile Homes Gone, Pad Left Clean

Mobile home demolition and removal around Hot Springs, Hot Springs Village, Benton and the surrounding 50 miles is a steady part of our demolition work. Old single-wides and double-wides sit on lots all over Garland County: a rental past fixing, a home replaced by a new build, a trailer inherited with the land. When one has to go, we tear it down, load it out and haul it off, then grade the pad so the ground is useful again.

A mobile home comes apart differently than a stick-built house. The steel frame, the axles and the hitch have scrap value, the siding and roof are light, and the interior is mostly wallboard, carpet and wiring. We separate what a recycling yard will take, load the rest, and keep the mess contained on the lot. A single-wide teardown is a short job compared with a house, and a double-wide is roughly twice the work.

The same call handles what comes after. If a new home is going on the pad, we can grade and prep the site. If the old concrete pad, piers or steps need to come out, that is demolition work we already do. If the lot is being sold, we leave it mowable.

What We Handle

  • Single-wide and double-wide mobile homes torn down
  • Old trailers, campers and add-on rooms removed
  • Frames, axles and metal separated for scrap
  • Debris loaded and hauled to the landfill
  • Concrete pads, piers, steps and skirting removed
  • Utility disconnects coordinated before teardown
  • Pad graded clean for a new home or a sale
  • Free on-site estimates

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How a Mobile Home Teardown Runs

We start with the paperwork side: who owns the home, whether it still carries an Arkansas title, and what the city or county wants before a structure comes down. Inside the city of Hot Springs, City Engineering asks for a call before any demolition, excavation or grading on a site with water or sewer service, so the service can be properly terminated and the location recorded. A day's notice is what they ask for.

On the day, the excavator takes the home down in sections while the trucks load. The steel frame is pulled and set aside for scrap, the light material goes in the trucks, and the piers, tie-downs and skirting come out of the ground. When the last load leaves, the pad gets rough-graded so nothing is left to trip over or hold water.

What Happens to the Home and the Pad

Demolition debris from Garland County goes to the county landfill on Cedar Glades Road, where construction and demolition waste is charged by the ton. Scrap metal is accepted there at no charge, which is one reason we keep the frame and metal separate: less tonnage on the ticket. Those fees are part of the quote, so the number you get is for a finished, empty lot.

Arkansas assesses mobile homes as real property for tax purposes, so once the home is gone, tell the Garland County Assessor. If a new manufactured home or a house is going on the same spot, we can cut and compact a new pad, run a gravel drive to it, and handle any drainage the site needs.

Mobile Homes Around Hot Springs and the Lakes

The calls come from everywhere in the radius: a lake lot near Lake Hamilton where an old trailer is being replaced by a cabin, a rental in Malvern that has reached the end, a family place out toward Royal or Pearcy that nobody wants to move. Older homes have often settled into the ground, grown trees through the porch, or lost the roof, and none of that changes the job much for an excavator.

What does change the job is access. A trailer at the end of a narrow drive with a low wire overhead takes planning for the trucks. That is part of the free estimate visit. Call (501) 617-1511, tell us where it sits and what you want the lot to become, and we will price the teardown, the haul and the grade as one number.

Excavator tearing down a mobile home with the debris piled beside it Lakefront lot graded to clean dirt after a teardown

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What You Can Expect

How a Job With Bankhead Runs

From the first look at the job to the final walk-through, here is exactly how it goes.

1

Look at the Job

We come and see the actual job: the structure, the ground, the access, what stays and what goes. Thirty years of demolition experience means a fast read on what the work really involves. No blind quotes over the phone.

2

The Quote

You get a free quote with a real number and a real timeline. It covers the teardown, the loading, the hauling and the cleanup — so the price you hear is the price for a finished job, not just the fun part.

3

Do the Work

Machines show up when we said they would. The structure comes down under control, trucks cycle the debris out, and the site stays contained — there's a method to the madness, and 30 years of it shows.

4

Leave It Clean

The job isn't done at the last bite of the excavator. Debris hauled off, ground graded out, and a lot you can actually use — ready to build on, park on, or just mow. Done means you'd never know the mess was there.

FAQ

Mobile Home Removal Questions, Answered

Common questions about mobile home removal across Hot Springs & the surrounding 50 miles. Don't see yours? Give us a call and ask.

Call (501) 617-1511

How much does it cost to demolish a mobile home in Hot Springs?
Price follows the size of the home, how much is attached to it, the access for trucks, and landfill tonnage. A single-wide with clear access sits at the low end; a double-wide with add-on rooms, a deck and a concrete pad costs more. Keeping the steel frame out of the landfill load keeps the tonnage down. The estimate is free.
Do I need a permit to demolish a mobile home?
Usually there is paperwork, and it varies by city and county. Inside Hot Springs, the city wants a call to City Engineering before a teardown on a site with water or sewer service so the lines are terminated correctly. Tell us the address and we will tell you what applies.
Can you tear down a mobile home that is falling apart?
Yes. Collapsed roofs, rotten floors and trees growing through the structure are normal for the older homes we remove. A home that is unsafe to walk in is still safe to take down with an excavator. We plan the load-out so nothing spreads beyond the lot.
What happens to the title on a demolished mobile home?
If the home still carries an Arkansas title, keep it with your records; a title is proof of ownership and the assessor may ask about it. Mobile homes are assessed as real property in Arkansas, so notify the Garland County Assessor after removal so the home comes off your assessment.
Will you remove the concrete pad, piers and steps too?
Yes. Piers, tie-downs, block skirting, concrete steps and pads come out as part of the job when you want them gone. Breaking out concrete is the same concrete removal work we do on house slabs. Say what you want left and we quote to that.
Can you move a mobile home instead of demolishing it?
No. Moving a manufactured home is a separate transport trade with its own permits and equipment, and this is a demolition and dirt work company. If the home is worth keeping, a mover is the right call. If it is past that, we tear it down, haul it off and leave a clean pad.
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Why Choose Bankhead

Why Hot Springs Property Owners Call Bankhead

Thirty Years of Teardowns

Demolition around Hot Springs since 1994, up to a 200,000 sq ft high school in five weeks. Everybody thinks demo is easy work; thirty years is why it looks that way.

One Company, Quote to Cleanup

The company that looks at your property and quotes the job is the company that runs the excavator over it, with contract trucks keeping the debris moving out.

Quotes for the Whole Job

Free estimates from looking at the actual job. The number covers the finished state — teardown, loading, hauling, cleanup — not just the part before the mess.

Built for This Terrain

Hillsides, lake lots, tight in-town streets — Hot Springs ground is its own animal. Local since 1994, from the lakes to the county lines, and the work respects the terrain.

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