St. Lucie County demolition, quoted after the paperwork is mapped

We put a number on it once we have seen the job, on site or through photos and plans that show enough. It turns on what the structure is built from, its footprint and height, what the asbestos survey finds, which services need disconnecting, whether a septic tank must be abandoned, how equipment gets in, what sits next door, what you want kept, and the haul to the disposal site. Two houses on the same Port St. Lucie street can quote quite differently, so we do not post rates.

No. We quote a single shed, a screen enclosure, a pool, a mobile home or a full commercial building, and partial jobs where most of the structure stays. Tell us what is on the property and what must remain, and the quote follows that.

That depends on the parcel. Port St. Lucie, Fort Pierce and St. Lucie Village each run their own permitting, and the county's Building and Code Regulations Division handles all unincorporated land. The county's building guidance applies permits to the removal and demolition of every building or structure. When you hire Romco, we file as contractor of record and schedule inspections through the final. Check the current requirements with the office for your parcel.

The state's position is that every demolition needs a written notice, even when no asbestos is found, and the notice has to be filed at least ten working days before demolition begins. St. Lucie notices go to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's Southeast District. A building permit does not take its place. Fort Pierce also asks for an asbestos report on older homes and commercial buildings. Romco books a licensed survey and brings in a licensed abatement firm for any material found, since we hold no abatement license ourselves.

We do not estimate it before the facts are in. It depends on review time at your city, town or the county, how quickly the utility letters arrive, the survey result and the state notice period, any historic board review in Fort Pierce, septic abandonment, and the size and construction of the structure. When those answers are in, you get a step-by-step sequence with the holdups for each step spelled out.

Yes. Romco Builders is a licensed Florida general contractor with its office in Fort Lauderdale. Work that requires its own license, including asbestos abatement, electrical and plumbing disconnects, septic abandonment, mold remediation and tree removal, goes to firms holding that license, and we keep them on one schedule.

It varies by office. Port St. Lucie's checklist asks for a letter from FPL and one from the city's Utilities Department confirming service has been removed. Fort Pierce wants pre-approval from the Fort Pierce Utilities Authority or FPL before a full demolition. Septic tanks are abandoned under the state onsite sewage rule, Rule 62-6.011. Romco chases each letter and files only when nothing is missing.

At permitted disposal and recycling sites. In St. Lucie County that includes the county's Baling and Recycling Facility on Glades Cut-Off Road, which takes construction and demolition debris. Fort Pierce asks for a debris affidavit with the permit. Asbestos waste, if any, leaves separately with the abatement firm. Hauling and disposal show as their own line on the quote.

Yes: Port St. Lucie, Fort Pierce, St. Lucie Village and every unincorporated area, including Lakewood Park, River Park, White City and the St. Lucie end of Hutchinson Island. We are based in Fort Lauderdale and work to the rules of whichever office has jurisdiction.

Usually, if the sequence is planned first. That means shoring designed by an engineer where structure is removed, barriers that keep dust and debris away from occupied rooms, and work hours agreed with the owner or the condominium association. In an older building, the asbestos survey result often decides the order of the work.