Machine Masters Unlicensed heavy machine operator — text before calling callatrex@gmail.com(323) 432-0008

House Demolition
& Building Demolition

Full tear-downs at $62.50/hr operator labor — houses, garages, and commercial structures, demoed and haul-ready.

Operator labor only — you rent the equipment · 8-hour standard day

CASE excavator tearing down a house — house demolition in progress, debris pile building
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What the rate covers

And what it doesn’t

The rate covers

  • Jay operating the machine — decades of experience on any equipment
  • Structure demoed and the site left haul-ready
  • Help arranging the rental so the right machine shows up
  • Labor paid as the work progresses — never all upfront

On the hiring party

  • Equipment rental — you rent direct, no markup from Machine Masters
  • Dirt hauling — target $350–$550 per load (free clean fill exists via DirtMatch)
  • Concrete hauling & recycling — about $650 per 10 cubic yards
  • Permits, inspections, and project direction
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Demolition — what’s included

On the board
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How it works

Three steps
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Text a picture of the job

For quick pricing or questions, send a picture message and a description to Jay at (323) 432-0008.

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You rent the equipment

All equipment must be rented for the job — Jay can help arrange the rental so the right machine shows up.

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Jay runs the machine

Each work day is 8 hours; additional hours should be requested in advance. Labor progress payments required.

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Recent work — the Normandie job

Start to finish

A full house demolition, start to finish: the house standing, the CASE excavator taking it down, the debris consolidated, and the lot cleared and graded. The full photo run is in the gallery on the home page.

Building demolition — demolished structure with concrete columns and exposed rebar
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Questions

Good to know
What does house demolition cost?

With the operator model, demolition labor runs $62.50/hr. A demolition company bundles the operator, the machine, and its markup into one number; here you rent the machine direct and pay for the operator by the hour, so the total usually lands well under a bundled quote. Rental and hauling are separate.

Do you haul the debris away?

The site is left haul-ready — debris consolidated for loading. Hauling itself is on the hiring party; dirt hauling targets $350–$550 per load, and concrete hauling & recycling runs about $650 per 10 cubic yards.

Can you pull the demolition permit?

No — Machine Masters provides non-licensed operator labor only, so permits are pulled by the hiring contractor or the property owner (owner-builder). Jay can help you understand the permit steps before work starts.

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House Demolition Services

Residential & commercial

House demolition and building demolition are priced by the hour as operator labor. Jay demolishes houses, garages, and commercial structures with the excavator your project rents — full tear-downs, selective demolition, and interior tear-out support — and leaves the site haul-ready, with debris consolidated where your hauler wants it.

If you are comparing house demolition cost, the operator model is the honest math: a demolition company's price bundles the machine, the operator, and their markup into one number. Here the rental is yours at cost and the operator is a flat hourly rate, so residential demolition and commercial demolition budgets stay predictable. Pool demolition, concrete removal, and structure removal all ride on the same rate.