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Here’s something most Jericho homeowners don’t find out until the walls are already open: their demolition contractor isn’t licensed to handle what’s inside them. Asbestos floor tiles, pipe insulation, textured ceilings — these were standard materials in the homes built across Jericho in the 1950s and 60s. When a contractor without the right licensing hits those materials, they have two options. Stop the job, or ignore it. Neither one works for you.
We hold the NYS Department of Labor Asbestos Handling Contractor License, which means when hazardous materials show up mid-project — and in a 1960s Jericho home, they usually do — the work doesn’t stop. The same team that started your project finishes it. No scrambling for a second contractor, no scheduling gap, no surprise delays while your renovation sits open.
For a home worth close to or above a million dollars, that kind of continuity isn’t just convenient. It’s protection. Unpermitted work, undocumented asbestos disturbance, improper disposal — these create real problems at resale. The documentation we provide — disposal manifests, clearance certificates, permit records — is the paper trail that keeps your investment clean.
We’re based in Bohemia, New York. Not New Jersey with a local phone number — actually Long Island. That distinction matters more than it sounds, because the regulatory environment here is specific. Nassau County has its own demolition permit process, including a rodent-free certification requirement that catches a lot of Jericho homeowners off guard. The Town of Oyster Bay, which governs Jericho, has its own building department requirements on top of that. And New York State has strict licensing rules for any contractor working around asbestos.
We operate inside all of that every day. We know the sequence, the paperwork, and what happens when something unexpected turns up behind a wall in a house that was built the same year Jericho’s school district was earning its reputation. That’s not something you can replicate with a templated website and an out-of-state address.
It starts with a site assessment. Before any work begins, we evaluate the scope of your project and identify whether hazardous materials testing is needed — which, in most Jericho homes built before 1978, it is. If asbestos or lead paint is present, that gets documented and addressed properly before demolition begins, not after someone already swings a hammer through a wall.
From there, permits get pulled. In Jericho, that means coordinating with both Nassau County and the Town of Oyster Bay’s building department. We handle that process, including the rodent-free certification Nassau County requires before a demolition permit is issued. Most homeowners have never heard of that requirement until it delays their project — with us, it’s already accounted for.
Once the site is cleared and permitted, demolition proceeds with containment barriers, dust control, and daily cleanup — especially important in occupied or semi-occupied homes where the rest of the house needs to stay livable. When the work is done, you receive full documentation: what was removed, how it was disposed of, and clearance verification that the space is safe. That file matters when you’re selling a $1M+ home in a market where buyers and their attorneys ask questions.
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We handle residential demolition, interior demolition, selective demolition, and commercial demolition — and because we hold the NYS DOL asbestos license in-house, environmental abatement is part of the same project, not a separate contract you have to manage yourself.
For Jericho homeowners, that typically means gut renovations in mid-century ranch homes and split-levels, kitchen and bathroom demolitions in houses where the original materials date back 60 or more years, and basement work where moisture intrusion and mold are often part of the picture. The Jericho Quadrangle office park off Exit 40 of the LIE also generates steady commercial interior demolition demand as tenants cycle through — and that work requires the same bonding, insurance, and compliance documentation that we carry as standard.
What you’re getting isn’t just a crew with equipment. It’s a licensed demolition contractor who understands the specific building stock in this area, the local permit process, and what full documentation looks like at the end of a job. Whether it’s a single room or a full structural teardown, the process is the same: permitted, documented, and done without cutting corners that come back to cost you later.
If your home was built before 1980 — which covers the vast majority of Jericho’s housing stock — there’s a strong likelihood that asbestos-containing materials are present somewhere in the structure. The median construction year for homes in Jericho is 1960, and materials like vinyl floor tiles, textured ceilings, pipe and boiler insulation, and joint compound were routinely made with asbestos through the late 1970s. You can’t tell by looking at them.
The only way to know for certain is through professional testing before any demolition work disturbs those surfaces. In New York State, if testing confirms regulated asbestos-containing materials are present, only a contractor holding a valid NYS DOL Asbestos Handling Contractor License can legally perform the abatement. We hold that license, which means testing, abatement, and demolition can all happen under one roof without stopping the project to bring in a separate company.
Because Jericho is an unincorporated hamlet in the Town of Oyster Bay, permitting runs through two jurisdictions. You’ll need a demolition permit from Nassau County, and depending on the scope of work, a building permit from the Town of Oyster Bay as well. Nassau County also requires a rodent-free certification before a demolition permit is issued — this applies to residential, commercial, and industrial properties, and it’s a step that surprises a lot of Jericho homeowners who’ve never gone through the process before.
If your project involves asbestos-containing materials above certain threshold quantities, federal EPA NESHAP regulations also require written notification to the appropriate state agency at least 10 working days before demolition begins. We manage all of this as part of the project — permit applications, certifications, and any required regulatory notifications. You don’t have to figure out the sequence on your own.
It depends heavily on what’s found once the work begins. A straightforward kitchen gut in a 1960s Jericho ranch home might take two to three days of actual demolition once the site is prepped and permitted. But if hazardous materials testing comes back positive for asbestos — which is common in homes of that era — abatement has to be completed and cleared before demolition can proceed. That process, including the required air quality testing and clearance certification, typically adds several days to the timeline.
The more honest answer is that any demolition project in a pre-1980 Jericho home should be planned with some buffer built in. Not because the work is slow, but because the process done correctly — permitted, tested, abated if needed, and documented — takes more time than a crew that skips those steps. The difference is that you end up with a clean project record instead of a compliance problem sitting inside your walls.
In many cases, yes — but it depends on the scope and what materials are involved. For a contained interior demolition like a single kitchen or bathroom, we use containment barriers and dust control measures that allow the rest of the home to remain livable during the work. Daily cleanup is part of the process, not an afterthought, which matters a lot in a fully furnished home.
If asbestos abatement is required, the calculus changes. During active abatement, the affected area is sealed off with negative air pressure containment, and occupancy restrictions may apply depending on the scope and the specific materials being removed. We’ll walk you through what’s realistic for your specific project before work begins — so you’re not making decisions about where to stay based on information that comes up mid-job.
At minimum, a demolition contractor working in Jericho needs to hold a valid Nassau County Home Improvement Contractor license for residential work. For any project that involves asbestos-containing materials — which is most demolition work in Jericho given the age of the housing stock — the contractor also needs a NYS Department of Labor Asbestos Handling Contractor License. These are separate licenses, and not every demolition contractor in the Long Island market holds both.
Beyond licensing, contractors working in pre-1978 homes who disturb lead paint above certain thresholds are required to be EPA Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) certified. And for larger commercial demolition projects involving regulated asbestos quantities, there are federal notification requirements under EPA NESHAP that the contractor is responsible for managing. When you’re hiring a demolition contractor for a Jericho property, asking specifically which licenses they hold — and verifying them — is a reasonable and important step.
The biggest reason quotes vary is what’s included — and what’s being skipped. A low quote often means the contractor isn’t accounting for hazardous materials testing, isn’t licensed to perform abatement if asbestos is found, or isn’t planning to pull the proper permits through Nassau County and the Town of Oyster Bay. Those steps cost money, and contractors who leave them out can price lower because they’re transferring the risk to you.
In Jericho specifically, where homes are valued close to or above a million dollars, the cost of that risk isn’t abstract. Unpermitted demolition work, undocumented asbestos disturbance, or improper disposal of regulated materials can create disclosure obligations at resale, remediation costs, or regulatory fines that far exceed whatever was saved on the original quote. A higher quote from a licensed demolition contractor who pulls permits, handles abatement in-house, and provides full documentation at the end of the job is a different product — not just a more expensive version of the same one.
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