NYS and NYC M/WBE Certified Contractor
When demolition is handled properly, you’re not just left with an empty lot. You have a cleared, backfilled, compaction-tested site that meets Town of Hempstead code — ready for whatever comes next, whether that’s a new build, a sale, or simply closing a chapter.
Franklin Square’s housing stock is almost entirely pre-1980. That matters because homes from that era almost always contain asbestos in the floor tiles, insulation, pipe wrap, or ceiling materials. If abatement isn’t completed before demolition begins, you’re not just looking at a regulatory violation — you’re looking at a stopped project, fines, and a scramble to find a licensed abatement contractor on short notice. When one team handles both, that problem disappears.
The lots here are tight. Homes sit close together, and your neighbors are close enough to notice everything. A demolition crew that manages dust containment, equipment access, and debris properly isn’t just doing good work — they’re protecting your relationship with the people living ten feet away. In a neighborhood as densely built as Franklin Square, that matters.
We’ve been operating across Long Island and the New York metro for over 12 years. More than 340 completed demolition projects. EPA-certified, OSHA-certified, NYS DOH-licensed for asbestos, and fully compliant with Nassau County’s specific requirements — including the Rodent-Free Certificate that the Nassau County Department of Health requires before any demolition permit moves forward. A lot of contractors don’t even know that step exists.
We serve all of Nassau County, including Franklin Square, and understand exactly what the Town of Hempstead’s Building Department expects at every stage. We also hold NYS and NYC M/WBE certification — a government-recognized credential that takes real vetting to earn.
What customers consistently say is that we communicate, show up, and don’t leave homeowners guessing. In Franklin Square, where word travels fast and neighbors talk, that reputation means something real.
It starts with a site assessment. Before anything is scheduled, we evaluate the structure, check for hazardous materials, and review the conditions of the lot. In western Nassau County, the soil composition can include clay pockets and old fill material — both of which affect how the site needs to be excavated and backfilled after demolition. That evaluation isn’t optional; it’s what keeps the project from hitting unexpected problems mid-job.
From there, if asbestos or other hazardous materials are present — and in a pre-1980 Franklin Square home, that’s more likely than not — abatement is completed first. Certified, documented, and cleared before a single wall comes down. Simultaneously, we coordinate utility disconnections with PSEG Long Island and the relevant water and sewer authorities, because no demolition permit is issued until those are confirmed.
Once permits are in hand and the site is cleared, the structural demolition happens. Foundation walls, slabs, footings — everything comes out. The site is then backfilled with 100% bank run material and compacted to the 95% minimum that Nassau County code requires. You get a finished site, not just a cleared one.
Ready to get started?
This isn’t a demolition-only service. We cover the full scope: environmental testing, asbestos abatement if needed, all permit coordination with the Town of Hempstead, structural demolition, debris removal, and complete site restoration. If your project involves an insurance claim — fire damage, water intrusion, storm damage — we have direct experience helping homeowners navigate that process too. That’s come up more than once in our reviews, and it’s not something most demolition contractors offer.
For Franklin Square specifically, we account for the regulatory layers that catch homeowners off guard. The Nassau County Rodent-Free Certificate. The Town of Hempstead’s permit and inspection schedule. The asbestos survey and abatement documentation required before demolition can legally begin. The utility disconnection confirmations. None of those steps fall on you to figure out.
If your situation goes beyond demolition — if you’re planning a full rebuild after teardown — we also handle complete restoration and remodeling. With home values in Franklin Square ranging from $415,000 to well over a million dollars, the math on tearing down a structurally compromised 1950s Cape Cod and starting fresh often makes more sense than endless renovation. We can take you through both sides of that decision.
Yes, and there’s more to it than just the building permit. Because Franklin Square is an unincorporated hamlet within the Town of Hempstead, all demolition permits are filed through the Town of Hempstead’s Building Department — not a local village office. That permit application requires proof that utilities have been disconnected, and no permit is issued until PSEG Long Island and the relevant water and sewer authorities confirm those cutoffs.
On top of that, Nassau County requires a separate Rodent-Free Certificate from the Nassau County Department of Health before demolition can begin. This is a distinct step from the building permit and one that homeowners working with inexperienced contractors often get blindsided by. It creates delays when it’s missed. A contractor who knows the Town of Hempstead’s process and Nassau County’s health requirements will have this handled before it becomes a problem.
If your home was built before 1980 — and in Franklin Square, the median construction year is around 1952 — the honest answer is yes, it very likely does. Asbestos was standard in residential construction during that era. It shows up in vinyl floor tiles, pipe insulation, ceiling tiles, roofing shingles, joint compound, and textured paint. You won’t always see it, and you can’t identify it by sight.
Under New York State law, specifically NYS DOL Article 32 and Industrial Code Rule 56, a certified asbestos survey must be completed and all abatement must be finished before demolition can proceed. This isn’t optional, and it’s not something you can skip and hope nobody notices. We’re NYS DOH-licensed for asbestos work and handle the survey, abatement, and all required documentation as part of the same project — so there’s no gap between the environmental work and the demolition crew.
Nationally, full house demolition runs somewhere between $6,000 and $25,000 depending on size, materials, and scope. In the New York metro area — and Nassau County specifically — you should expect costs to run 20 to 30 percent above those national figures. For a typical 1,500 to 2,000 square foot post-war Cape Cod or ranch in Franklin Square, a realistic range for full demolition is $15,000 to $30,000 or more.
That range shifts based on several factors: whether asbestos abatement is required (which it frequently is given the age of the housing stock here), how deep the foundation goes, how much debris needs to be hauled, and what the permit fees come out to. A contractor who gives you a quote significantly below that range without having assessed the site and tested for hazardous materials is leaving something out. Get the full picture before you sign anything.
The foundation doesn’t get to stay. Under Nassau County and Town of Hempstead requirements, all foundation walls, floors, slabs, footings, and related structures must be completely removed from the site — not just the above-grade structure. This is a step that sometimes surprises homeowners who assumed only the house itself needed to come down.
After everything is out, the excavation must be backfilled with 100% bank run material and compacted to a minimum of 95%. That compaction standard matters especially in western Nassau County, where mixed fill soils — including clay pockets and old construction debris — can create drainage and settlement problems if backfill isn’t done correctly. A properly graded, compacted site is what makes the lot usable for whatever comes next, whether that’s a new foundation, a sale, or a landscaping plan.
The physical demolition of a single-family home can often be completed in a day or two once everything is in place. The timeline that actually affects your schedule is everything that comes before the crew arrives — and in Franklin Square, that means accounting for the asbestos survey and abatement period, the utility disconnection confirmations, the Nassau County Rodent-Free Certificate, and the Town of Hempstead permit review and approval.
Depending on how quickly those steps move, the full process from initial assessment to a finished, cleared site typically runs several weeks. Projects that hit delays usually do so at the permit or abatement stage — either because a contractor wasn’t familiar with the local requirements or because steps were attempted out of order. When one team handles the entire sequence from the start, those delays are largely avoidable.
Yes, and this is actually one of the more common situations we handle. Franklin Square’s housing stock is old — a 70-year-old home with original roofing and aging structural members is genuinely vulnerable to nor’easters, freeze-thaw foundation damage, and the kind of water intrusion that comes with Long Island’s humid summers. When a storm or fire pushes a structure past the point of reasonable repair, the question shifts from renovation to demolition quickly.
We operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and have a documented history of responding to emergency situations fast. Beyond showing up, we have direct experience helping homeowners work through the insurance claim process — what documentation the adjuster needs, how to make sure the scope of work is properly covered, and how to avoid the gaps that leave homeowners short. That kind of support isn’t standard from a demolition contractor, but it’s consistently mentioned by customers who’ve been through it.
Local Resources
Useful Links
