Demolition & Land Clearing Prices in Tampa (2026): Every Service Compared
Every service Tampa Land Prep offers has its own price guide, but most projects involve two or three services at once - a mobile home comes down, the pad gets graded, the lot gets cleared for the next build. This page puts all thirteen published 2026 price ranges side by side, with the typical timeline for each, so you can budget the whole project before you request a quote. Every figure below comes from the matching service page; nothing here is a quote.
Tampa Demolition and Land Clearing Prices at a Glance (2026)
| Service | 2026 Tampa Bay Price Range | Typical Timeline |
|---|---|---|
| House demolition | $8,000 - $25,000 per home; partial or selective demolition $3,000 - $10,000 | 1-3 days on site, after 1-2 weeks of permitting |
| Mobile home demolition | Singlewide $3,000 - $6,000; doublewide $5,000 - $10,000 | 1-3 days once permits are approved; planning and permits 1-2 weeks |
| Commercial demolition | $15,000 - $100,000+ | 1-4 weeks of demolition; 4-8 weeks start to clean site |
| Interior demolition | $2 - $7 per sq ft; full gut of a 2,000 sq ft home $4,000 - $14,000; single wall or bathroom $500 - $2,000 | Bathroom 1 day; kitchen 1-2 days; whole-house interior 3-5 days |
| Concrete demolition | $2 - $6 per sq ft; driveway $1,500 - $3,500; foundation $3,000 - $10,000 | Quoted per job |
| Pool removal | $5,000 - $15,000; partial fill-in $5,000 - $8,000; full excavation $10,000 - $15,000 | 2-5 days (partial 2-3, full 3-5) |
| Shed demolition | Under 200 sq ft $400 - $1,200; larger framed sheds $1,200 - $3,000 | 4-8 hours, same day; permit turnaround 3-10 days |
| Garage demolition | Single-car $2,500 - $5,500; two-car $4,500 - $8,500; slab and footing removal add-on $1,500 - $4,000 | Single-car same day; two-car occasionally a second day |
| Land clearing | $1,500 - $6,000 per acre | 1-3 days for a 0.25 - 1 acre lot; 5-7 days for larger or heavily wooded parcels |
| Brush removal | $500 - $3,000; small yards $500 - $1,000; heavy brush $2,000 - $3,000 or more per acre | Quoted per job |
| Grading and leveling | $1,000 - $5,000 for a standard residential lot | 1-2 days residential; 1-2 weeks commercial |
| Home site prep | $3,000 - $15,000 for a typical residential lot | 3-5 days; 1-2 weeks for larger lots or heavy fill |
| Driveway preparation | $1,500 - $5,000 | 1-2 days |
Ranges are for the Tampa Bay service area (Hillsborough, Pasco and surrounding counties) and include debris hauling and disposal unless the service page says otherwise. Where a service is priced per square foot or per acre, the project total depends on the measured size - the service page and its cost guide show how the rate turns into a project price.
How to Read These Ranges
A range this wide is not vagueness - it is the honest spread between an easy job and a hard one. Across all thirteen services the same handful of factors decide where inside the band a specific project lands:
- Size and quantity. Square footage of a structure or slab, acreage of a lot, number and diameter of trees. This is the biggest lever on every service.
- Material and construction. A reinforced six-inch slab, a block house, a concrete pool shell or a heavily wooded lot with mature oaks all sit at the top of their ranges; a wood-frame shed, a thin patio or light brush sit at the bottom.
- Access. Equipment that can drive straight to the work is cheap. A backyard behind a narrow gate, a pool boxed in by a lanai or a lot with no road frontage takes longer and costs more.
- What has to be disposed of. Hauling and disposal are a large share of every demolition price. Recycling clean concrete or mulching brush on site can lower it; asbestos abatement, where a survey finds it, raises it.
- Permits and utilities. Demolition and most tree removal in Hillsborough and Pasco counties are permitted work. The permit itself is a small part of the cost, but it sets the front-end timeline - see the Hillsborough and Pasco demolition permit guides.
Demolition Prices in Tampa
House demolition runs $8,000 - $25,000 depending on the home's size, construction type, whether the foundation comes out and whether asbestos abatement is required; the range includes permits, demolition, debris removal and basic site cleanup. Partial or selective demolition - removing an addition, a garage or interior walls while protecting the rest of the structure - runs $3,000 - $10,000. The house demolition cost guide breaks the number down by home size, and how long house demolition takes covers the schedule.
Mobile home demolition is the most common demolition job in the Tampa Bay area and one of the most predictable: singlewides typically cost $3,000 - $6,000 and doublewides $5,000 - $10,000, with 1-3 days of work once the permit is approved. The mobile home demolition cost guide and how to prepare for mobile home demolition cover the details, including title and utility steps that happen before the crew arrives.
Commercial demolition spans the widest range on the list, $15,000 - $100,000+, because strip malls, warehouses and retail buildings each carry different structure, hazardous-material and access factors. Physical demolition takes 1-4 weeks, and the full timeline including permitting, utility disconnection and environmental assessments is typically 4-8 weeks. See the commercial demolition cost guide.
Interior demolition for renovations is priced by the square foot at $2 - $7. A full interior gut of a 2,000 sq ft home runs $4,000 - $14,000; removing a single wall or gutting one bathroom runs $500 - $2,000. The interior demolition cost guide covers the per-room figures.
Concrete, Pool and Outbuilding Removal Prices
Concrete demolition is $2 - $6 per square foot, which works out to $1,500 - $3,500 for a typical driveway and $3,000 - $10,000 for a foundation. Thickness, rebar, access and disposal set the rate; the concrete removal cost guide includes a cost-by-area table.
Pool removal runs $5,000 - $15,000 for a standard residential pool. A partial removal - breaking down the shell and filling it in - costs $5,000 - $8,000 and takes 2-3 days; a full excavation costs $10,000 - $15,000 and takes 3-5 days. Both the pool removal cost guide and the pool excavation guide explain when each method makes sense.
Shed and garage demolition is the least expensive demolition service on the list. A backyard shed under 200 sq ft runs $400 - $1,200 including tear-down and haul-off; larger framed sheds and workshops run $1,200 - $3,000. A detached single-car garage costs $2,500 - $5,500 and a two-car garage $4,500 - $8,500, with slab and footing removal another $1,500 - $4,000 on top. Most are done in 4-8 hours. See the shed and garage demolition cost guide.
Land Clearing and Site Work Prices
Land clearing costs $1,500 - $6,000 per acre in the Tampa Bay area. Terrain density, tree size and accessibility decide the rate: light brush sits at the bottom, heavily wooded lots with large oaks or palms at the top. A standard 0.25 - 1 acre lot takes 1-3 days; larger or heavily wooded parcels take 5-7 days. The land clearing cost guide covers the per-acre math and land clearing vs. forestry mulching compares the two methods.
Brush removal - overgrowth, vines and invasive species rather than mature trees - runs $500 - $3,000. A small overgrown yard is $500 - $1,000; heavy brush on a larger property is $2,000 - $3,000 or more per acre. The brush removal cost guide has the detail.
Grading and leveling is $1,000 - $5,000 for a standard residential lot and takes 1-2 days; fill dirt, drainage requirements and access set the price, and Tampa's June-September rainy season affects scheduling. Home site prep bundles clearing, grading and compaction for a new build at $3,000 - $15,000 for a typical lot over 3-5 days. Driveway preparation - clearing the path, grading for drainage and compacting the base for your paving contractor - is $1,500 - $5,000 and takes 1-2 days. Cost guides: grading and leveling, home site prep, driveway prep. If you are choosing between clearing and grading, read land clearing vs. grading.
Budgeting a Whole Project, Not One Service
Most Tampa Bay jobs combine lines from this table. Three combinations come up constantly:
- Mobile home replacement: mobile home demolition, then grading the pad so the new home or slab goes down level - the demolition range plus the grading range.
- Clearing a lot for a new home: land clearing by the acre, then home site prep or grading. On many lots the home site prep range already covers both steps, which is why it is quoted as one service.
- Tearing down a house: house demolition, plus concrete demolition if the foundation, driveway or pool deck has to come out, plus grading to leave a buildable footprint.
The practical advice is the same in every case: ask for one written quote that covers the whole scope, with hauling, disposal, permits and final grading either inside the number or clearly listed on top of it. Two quotes for "the demolition" that differ by thousands of dollars usually differ in what is included, not in the demolition itself - the guide to hiring a demolition contractor lists what to verify.
How to Get an Exact Number
The ranges on this page bracket what Tampa Bay projects actually cost, but the only price that matters is the one for your property. Tampa Land Prep provides free on-site estimates: we walk the site, measure what has to come out or be cleared, check access and permit requirements, and give you a written quote. Call (813) 536-5956 or request a free quote online. For the full list of services, see our services overview.