Demolition & Removal · Bartow, Polk County, FL
Demolition & Removal in Bartow, FL
Big Rob's Hauling does small-structure demolition in Bartow, FL, the county seat: rotted wood fences and heaved brick walks behind the old homes in the City of Oaks and Azaleas, carports on the mid-century streets, and fence lines and slabs on the acreage toward the mines. Bartow is about 28 road miles from Davenport, a 35–50 minute drive, booked a day ahead. 5.0 stars, 119 Google reviews.
5.0 · 119 Google reviews · Bartow, FL
Fences, walks and carports on Bartow's older streets
The homes near the courthouse were built when a wood fence and a concrete walk were expected to last, and they did, for eighty years. Now the fence sags between rotted posts and the walk has been pushed up by the oaks the town is named for. Rob's crew pulls the fence panel by panel, lifts the posts with their footings, and breaks the walk up with the track loader's breaker. Old brick from a walk or a low garden wall is worth a word: if you want it saved, say so and the crew stacks it instead of loading it.
Out past the historic district, the mid-century block homes came with carports, block planters and patio slabs. A carport with a sagging roof comes down in a morning: roofing off, frame unbolted, posts out. The slab under it is your call. Leave it for a new carport, or break it and get grass back.
Fence lines and pads on the acreage south of Bartow
South and west toward Mulberry and Fort Meade the lots turn into pasture, and the demo turns into field fence. A half mile of wire and posts, a wood corral that's past fixing, a block pump house, a slab where a mobile home used to sit. The Kubota track loader with the grapple pulls posts faster than any crew with a jack, and the 16-yard trailer follows the truck down the sand road. Concrete from a pad or a set of footings goes out through a partner dump truck and a recycler, quoted as its own line, because it doesn't ride in the trailer.
Bartow is 44 minutes from the yard by US-27 and SR-60, so Rob pairs it with Lakeland, Eagle Lake or Mulberry and books a day ahead. Rob quotes flat from photos, holds the number, and takes payment when the ground is clear. Permit questions go to the City of Bartow or Polk County building department; if a job turns out to need one, Rob works with a general contractor.
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Demolition & Removal in Bartow
Can you save the old brick from a walk in Old Bartow?
Yes. Tell Rob before demo day and the crew stacks the whole brick on a pallet instead of loading it. Broken brick and the concrete bed under it go out with the dump-truck load.
How much does it cost to pull a fence line on acreage near Bartow?
Rob quotes it flat from a photo and a rough length. Wire, posts and boards ride the trailer at $350 for a half load or $700 for a full one. Concrete footings are hauled by a partner dump truck and quoted with the job.
Is Bartow demolition a same-day job?
Not usually. Bartow is a 44-minute drive, so Rob books it a day ahead with his south-county stops. If a truck is already in Bartow or Eagle Lake, ask; a small fence or carport sometimes fits.
Ready for it to be gone from Bartow?
Call before noon and it's usually gone today. Or text a photo of the pile and Rob sends back a flat quote.
5.0 · 119 Google reviews · Bartow, FL