House Demolition
We take down houses, garages, and small structures across Los Angeles. Our own trucks haul the debris, so the lot is clear and ready for your builder.
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Hermosa Beach fits about 13,000 people into every square mile. That density shows up in the lots. In the Hermosa Beach Sand Section, lots under 2,400 square feet are common enough to have their own zoning rules. Strand lots are often 30 feet wide and 100 feet deep. The walk streets in Hermosa Beach run from 21st Street down to 3rd Street. On those blocks the front of the house faces a pedestrian sidewalk. Vehicle access is the alley at the back. A full size dumpster will not fit on a walk street, and a big excavator cannot reach the work. Demolition here gets done by hand and with compact equipment that fits through a gate. Our truck yard sits minutes away in the South Bay. A loaded truck leaves and an empty one is back the same morning.
Southwest Hauling has worked the South Bay since 1994. Greg owns the company and runs three crews with our own trucks and skid steers. We hold California license #792182 and carry insurance. In Hermosa Beach most jobs are interior demolition for a remodel or a full house demolition before a rebuild. We also handle concrete removal on old driveways and alley aprons. For 20 years we held City of Los Angeles contracts clearing out foreclosed and vacant properties. That work taught us to load out fast and leave a clean site. Estimates are free.
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A Hermosa Beach lot leaves very little room to stage. On a 30 foot wide Strand lot, the house covers most of the ground. There is no side yard for a machine or a debris pile. We stage in the alley and move material straight into the truck, so nothing sits on the sidewalk overnight.
Many homes here started as 1920s beach cottages, so framing and finishes are not standard. Interior demolition in a Sand Section unit often means carrying material out by hand to the alley. We also handle property cleanouts on vacant and inherited homes, and that work stays private. Call 310-546-4855 for a free estimate.
Demolition permits in Hermosa Beach come from the city's Community Development Department, in the Building and Safety Division. Hermosa Beach runs its own permit counter, so a City of Los Angeles permit does not cover work here. The city has been updating its demolition permit checklist. Check the current submittal list with Building and Safety before you set a start date.
The city allows construction Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday runs 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with no work on Sundays or national holidays. Confirm the current hours with the city before you schedule. Street parking is tight, so we cycle one truck at a time and start hauls early.
Communities & areas we serve around Hermosa Beach: Sand Section, Hermosa Valley, East Hermosa, Hermosa Hills, The Strand, The Walk Streets, Downtown Hermosa, The Greenbelt.
Hermosa Beach ZIP codes served: 90254.
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(310) 546-4855 We take down houses, garages, and small structures across Los Angeles. Our own trucks haul the debris, so the lot is clear and ready for your builder.
View Details We gut kitchens, bathrooms, walls and floors inside homes that are staying up. Everything you keep gets covered first, and the debris leaves on our own trucks instead of sitting in a bin out front.
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We break out old driveways, patios, pool decks and slabs anywhere in Los Angeles. Our own trucks haul the broken concrete to a certified recycling facility, so removal and disposal are one job.
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We load and haul away furniture, appliances, mattresses and hot tubs anywhere in Los Angeles. Our hauling services run out of a demolition company, so heavy and awkward loads are normal work for us.
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We empty entire properties and haul everything away in our own trucks. Estates, garages, foreclosures and rentals get left broom-clean and ready for the next step.
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We haul construction and renovation debris off jobsites and properties across Los Angeles. One clear-out at the end of a build, or repeat pulls while the work runs.
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A house that needs to come down, a garage full of junk, a lot that needs clearing? Call or send the form and we will look at the job with you and price the whole thing, teardown through haul-off. The estimate is free.
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