Demolition
Houses, garages, barns, sheds and small commercial buildings taken down, plus interior demolition and concrete removal, with the site cleaned up after.
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Caro sits in the middle of Tuscola County farm country. The county works more than 338,000 acres of farmland, and plenty of that ground holds buildings nobody uses now. Old wood barns start to lean and machine sheds rot at the sill. A farmhouse on a parcel you just bought sits open to the weather.
Contracting Pros is a demolition and contracting company based in Bay City, and Caro is inside the area we cover. We take down houses, barns, garages, sheds, small commercial buildings and concrete, then clean up the site. We work as a demolition contractor in Bay City, and we can build what comes next. Call or text (501) 520-1783 for a free estimate.
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Tuscola County counted 1,247 farms across 338,072 acres in the 2022 farm census. Corn, soybeans, dry beans and wheat cover most of that ground. The Michigan Sugar factory in Caro was built in 1899 and is the oldest sugarbeet plant in the country. Farming at this scale needs room, and the old buildings are usually in the way.
A barn built for loose hay and small tractors does not fit the equipment a farm runs today. Once the roof opens up, the frame goes fast. A leaning barn near a yard or a road is a hazard. We take barns down in a controlled way, pull the old foundation, and haul the debris off the property.
One job often includes a corn crib, a granary, a milk house or a machine shed nearby. Brush and small trees usually grew in around them, and that part falls under land clearing. We leave the ground level enough to farm or build on.
Caro is the Tuscola County seat and a city of about 4,300 people. Indianfields Township wraps the city on the west, south and east, and Almer Township sits to the north. Most demolition work here is a house, a garage or an outbuilding, on a town lot or a farm parcel. The county also runs a land bank authority that takes on vacant and abandoned property.
Building permits and inspections for Caro and most Tuscola County townships run through SAFEbuilt, the county's contracted building department. It keeps a permit office in town. We pull the demolition permit and handle the paperwork on our jobs.
Utilities have to be disconnected before a structure comes down. Michigan law also calls for a MISS DIG 811 locate before the ground is disturbed. Commercial buildings and larger structures typically need an asbestos survey and a state notification first. Single family houses usually sit outside that rule, and we sort out which applies before we start.
Caro grew up on a ridge above the Cass River, where logging on the river started in 1848. The river runs about 61 miles from its branches near Cass City down through Caro and Vassar. It ends in the Shiawassee River inside the national wildlife refuge and feeds the Saginaw River. The privately owned 1906 dam in town has been out of compliance since its gates failed.
Ground in this part of the state is heavy clay that drains slowly and holds water. That matters on a teardown, because loaded trucks and machines sink in a wet spring. Frozen ground in winter and dry ground in late summer are the easy windows. We schedule around the weather so your field or your yard takes less of a beating.
Ice storms and wind bring trees down on farm buildings and houses out here. Michigan lost most of its ash trees to the emerald ash borer, so dead standing ash is common. A dead tree over a barn you want gone is a hazardous tree removal job first. We can take the tree and the building down on the same trip.
A lot of Caro jobs do not stop at the teardown. Once the old garage is gone, you want a new one in its place. We work as a general contractor on residential and commercial projects. One company runs the permits, the inspections, the schedule and the trades.
New construction covers new homes, detached garages and outbuildings. We also do remodeling, home additions, decks, fences, framing and drywall. Footings go below the frost line, which sits deep in this part of Michigan.
Caro is one stop on a run that also takes us to Vassar, Cass City and Reese. M-81 runs west out of town toward Reese and Saginaw, and east toward Cass City. M-24 crosses it in town and heads north to Unionville and south to Mayville. Tell us where the property is and we will come look at it.
Communities and areas we serve around Caro: Downtown Caro, Indianfields Township, Almer Township, Ellington Township, Juniata Township, Wells Township, Columbia Township, Akron Township, Wahjamega, Watrousville, Colling.
Caro ZIP codes served: 48723.
Free estimates throughout Tuscola County and the surrounding area.
(501) 520-1783 Houses, garages, barns, sheds and small commercial buildings taken down, plus interior demolition and concrete removal, with the site cleaned up after.
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We clear brush, undergrowth and small trees off lots and acreage around Bay City. Pick forestry mulching or conventional clearing, and we leave the ground ready to use.
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We take down dead, dying, leaning and storm damaged trees that threaten a house, driveway or fence. The debris goes with the job, so the yard is clear when we leave.
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We run residential and commercial projects across the Great Lakes Bay Region as your general contractor. One point of contact covers the estimate, the permits, the trades and the schedule.
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We build new homes, detached garages and outbuildings across the Great Lakes Bay Region. Footings go in below Michigan's 42 inch frost depth, and we handle the permit and the inspections.
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We remodel kitchens, bathrooms and basements, and we take on whole-home renovation. Based in Bay City, licensed and insured, and every estimate is free.
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We build room additions, second story additions, attached garages and sunrooms across the Great Lakes Bay Region. The new space ties into your existing foundation, roofline and finishes.
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We build new decks, rebuild the ones that have gone soft, and put in privacy, picket and rail fences. Posts go below the frost, and we handle the permits and the MISS DIG locates the job needs.
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We frame walls and hang drywall for remodels, additions and finished basements. Drywall repair is part of it too, from water stains to cracked corners.
Learn MoreA few of the questions we hear most around Caro. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
Tell us what needs to come down and where the property is. Call or text (501) 520-1783, or send the details through the form and we will get back to you.
Tell us about the job. We will get right back to you.