House & Barn Demolition in Lebanon, KY
Lebanon, KY and Marion County are right next door to our base in Finley. Trey takes down houses, tobacco barns and burned homes and leaves the ground clean enough to build on, sell or mow.
When a Marion County Building Is Done
Nobody plans on owning a house that has to come down. It shows up as an inherited home place outside Lebanon, KY that sat empty too long, a kitchen fire that took the whole house, or a tobacco barn in Marion County that has started to lean over the lane. Every month it stands, it gets a little more dangerous and a little harder to deal with.
Pistol Ridge Land Services works out of Finley, just over the line in Taylor County, so Lebanon is one of the closest towns we serve. Trey has 30 years of experience and runs the excavator himself. He takes the building down in order, roof and walls first, keeps the tin and metal apart from the timber and block, and pulls the footers if you want them gone.
When he leaves, the lot is clean: a swept slab, a basement emptied to the walls, or bare ground graded so water runs off. Plenty of people stop there and sell it or seed it. Others go straight into a pad for the new house or shop, and we can do that on the same trip.
What we take down in Lebanon and Marion County
- Farmhouses and older in-town frame houses
- Tobacco barns, stock barns and sheds
- Fire-damaged homes and what is left of them
- Detached garages and outbuildings
- Footers, block foundations and porches pulled out
- Final grading so the lot drains
Tear-Downs in Marion County: What to Know
Knob ground, shale and clay
Marion County sits where the Bluegrass runs into the Knobs, so a lot of home places are cut into a slope or set on a bench of clay and shale. That changes how a tear-down goes. The excavator needs a firm, level place to sit, and the debris has to come out without sliding downhill toward a creek or a neighbor's fence. In Lebanon, KY the lots are flatter but tighter, with houses and power lines close on both sides. Trey looks at both before quoting.
Farmhouses, tobacco barns and burned homes
Out toward Loretto, Raywick, Bradfordsville and Gravel Switch, the usual job is an old farmhouse or a tobacco barn that is not worth a new roof. In Lebanon itself it is more often a frame house on a narrow lot, a detached garage, or a home that burned. We handle all of them. See barn demolition for how barns come down, and fire damage demolition if the house burned.
The Lebanon planning office and your utilities
For a building inside the city, start with the City of Lebanon's Planning and Zoning Department and ask what a tear-down at your address needs. We will not state their rule for them, so make the call before a date is set. Have the power, gas and water disconnected by the providers. One state rule to know: a single-family home is generally exempt from Kentucky's asbestos survey rule, but a building that was ever used commercially is not. Our permit guide covers it.
Demolition Jobs We've Done
Real photos from Pistol Ridge job sites. See more work or read about our full demolition service.
Lebanon & Marion County
We cover Lebanon and the communities around it, including:
Somewhere else? See our full service area or call (270) 272-8739.
Lebanon Demolition FAQ
Do you tear down houses in Lebanon, KY, or only around Campbellsville?
We work in both. Lebanon and Marion County are right next door to our base in Finley, so they are among the closest places we serve. Trey takes down houses, barns, garages and burned homes there. Call (270) 272-8739 and tell him where the building is and what you want left when it is gone.
Who do I call about a demolition permit in Lebanon, Kentucky?
For a building inside the city, call the City of Lebanon's Planning and Zoning Department and ask what a tear-down at your address needs. For a building out in Marion County, ask the county offices. We cannot speak for either one. Make the call before you set a date, and let Trey know what they tell you.
Can you take down a tobacco barn in Marion County and clean up the tin?
Yes. Trey pulls the barn down with the excavator, piles the tin and scrap metal apart from the timber, and cleans up the footprint with a skid steer. If you want to keep the tin, the poles or some of the lumber, talk that through with Trey when he looks at the barn, before any work starts.
What do I need to do before my house in Marion County can be demolished?
Four things. Have the power, gas and water disconnected by the providers. Ask the planning office or the county what permit applies. Take out anything you want to keep. And show Trey where the well, septic tank, cistern and any private buried lines are. If there is a mortgage or an open insurance claim, talk to the lender or adjuster first.
More reading: What Does It Cost to Demolish a House in Kentucky? · Do You Need a Permit to Tear Down a House in Kentucky?
From First Call to Final Pass
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Other Work We Do in Lebanon
Pond Digging in Lebanon
New ponds dug and shaped, and existing ponds cleaned out and reworked.
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Brush, trees and overgrowth cleared to open up usable land.
See the Lebanon page →Gravel Driveways in Lebanon
New gravel drives, approaches and farm lanes built, and washed-out drives reshaped.
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Everything we do in Lebanon and Marion County.
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Need Demolition in Lebanon?
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